Solved Windows 11 Pro 26100.1301: no widgets on the lock screen

bobkn · Jul 30, 2024

I get a few widget choices in the Personalization settings, but none of them work.

My lockscreen uses the Windows Spotlight images.

I've enabled widgets in the Group Policy editor. (Although I already have widgets, in the left side of the taskbar.) I tried running Vivetool. It reported that the changes were successful, but nothing changed.

Any suggestions?

This is a fairly trivial matter, but I'd like to be able to fix it.

FreeBooter · Jul 30, 2024

Enable or Disable Widgets Feature in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the widgets feature for all users in Windows 11. Widgets are small windows that display dynamic info on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can add, remove, arrange, resize, and customize them to reflect your...

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bobkn · Jul 30, 2024

Thanks.

I had already visited the Group policy Editor. Enabling widgets there changed nothing. (The taskbar button was already enabled.)

I just tried adding the Registry keys using the .reg file in the link. Followed by a restart. No go.

Do you have any other suggestions?

A quick Web search suggests that my little problem isn't unique, but I found no solutions.

FreeBooter · Jul 30, 2024

No, i have no idea why you are having this problem, you can execute Sfc /scannow and also try repair install.

bobkn · Jul 30, 2024

FreeBooter said:
No, i have no idea why you are having this problem, you can execute Sfc /scannow and also try repair install.

I ran sfc /scannow after the update to 1301. No errors.

I have gotten the ISO. I'm pessimistic about a repair install fixing things, but I could try.

garlin · Jul 31, 2024

Those are known as Lock Screen Cards.

Post #22:
Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11 Tutorial

FrancoDT · Jul 31, 2024

Several of us have been in limbo you could say waiting on the new lockscreen widgets. I even tried enabling the vivetool codes and they still won't appear even though Weather is selected from the lockscreen setting. Seems MS is really moving slow enabling that feature for many.

bobkn · Jul 31, 2024

bobkn said:
I ran sfc /scannow after the update to 1301. No errors.

I have gotten the ISO. I'm pessimistic about a repair install fixing things, but I could try.

(Later:) I tried the repair install. No change. Widgets remained enabled in the Group Policy Editor.

sfc /scannow found no errors, again.

bobkn · Jul 31, 2024

garlin said:
Those are known as Lock Screen Cards.

Post #22:
Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11 Tutorial

Been there, done that. Vivetool reported that the changes were done. I did a restart.

The lockscreen widgets did not appear. Pfui.

One other datum: in the lockscreen Personalization settings, I get a few choices of widget. Just individual ones, no multiples. (I can't select more than 1.) None work.

I guess that I won't be hearing from anyone who has a) had the same issue and b) was able to fix it.

Perhaps a clean install would do it, but that's a bit more work than I'm willing to do for such a trivial issue.

Thanks to all who responded. I'll mark the thread as solved, although it wasn't.

PurSpyk!! · Jul 31, 2024

I have the same issue, never got it work on any 26xxx builds, all I have listed is None

PerpetualCycle · Jul 31, 2024

I went back to 23H2 because of this and other issues with 24H2. Got my lock screen cards back now. That was my fix.

Seems like an established pattern. Introduce a new major version with previous version features removed, then reintroduce them like we are getting something.

bobkn · Jul 31, 2024

PerpetualCycle said:
I went back to 23H2 because of this and other issues with 24H2. Got my lock screen cards back now. That was my fix.

Seems like an established pattern. Introduce a new major version with previous version features removed, then reintroduce them like we are getting something.

I believe that lot of people have the feature in 24H2. I have no explanation as to why I don't.