Disable widgets on the taskbar & lock screen
TaskbarAll Windows 10/11 versionsRevertible
This will disable the widgets features in Windows, including the widgets button on the taskbar and the widgets that can appear on the lock screen. This feature uses policies, which will lock down certain settings.
Code to Apply
Disable widgets on the taskbar & lock screenRegistry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Disable widgets service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\NewsAndInterests\AllowNewsAndInterests]
"value"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh]
"AllowNewsAndInterests"=dword:00000000
Code to Revert
Enable widgets on the taskbar & lock screenRegistry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Enable widgets service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\NewsAndInterests\AllowNewsAndInterests]
"value"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh]
"AllowNewsAndInterests"=-
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