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Home»Windows»How to Remove Widgets from Taskbar Windows 11

How to Remove Widgets from Taskbar Windows 11

AbhishekBy AbhishekMay 18, 2022
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Most of us have a love/hate relationship with Microsoft Widgets. You either like or you don’t.

Widgets is a specific section created by Microsoft that displays dynamic content. It shows us content from our apps, and new content like news and information from Microsoft endorsed sources.

We have the option of adding or removing these specific widgets. As the number of widgets increases, the program will utilize more of your computing resources.

Many users do not like widget icons hanging around on the taskbar or want to get rid of them permanently; we have compiled a guaranteed list of solutions. 

Try the alternative that best suits your needs, and the widget icon or program will be gone for good.

Table of Contents

  • Remove Widgets Icon From Taskbar Windows 11
    • Taskbar Settings Method
    • Registry Method
    • CMD/ Powershell Method
    • Group Policy Editor
  • Remove Widgets Permanently From Taskbar in Windows 11
    • Remove Widgets From Taskbar Through Cmd/ Powershell
  • Remove Particular Widgets From the Widget Board
    • Removing Particular Widget
    • Stop Future Incoming Feed in the Widget Board 
    • Remove Information Card From Widget Board

Remove Widgets Icon From Taskbar Windows 11

Consider this a method to remove the widget icon from the taskbar. Remember, we are removing the icon, not the program. The widget system will still work when you press Windows key +W.

The methods specified below are perfect for users who do not like the widget icon popping up on the taskbar but don’t want to uninstall it permanently.

Remember, the taskbar has to be working properly for this method to work. If your taskbar is not working properly or shows any flickering issues, you may have to troubleshoot the taskbar first. So, let’s look at how you can remove Widgets.

Taskbar Settings Method

  1. Right-click on a blank region of the taskbar.
  2. Select Taskbar settings.taskbar settings by right clicking taskbar
  3. Find Widgets under Taskbar items and toggle it off.taskbar settings in windows settings

Registry Method

  1. Press Windows key + R and run regeditregedit from windows run
  2. Paste the following address in the address bar:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
registry edit to remove widget from taskbar

3. Find an option titled TaskbarDa and change its value to 0edit dword of taskbarda folder in registry

If you do not find Taskbarda, right-click on the Advanced folder and select new > Dword (32bit value) . Name the folder Tasbarda and set its value to 0.

CMD/ Powershell Method

This CMD / Powershell method is an alternative to the above registry method. It disables the widget icon on the taskbar.

Remember, If your registry doesn’t have a Taskbarda, this step will not work. You will have to create the taskbarda folder by the procedure stated above.

  1. Press Windows Key and search either cmd or powershell.
  2. Right-click on it and select Run as administrator
  3. Run the following command:
REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /f /v TaskbarDa /t REG_DWORD /d 0
registry command in command prompt to disable tasbar icon
The widget will stop showing in the taskbar when tasbarda value is 0 and will show if the value is 1.

Group Policy Editor

  1. Press Windows Key + R and tun gpedit.msc
  2. Go to Computer Configuration> Administrative Template> Windows components > Widgets
  3. Double click on Allow widgetslocal group policy editor
  4. A pop-up will open; make sure you select disabled.enable disable option in group policy editor
This alternative might not work for windows 11 Home.

Remove Widgets Permanently From Taskbar in Windows 11

The following methods are a permanent solution to removing the widget program, not just the icon from the taskbar.

Remove Widgets From Taskbar Through Cmd/ Powershell

  1. Press the start button and search CMD or Powershell
  2. Right-click on cmd/ Powershell and select Run as administrator
  3. Run the following command
Winget uninstall "windows web experience pack"
uninstall web experience pack

4. Run the following command:

REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /f /v TaskbarDa /t REG_DWORD /d 0

If you ever need the widget back, you can download it from the official Microsoft website. Once downloaded, run the following command to undo the widget icon not showing in the taskbar:

REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /f /v TaskbarDa /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Remove Particular Widgets From the Widget Board

The most annoying thing is that there is a lot of news and feeds in the widgets section that we don’t even care about.

So, if we still like the widget program but do not like individual interest widgets in that program, the solution is to remove it.

Removing Particular Widget

  1. Press Windows Key + W
  2. Find the widget you do not like and click on the three-dotted button on its side.
  3. Select Unpin Widgetunpinning widget from widget board

Stop Future Incoming Feed in the Widget Board 

  • Press the Windows key + W
  • Select the “+” or the profile pic icon on the top right-hand corner.
  • A pop-up will open and select manage interests.
  • This action will reroute you to Microsoft Start
  • Under My Interests > Discover Interests, you can choose or uncheck interests.uncheck interests in widget

Under discover interest, all content sources categories will be displayed. All sources that are ticked are allowed to send content via widgets.

If you uncheck any interest categories, the widget will stop taking a feed from those sources in the future.

Remove Information Card From Widget Board

  1. Press the widget icon to open the widget board.
  2. Select the “+” or profile pic icon on the top right-hand corner.
  3. Select Manage interests on the pop-up box
  4. Once in Microsoft Start, select Experience settings
  5. Go to Information card and toggle off any card you don’t like.experience settings for information card in microsoft start
  6. Go to the widget board again and click on the three-dotted button on the particular information card.
  7. Select Hide/ Unpin Widget
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Abhishek

I am always curious about the progression of technology and have a knack for hardware. There is a kind of satisfaction when you fix issues by yourself. From Software to Hardware, I love fixing any errors. Nothing beats the crescendo of everything working together to form a computer system.

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