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Date : Tue Jun 11 2024 16:45:05

Windows 11 users: get ready for lock screen widgets that might annoy you (but 
Microsoft is doing something about that)

Date:
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:34:02 +0000

Description:
Windows 11 and 10 users are getting MSN lock screen widgets, with no 
customization options yet - but theyre in the pipeline.

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 Windows 11 and 10 users, you can breathe a sigh of relief for a moment, as 
theres news thats not about sticking more AI into the heart of Windows 11, or 
about Windows 10 s seemingly unavoidable end - although I dont know if this 
development will be a cause for joy. Microsoft is fully rolling out MSN lock 
screen widgets after testing the feature for the past four months. 

Apparently, the feature is still in the process of being rolled out, so you 
may not see it quite yet, but these widgets should appear on your lock screen 
very soon (if they dont already). Microsoft is implementing this change for 
Windows 11 and 10 via a server-side update, so the widgets will just suddenly 
appear - and so far, Windows Latest observes that users arent receiving them 
warmly. 

Part of the problem is that the lock screen widgets displayed are pre-set by 
Microsoft, and they cant be adjusted or modified to your preferences. The 
widgets appear if you switch them on, or already have the Weather or more 
option turned on, in the Settings app. 

To be precise, youll find this option in the following location: 

 Settings > Personalization > Lock Screen (Image credit: Microsoft) An all or 
nothing proposition - at least for now 

The pre-configured MSN widgets include Microsoft Money, Sports, and Weather , 
but you cant currently pick and choose which of these youd like to keep and 
which to leave out. I imagine this is where a lot of the dissatisfaction with 
the feature comes from, as it feels that if youd like widgets on your lock 
screen, but not all of them - well, its a case of tough luck. Youre forced to 
have them all, or none of them (if you switch them off). 

Why cant you adjust these widgets individually, turning off the ones you dont 
like, as you can with other individual widgets such as Mail or Calendar? 
Well, the good news is that youll be able to do that before long, as 
Microsoft has promised this ability is inbound for Windows 11 and 10 users. 

We dont know when this important change is set to arrive, but hopefully, well 
see this coming in sooner rather than later, as we cant imagine its a huge 
task for Microsoft. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... Windows 11 or bust: Microsoft is 
boldly and insistently urging Windows 10 users to move on, or get left behind 
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date once again



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-users-get-ready-for-loc
k-screen-widgets-that-might-annoy-you-but-microsoft-is-doing-something-about-t
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