Apps Enable or Disable Announcements from Feeds on Widgets Taskbar Icon in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing badges and announcements from specific feeds on the Widgets icon on taskbar for your account in Windows 11.

Widgets in Windows are interactive elements that display dynamic content and provide quick access to various apps and features. You can view your location's current weather conditions directly on the taskbar and hover over the icon to see concise, scannable information on topics like sports, stocks, local news, and breaking headlines. Widgets are designed to help you staying informed and organized by presenting personalized information at a glance.

Widgets are displayed on the Widgets board, which contains a collection of cards, each representing a widget with relevant information and actions related to an app. On the Widgets board you can discover, pin, unpin, arrange, resize, and customize widgets to reflect your interests.

Widgets display weather information on the taskbar most of the time. When something important happens related to one of your other widgets of feeds, you might receive an announcement from that widget. These announcements are meant to be quick and glanceable. If you don't interact with them, the taskbar will return to displaying weather information.

A badge notification might appear on your taskbar for notifications that need to persist for longer than a few seconds, such as severe weather alerts or breaking news. When you open the Widgets board, a banner will appear at the top of the board providing more information on what triggered the notification badge.

By default, you see rotating updates from widgets on the widgets icon on the taskbar for more than just weather.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7309 (24H2) and build 26200.7309 (25H2), badges on the dashboard icons in the Widget navigation bar will now show numbers corresponding to the number of alerts from that dashboard. Navigation bar badges clear automatically when you leave a dashboard, making it easy to track what’s new.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8346 (Experimental 25H2), Microsoft is limiting taskbar alerts until you choose to open and engage with the Widgets experience.

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When you are in a focus session, widgets' announcements and badges are not displayed on the taskbar.

EXAMPLE: Feed announcements on Widgets icon on taskbar and badges on dashboard





Here's How:

1 Open Widgets (Win+W).

2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button at the bottom of the left pane. (see screenshot below)


3 Click/tap on Notifications in Settings. (see screenshot below)


4 Under Dashboard notifications, turn On (default - show) or Off (hide) feeds you want to show or hide badges and taskbar announcements from. (see screenshot below)



That's it,
Shawn Brink