How to Uninstall Widgets in Windows 11 (Permanently)
How to Uninstall Widgets in Windows 11 (Permanently)
Windows Terminal Command Used:
winget uninstall "windows web experience pack"
NOTE: the web experience pack is a demonstration for the tutorial, you can swap it out with a different widget you would like to remove instead.
In addition to several new features such as the new Microsoft Store, centered Start Menu and Taskbar, and others, Windows 11 comes with Widgets. The feature helps you to view all information on News, Sports, Stocks, and Weather from one place when you launch it. If you don’t like Widgets, you can disable and even uninstall the feature and reinstall it when you change your mind, here is how to do that.
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When you click on it, Widgets menu opens up showing information cards in different categories which include, news weather, entertainment, stocks, sports, and even more.
Some users find it useful, while another user group finds it useless and would like to permanently remove it. The most common reason various users reporting with apps is that there’s no option provided by Microsoft to users whether they want it or not.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.