Apps Restart Widgets in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to restart the Widgets process 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.

If Widgets will not open, frozen, or acting buggy, then you could see if restarting the Widgets process may help.

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EXAMPLE: Widgets







1 Open Task Manager.

2 Click/tap on the Processes tab. (see screenshots below step 4)

3 Under Background processes, select the Windows Widgets or Widgets.exe process. (see screenshots below step 4)

4 Click/tap on End task on the command bar. (see screenshots below)


5 You can now close Task Manager if you like.

6 Open Widgets to restart it. Widgets will be blank like below until it restarts. (see screenshot below)






1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into the Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)



3 You can now close Windows Terminal if you like.

4 Open Widgets to restart it. Widgets will be blank like below until it restarts. (see screenshot below)






1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell.

2 Copy and paste the command below into the Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)



3 You can now close Windows Terminal if you like.

4 Open Widgets to restart it. Widgets will be blank like below until it restarts. (see screenshot below)



That's it,
Shawn Brink