Remove Widgets
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for Windows.
These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
Windows 11 adds a new taskbar flyout named "Widgets", which displays a panel with Microsoft Start, a news aggregator with personalized stories and content (expanding upon the "news and interests" panel introduced in later builds of Windows 10) 1. It's rebranding/future version of older "Windows 10 News and Interests" feature 2. The user can customize the panel by adding or removing widgets, rearranging, resizing, and personalizing the content 1.
It has privacy implications as it collects data about your usage of the computer such as diagnostics data 3.
This category is only recommended if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
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These scripts are written using Batch (batchfile) scripting language.
Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
- Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.
Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.
It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application.
privacy.sexy instructions
- Open or download the desktop application
- Search for the category name:
Remove Widgets. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
Alternative 2. Download
Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.
This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.
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This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.
This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
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This category includes total of 2 scripts but no subcategories.
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Remove "Widgets" from taskbar
To control whether the Widgets button is visible on the taskbar, Microsoft introduced "TaskbarDa" registry value. Possible "DWORD" 32-bit settings for the "TaskbarDa" value are: 1. 0 = Hidden 2. 1 = Visible This registry key does not exist in Windows 11 installations by default.
Remove "Windows Web Experience Pack" (breaks Widgets)
This script removes the "Windows Web Experience Pack" app. This app is responsible for enabling the Widgets feature. Widgets are mini-programs that provide information and easy access to frequently used functions. The app is not essential, and its removal does not impact other functionalities of the operating system, provided you do not ntend to use Widgets. "Windows Web Experience Pack" app collects diagnostic data, and the individual widgets it enables might also gather user data. By removing ...
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This action belongs to Remove bloatware category. This category configures Windows using 215 scripts. These scripts are organized in 35 categories. The category includes 1 subscripts and 9 subcategories that include more scripts and categories. Read more on category page ▶
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