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Starting withWindows 11 Build 22635.2841, you might turn off the news feed in the Windows 11 widgets board.

Microsoft didn’t herald the new option as the welcome addition that it is.

Windows 11 Widgets panel

Instead, the company briefly mentioned it in a note about the new widgets board parameters page.

That section isn’t expanded, so it’s unclear how granular options will be.

I have the latest Beta build on my PC but do not see the option yet.

Windows 11 widgets board settings

I’ll update this post with a screenshot once the option rolls out to my system.

When Microsoft first announced the feature, many got excited.

Widgets are useful on Android and iOS.

Windows 11 lock screen widgets

They used to be on Windows back in the day as well.

I’m not sure how Microsoft missed the mark by so much.

It’s called the widgets board, not the widgets and news feed board.

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