Windows 10s latest round of Patch Tuesday updates brings a minor upgrade to the desktop taskbar, as . The News and Interests feature puts a curated news feed and local weather conditions onto your taskbar powered, by MSN and Microsoft News.
The News and Interests icon appears in Windows 10s taskbar as an icon showing the current weather, but hover over the weather, and youll be treated to news headlines, sports scores, and traffic updates. Click the link on a news story and youll be taken to the full article via Microsofts Edge browser.
Its a nice feature if youd like to have at-a-glance weather on your taskbar, as well as news updates just a click away. If youd rather not have News and Interests sitting there taking up space on your taskbar, however, getting rid of it easy.
Ian Paul/IDGThe setting youre looking for to disable News and Interests in your Windows 10 taskbar.
Right-click on the taskbar, and in the context menu that appears, select News and interests > Turn off. Thats it! News and Interests is gone.
If you change your mind and want to turn the feature back on, simply right-click on the task bar again and this time select either News and interests > Show icon and text or News and interests > Show icon depending on your preference.
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