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Re: uninvited guest on taskbar

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Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> wrote in
> news:XnsB25C6086FCCB3Borisinvalidinvalid@135.181.20.170: 
> 
>> jason_warren <jason_warren@ieee.org> wrote in 
>> news:MPG.41e1e5fcd48c40b39896b7@reader80.eternal-september.org:
>> 
>>> It seems that MS has gifted me an item that shows in
>>> the taskbar that I wish to dispose of. It opens a window
>>> that purports to show me news, weather etc etc. It must
>>> have arrived with an update. I cannot find it in startup
>>> items. How do I get rid of it?
>>> 
>> 
>> I'm writing from a Windows 11 laptop, but I think it's the same for
>> Windows 11:
>> 
>> Settings>Personalization>Taskbar
>> scroll all the way down and disable "Show news and interests on the 
>> taskbar".
>> 
> 
> Oops...writing from a Windows 10 laptop

While this is for Windows 10, what I read online says it works for
Windows 11, too.

Right-click on unused space in the Windows Taskbar.
Select "News and Interests".
Turn off.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/stay-up-to-date-with-news-and-interests-a39baa08-7488-4169-9ed8-577238f46f8f

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uninvited guest on taskbar jason_warren <jason_warren@ieee.org> - 2025-01-03 12:18 -0500
  Re: uninvited guest on taskbar Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-03 17:29 +0000
    Re: uninvited guest on taskbar Boris <Boris@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-03 17:30 +0000
      Re: uninvited guest on taskbar VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-01-03 11:51 -0600
        Re: uninvited guest on taskbar Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 00:13 +1100
          Re: uninvited guest on taskbar VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-01-25 09:02 -0600
            Re: uninvited guest on taskbar Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-25 16:26 +0000
            Re: uninvited guest on taskbar Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 19:34 +1100
          Re: uninvited guest on taskbar Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-25 16:16 +0000
            Re: uninvited guest on taskbar Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 19:38 +1100
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