How to customize Widgets feed to see news you’ll actually enjoy on Windows 11
You’re probably seeing a lot of stories that are irrelevant to you in the Windows 11 Widgets feed, and here’s how to fix that.
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OnWindows 11, the Widgets dashboard in the experience appears from the screen’s left side when clicking the Taskbar icon (or using the"Windows key + W"keyboard shortcut), giving you quick access to various types of informational content (weather, news, sports, stocks, traffic, entertainment, tasks, and family activities) right at your fingertips.
However, the true potential of the feature lies in its customization capabilities, allowing you to curate a news feed that resonates with your unique preference and lifestyle. Otherwise, you will end up with only clickbait and those typical headlines designed for the media to sell news without adding value.
In thishow-to guide, I will walk you through the steps to customize the news feed to get the most out of the Widgets experience on Windows 11.
How to customize Widgets news feed on Windows 11
The Widgets feature allows you to customize the feed in a couple of ways, and if you still don’t like the experience, you can completely turn off the feed to use the feature with only the available app widgets.
Choose your news interests
To customize the news feed to see more interesting stories, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the news feed will start showing stories based on your interests.
If you are still coming across stories that are not relevant, you will have to train the feed manually with the steps below.
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Train the news feed
To train the news feed to see more stories tailored to your liking, use these steps:
After you complete the steps, your input will help to improve the news feed experience.
Disable the news feed
To turn off the news feed permanently for the Widgets dashboard, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the news feed will no longer be available in the Widgets dashboard.
It’s important to note that Microsoft is testing this last feature, meaning that if you don’t find it, you may have to wait a little longer, depending on when you’re reading this guide.
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
