How to remove Widgets in Windows 11 using the Registry Editor

Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:14 p.m.

Widgets in Windows 11 is a page of interest ofs. Interests such as the weather can be added, removed, and customized by users.

To access Widget in Windows 11, tap the Widget icon on the taskbar.

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With the widgets page open, you can click the Add widgets button.

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users can move widgets around the page by clicking on the top of a widget panel.

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How do we get rid of it?

Using Taskbar Settings to Remove Widgets

Using the taskbar settings page to remove (technically hide) widgets is the quickest .

Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar.

Click Taskbar settings.

This setting only removes the widget icon from the taskbar.

How to Removing Widgets Using the Registry Editor

Alright, let’s get a little more advanced and remove widgets . For everyone else, here is the registry key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarDa

This should be set to 1 by default. Double-click on TaskbarDa and change the value to 0. Then, OK.