
In most cases, Windows 10 has the weather widget enabled on the taskbar. Every time you move the cursor on the widget, it pops up with a lot of the latest news and stories.
In case this taskbar widget does not appeal to you, it can be removed easily. Follow the methods given in this article to remove the weather from the taskbar.
Steps to Remove Weather Widget from the Taskbar
To turn the weather widget off, follow the steps given below:
- Firstly, hover over the weather widget present in the bottom-right corner of your system. You will see the popup as given below.
- Now, click on the โNews and Interestsโ tab that appears on the right click of the weather widget.
- When you hover around that option, you can find the โTurn offโ option. Click on it.
- Doing this will disable the weather from the taskbar option.
Steps to Enable Weather Widget on the Taskbar
If you want to enable the weather widget again, go to the taskbar and right-click on it.
- Now, you can find the option โNews and Interests.โ
- When you hover around that option, you can find an option to โTurn Offโ the widget. Click on it and disable the option.
- However, if you donโt want the widget to display entire news and stories, you can select either the โShow icon and Textโ option or the โShow icon onlyโ option.
The โShow icon onlyโ option ensures that there is less clutter on your taskbar while maintaining the weather widget over there. It will only display the icon of the weather like sunny, rainy, cloudy, etc. However, if you want more details to be displayed, you need to enable the โshow icon and textโ option.
In case you want the โnews and interestsโ widget to be present over the taskbar, but want it to open only on click, then follow the steps mentioned below:
- Firstly, right-click on the taskbar.
- Now, go to the โNews and Interestsโ option.
- Disable or untick the option โopen on hover.โ This will make sure that the widget opens only on click it but not when you hover the mouse around the widget.
If you have more than one user on your laptop, you can disable the weather widget for other users on your system by following the steps below:
- Firstly, open the โRunโ dialog by pressing the โWindows + Rโ shortcut.
- Now, type the command โRegeditโ in the run command box and then press โOKโ.
- When the registry command opens, type the following command on the top empty field:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds
- Now, you can find the โShellFeedsTaskbarViewModeโ registry over there.
- Click on the โFeedsโ option shown on the left panel.
- Right-click on the โFeedsโ option, and you can find the โNewโ option. Now, hover over the option โDWORD (32-bit) valueโ and click on it.
- Here, type the registry name: โShellFeedsTaskbarViewModeโ as it is.
- Under the value data, enter the value โ2โ.
- Now, click โOKโ and apply the settings.
How to Change the Language of the Weather Widget?
In case, if you want the โnews and interestsโ section to show the feed in your local language, follow the steps given below:
- Firstly, right-click on the weather widget.
- Go to the โweather cardโ on the top right corner, and click on the three dots.
- Click on the โMore settingsโ option. Now, you can find the โlanguage and contentโ option on the left side. Click on it.
- On the right-hand side of settings, you can find the language of your choice. Select your local language and apply the settings.
This will immediately change the language of your feed. In case, if your local language is not present in the weather widget, then worry not. Currently, Windows supports only a few languages. Wait till the next update.
Conclusion
Every Windows update will bring in new features and settings to your system. One of the best things about these features is that they can be enabled or disabled with a few clicks.
Follow the above-mentioned steps to disable the weather widget from the taskbar or tweak the widget as per your requirements.