Right-click the empty space on the Windows 10 taskbar. From the context menu, select News and interests. Now click on Open on hover to remove the checkmark icon. The News and Interests flyout will no longer open on the mouse hover event.Right-click the empty space on the Windows 10 taskbar. From the context menu, select News and interests. Now click on Open on hover to remove the checkmark icon. The News and Interests flyout will no longer open on the mouse hover event.
How to disable news and interests flyout in Windows 10 taskbar?
Right-click the empty space on the Windows 10 taskbar. From the context menu, select News and interests. Now click on Open on hover to remove the checkmark icon. The News and Interests flyout will no longer open on the mouse hover event.
How do I Turn Off news and interests in Windows 10?
On the right pane, double-click on the Enable news and interests on the taskbar policy. Select Disabled to disable News and Interests. Using the above steps, you’ve completely turned off News and Interests in Windows 10. For changes to take effect, close Local Group Policy Editor and restart your computer.
How to disable the news and interests flyout on mouse hover?
From the context menu, select News and interests. Now click on Open on hover to remove the checkmark icon. The News and Interests flyout will no longer open on the mouse hover event. You'll need to click on the icon to open it. Finally, you can enable or disable this behavior in the Registry.
How to enable or disable news and interests open on hover?
You can enable or disable News and Interests open on hover in Windows 10. Windows 10 includes a new News and Interests widget on the taskbar. You can make it open when you hover over its taskbar icon with your mouse pointer. By default the flyout only appears when you click on the weather icon.

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