How to Remove the Weather Widget From Windows 11 Taskbar

How to Remove the Weather Widget from the Taskbar in Windows 11 Are you feeling under the weather because of widgets? Here's how to remove the weather widget from the taskbar in Windows 11.

On the bottom left of the taskbar in Windows 11, there is a weather widget. It displays real-time weather conditions in your neighbourhood when connected to the Internet. If there is no Internet connection, the default Windows widget icon will be displayed.

If you think the weather widget is taking up too much space on your taskbar, you may turn it off under the Taskbar settings. You may also disable the weather widget option in Windows 11 by using the Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor. We'll show you how to remove the weather widget from your computer in this article.

1. Hide the Weather Widget from Settings

Disabling the widget item in the Taskbar settings is an easy way to conceal the weather widget. As you might expect, doing so will disable the widget feature entirely, meaning you won't be able to utilise any other widgets.

To turn off the weather widget in Windows Settings, go to:

1. Press Win + I to open the Settings panel.
2. Next, open the Personalization tab in the left pane.
3. In the right pane, scroll down and click on Taskbar.
4. Under Taskbar items, toggle the Switch for Widget to turn it Off.

That’s it. The widget item will now disappear from your taskbar and also remove the weather widget.

Alternatively, you can use the taskbar to rapidly enable or disable the widget app. To do so, right-click on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings from the menu that appears. In Windows Settings, it will open the Personalization tab. You can activate or disable Taskbar items from here.

Using the Registry Editor, remove the Weather Widget.

If you wish to prevent others from enabling the weather widget on your computer, you can disable it permanently in the Windows registry. This will make the Widget option in Windows Settings greyed out, making it impossible for anyone to switch it on or off.

It's important to keep in mind that changing registry entries is dangerous. Before continue with the procedures below, make sure you've created a restore point.

Using Registry Editor, delete the weather widget:

1.Press Win + R to open Run.

2.Type regedit and click OK to open the Registry Editor.

3.In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following location:

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\"

4.Right-click on the Microsoft key and select New > Key. Rename the key as Dsh.

5.Select the new Dsh key. Right-click on it and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

6.Rename the new value as AllowNewsAndInterests.

7.Right-click on the AllowNewsAndInterests value and select Modify.

8.Type 0 in the Value data field and click OK to save the changes.

Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC. After restart, the weather widget will not appear anymore. Also, if you go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, you will find that the Widget option is grayed out.

To restore the Widget option, open Registry Editor and delete the Dsh key located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> Policies >> Microsoft >>.

How to Turn Off the Weather Widget How to Use Group Policy Editor

The Group Policy Editor can also be used to disable the weather widget. You can use it to configure and modify Group Policy settings for numerous users on Windows 11 Pro and higher editions.

If you're using Windows Home, however, see our instructions on how to enable Group Policy Editor in Windows 11 Home.

Then, using Group Policy Editor, disable the weather widget as described below.

1.Press Win + R to open Run.

2.Type gpedit.msc and click OK to open the Group Policy Editor.

3.Next, navigate to the following location:

"Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Widgets"

4.In the right pane, double-click on Allow Widgets to open its properties.

5.Select the Disabled option in the pop-up dialogue.

6.To save the changes, click Apply and OK.

The weather widget option will be removed from the taskbar once disabled. The Widget option in the Taskbar option in Windows Settings is now greyed off, similar to the Registry Editor technique.

Open the Group Policy Editor and change the Allow Widget policy to Not Configured to restore the Widget option.

To declutter your Windows 11 taskbar, remove the Weather Widget.

The weather widget in Windows 11 is a convenient method to see local weather information. When you move your cursor over the weather widget, it expands to reveal other widgets.

If you prefer a more minimalist taskbar, you may disable the feature using the Taskbar settings, Group Policy Editor, and Registry Editor.