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The widgets panel tag covers Windows 11 changes to Microsoft’s redesigned Widgets experience, with a focus on reducing interruptions and giving users more control. Recent coverage examines Release Preview builds 26100.8942 and 26200.8942, where pinned widgets are separated from the Discover news feed, hover-to-open behavior is disabled by default, and the controls are simplified. The key change is the ability to disable Discover completely, allowing the widgets panel to function more like a focused utility than a channel for MSN content. Follow this tag for updates on Windows 11 Widgets behavior, configuration options, and interface changes in preview builds.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 Widgets: Disable Discover in Builds 26100.8942

    Windows 11’s redesigned Widgets panel may be one of Microsoft’s smallest interface changes of 2026, but it addresses a disproportionately large source of irritation: a system feature that routinely demanded attention instead of quietly providing information. The updated experience, now rolling...