Personalize News Feed on Widgets Board in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to personalize your news feed on the widgets board 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.

Updated content will appear in your Discover news feed when there is new content to show that meets your personalization settings. Your news feed learns about you over time, so you might not always see changes right away. Signing in to Windows 11 and Microsoft Edge with the same Microsoft account will help ensure your news feed personalization is available across Widgets, apps, and devices.

The language and the content that you see on your widgets board is determined by your Windows display language and Country or region settings by default.

Your feed, which is the stream of news content displayed on the Widgets board, will become more personalized over time.

You can configure your interests and followed sources, and fine-tune your news content to manually personalize your feed on the widgets board.

Starting with Windows 11 build 2610.5074 (24H2), a new visual experience is available for the Discover feed on the Widgets Board. The layout is more organized, personalized, and engaging. Copilot-curated stories are now included, offering a well-rounded view of each topic with summaries, videos, and images from trusted MSN premium publishers. To customize your feed, go to Widgets > Discover dashboard > Personalization settings.

References:

Stay up to date with Widgets in Windows - Microsoft Support

Learn more about how to use the widgets board to keep track of the things you care about.

support.microsoft.com

Stay Up to Date With News and Interests - Microsoft Support

Discover how to use the news and interests feature in Windows 10. Learn how to personalize your feed, select your interests, and follow your favorite publishers.

support.microsoft.com

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Contents

Option One: Personalize Feed on Widgets Board from Widgets Board
Option Two: Personalize Feed on Widgets Board from Personalize Settings
Option Three: Personalize Feed on Widgets Board from MSN Personalize My Interests Site

Option One

Personalize Feed on Widgets Board from Widgets Board

1 Open Widgets (Win+W).

2 Click/tap on the Discover button on the left side. (see screenshots below)

3 Perform an available action below you want: (see screenshots below)

When Copilot Discover is off, hover on a news feed you want, and click/tap the Hide this story (X) button to remove an article from your feed. You can then provide feedback that you are not interested in the story, you don't like the source, or that you want to report an issue.
When Copilot Discover is on, hover on a news feed you want, and click/tap on the See more like this (thumbs up) button to toggle it on (solid thumbs up) or off (outlined thumbs up).
Hover on a news feed you want, click/tap on the More options (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Follow <publisher>, Block <publisher>, or See less content like this to toggle for what you want.

Option Two

Personalize Feed on Widgets Board from Personalize Settings

1 Open Widgets (Win+W).

2 Click/tap on the Discover button on the left side, and click/tap on the Personalize settings (account) icon at the top right corner. (see screenshot below)

3 Do step 4 (follow), step 5 (unfollow), or step 6 (unblock) below for what you want.

4. Add Interests to Follow in your Feed on Widgets Board

A) Click/tap on the Discover tab. (see screenshot below)

B) Click/tap on the Follow (+) button on any topic and/or publishers you want to follow.

5. Remove Interests to Unfollow from your Feed on Widgets Board

A) Click/tap on the Following tab. (see screenshot below)

B) Click/tap on the Unfollow button for any topic and/or publishers you want to unfollow.

6. Unblock Sources for Feed on Widgets Board

A) Click/tap on the Blocked tab. (see screenshot below)

B) Click/tap on the Unblock button for any blocked publisher you want to unblock.

7 When finished, you can close (X) the Personalize settings window.

Option Three

Personalize Feed on Widgets Board from MSN Personalize My Interests Site

1 Open the My Interests page on the Microsoft MSN feed site in Microsoft Edge, and sign in to the site with your Microsoft account if not already.

2 Do step 3 (follow), step 4 (unfollow), or step 5 (unblock) below for what you want.

3 Add Interests to Follow in your Feed on Widgets Board

A) Select a topic (ex: "News") you want under Discover Interests in the left pane. (see screenshot below)

B) Select (check) any interests you want to follow on your feed.