How to turn off weather display on Windows 11, 10 quickly and simply

However, the News and Interests utility is extremely convenient to help you grasp the latest information in the world and today's weather. However, it takes up quite a large area on the Taskbar, making it inconvenient to use. If you do not want to use weather notifications on Windows, readers can refer to how to remove the weather forecast tool on Windows 10 and Windows 11 here.

 I. How to turn off weather display on Windows 11

 1. Use the Taskbar to turn off the Windows 11 weather display

Step 1: Right-click on  Taskbar  => select  Taskbar settings .

Step 2:  Switch the Widgets switch   to  Off .

Or you can also use drag and drop files into the Windows 11 Taskbar to bring the application to the main screen and open it more easily.

2. How to turn off the weather display using the Registry tool

Step 1:  Press the Windows + R key combination  , open the Run dialog box of Win 11.

- Type  regedit  in the Open field => press  Enter  on the keyboard.

Step 2:  Access the path " HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoft ".

- Right click on the  Microsoft file  => select  New  =>  Key  and name the folder  Dsh .

Step 3:  Right-click on the  newly created  Dsh folder  => click New  =>  DWORD (32-bit) Value , rename the new value to  AllowNewsAndInterests .

- Click  AllowNewsAndInterests  => enter  0  in  Value data  =>  OK .

II. How to turn off weather display on Windows 10

1. How to turn off the weather display using the Taskbar

Step 1: Right click on the Taskbar => select News and interests .

Step 2: Click Turn off .

2. Turn off the weather display using the Registry tool

Step 1: Press the key combination Windows + S => enter Registry Editor in the search box => open Registry Editor .

Step 2: Follow the path " HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionFeeds ".

- Then, right click on the Feeds folder => select New => press DWORD (32-bit) Value .

Step 3: Name the new key ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode .

- Double click on the newly created key => set Value date to 2 => OK . Then restart the computer .

3. Use the Local Group Policy Editor tool to turn off weather display

This method can be applied to both Win 10 and Win 11, supporting turning off the weather display easily.

Step 1: Press the key combination Windows + R => enter gpedit.msc in the Open box => press OK .

Step 2: Open Computer Configuration => Administrative Templates => Windows Components .

- Select News and interests => click Enable news and interests on the taskbar .

Step 3: Press Disable => OK . Then reset the PC .

After completing the above steps, the weather widget will no longer appear on the Taskbar and Widgets in settings will also be hidden. At this time, you can test your computer's speed , measure the performance of accessories and test whether the PC's power is working better or not.