Personalization Add and Remove Widgets on Lock Screen in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add and remove widgets on the lock screen for your account in Windows 11.

You can stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications right to your lock screen.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.3624 (24H2), build 22631.5261 (RP 23H2), and build 22631.5262 (23H2), support for lock screen widgets (previously referred to as “Weather and more”) arrives on devices in the European Economic Area (EEA). You can add, remove, and rearrange lock screen widgets such as Weather, Watchlist, Sports, Traffic, and more. Any widget that supports the small sizing option can be added. To customize your lock screen widgets, navigate to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.4162 (Beta 24H2) and build 26200.5641 (Dev 24H2), after rolling this experience out to Windows Insiders in the EEA, Microsoft is now beginning to roll out more widget options on the lock screen as well as support for lock screen widget personalization (previously referred to as “Weather and more”) with Insiders in all regions. You can add, remove, and rearrange lock screen widgets such as Weather, Watchlist, Sports, Traffic, and more. Any widget that supports the small sizing option can be added here.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.4250 (Beta 24H2), the more widget options on the lock screen and support for lock screen widget personalization that began rolling out to all Windows Insiders in Beta Channel flight with Build 26120.4161 is now rolling out again after being temporarily disabled in the last Beta Channel flight.

Starting with Windows 11 build 2610.5074 (24H2), build 27982.1 (Canary), and build 29570.1000 (Canary), more widget options and support for lock screen widget personalization (previously referred to as “Weather and more”) are rolling out. After initial launch with Windows Insiders in the European Economic Area (EEA), these updates are expanding to all regions. You can add, remove, and rearrange lock screen widgets such as Weather, Watchlist, Sports, Traffic, and more. Any widget that supports the small sizing option can be added.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7523 (Dev and Beta), Microsoft is introducing a new Discover Windows widget on Windows 11. This widget helps you learn about Windows features with short, helpful tips that appear right when you need them. What it shows:

• Quick, actionable tips from the Windows Tips website—covering things like shortcuts, productivity tricks, and security reminders.
• Tips update automatically throughout the day to match common usage moments.

If you do not have this feature available yet for the builds above, you can enable it using the command below with ViVeTool to have the option in the tutorial available after a restart.

vivetool /enable /id:50179255,53672489

The lock screen only supports a maximum of 4 widgets. You will have to remove a widget to add a new one to the lock screen.

EXAMPLE: Widgets on lock screen (Win+L)





Here's How:

1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Lock screen on the right side under. (see screenshot below)



3 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want.

If the + Add widget button is grayed out, then the widget has already been added.

You can click/tap on the Find more widgets link to search for and install widgets from the Microsoft Store.

4 You can now close Settings if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink