"By default, just hovering over the Taskbar icon causes the Widgets pane to fly out, interrupting whatever you're doing. Also: Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes - but no apologies Yes, you can restrict and even hide the taskbar icon -- and I'll show you how to do that. But not so fast. You can also tweak the Widgets feed to show stories that are more useful and interesting to you."
"The Widgets feed displays individual cards with daily information or access to certain built-in tools. Click the Widgets icon and then select a particular item to view it or work with in a separate web page. You can indicate whether you like an individual story. Hover over the story's card and click the thumb's up icon to give it a like."
"To add or remove individual cards, click your profile photo or icon at the upper right. At the Personalize screen, select the heading for Info cards. Click each card and flip the switch to turn it on or off. Select the heading for Following. Here, you can review all the channels you're following. Click Unfollow for any you want to remove."
"Select the heading for Blocked to review all the channels you've blocked. Click Unblock next to any you wish to allow back in your feed. Select the heading for Notifications. This list shows you the topics for which you'll receive notifications. Turn off the switch for any to stop its notifications."
The Widgets pane in Windows 11 can be triggered easily, since hovering over the Taskbar icon causes it to fly out. The taskbar icon can be restricted or hidden, and the Widgets feed can be adjusted to show more useful content. The feed presents individual cards that provide daily information or access to built-in tools, and items can be opened from the Widgets icon. Users can like individual stories by hovering over a story card and clicking the thumb up icon. Cards can be added or removed through the Personalize screen by toggling Info cards. Channels can be followed or unfollowed, blocked or unblocked, and notification topics can be enabled or disabled.
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