You can remove Microsoft news from the taskbar with minimum or no effort at all. However, you have several options. You have the privilege to fix the hover issue and still access Microsoft News. Likewise, you can remove the weather text to show only the icon in the taskbar and save the taskbar space.
Using the Taskbar
You can easily turn off Microsoft news in the three easy steps mentioned below.
Using the Registry Editor
If the taskbar method doesn’t work for some reason, you can try an alternative method. You can tweak some settings in the Registry Editor to remove the Microsoft News and Interests.
Uninstall Microsoft News
You can even uninstall Microsoft News from your system, rather than only disabling it on the taskbar. This will completely remove the Microsoft News from the windows. To uninstall Microsoft News,
Stop Microsoft News on Hover
If you only wanted to disable the Microsoft News because of constant popping upon the hover, you can easily fix that with the following steps.
How to Remove Microsoft News From the Taskbar on Windows 11
If you have Windows 11, the above methods won’t work for you. Here’s how you can remove Microsoft news from the taskbar.
