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News and Weather widget won't open

Anonymous
2023-06-05T20:03:50+00:00

I tried everything JohnDeV suggested:

"Good day! I'm John DeV a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you. What is your current Windows operating system and version? Press Windows key+R to open Run then type: winver

Please try the following methods below.

**Restart Windows Explorer

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.

Select the Processes tab.

Scroll down and select Windows Explorer, Right click then select Restart.

**Please try to run SFC and DISM to check for any system errors and corrupted files.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402652...

After that, restart your computer

**Right click on the taskbar

Click over 'News and Interests'

Click on 'Turn off' to hide the News and Interest widget

Please try to Turn it on again.

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor"

What else can I do??

MS Version: 22H2 (OS Build 22621.1702)

Thanks!!

Ed

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11

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  1. John DeV 132.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-06-05T21:57:24+00:00

    Hello Eduardo,

    Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

    When was the last time it worked properly?

    Since you're in Windows 11, please check and try Shawn Brink's tutorial guide in the link below on How to Enable or Disable Widgets Feature in Windows 11

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable...

    Kindly let me know if you have any further concerns.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-05T22:17:15+00:00

    Hello John,

    I noticed this icon stopped working, after the last update, I believe....

    I got so much information on my question that I have started to hesitate if my question was accurate!

    I was referring to an icon in the left side of the taskbar, which has the weather symbol and in it provides the local temperature, and when you hover on it, it used to open a pop-up window and load some relevant news. Nowadays, what doesn't work is that 'hovering' on it.. It shows an error and shows a button to 'RELOAD'. Of course, if you press it, it comes back to the same spot, in an infinite loop.

    Thanks for your input!!

    Ed

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  3. John DeV 132.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-06-05T22:49:06+00:00

    Hello Eduardo

    Please try creating a new local administrator account then check if the issue is not profile specific.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cre...

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-05T23:04:58+00:00

    Hello John,

    Thanks for your assistance!

    I created another admin account, and sure enough, it has exactly the same issue on that icon :(

    Thanks again,

    Ed

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  5. John DeV 132.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-06-05T23:17:29+00:00

    Hello Eduardo,

    Thank you for updating me with that information. If you have a third-party Antivirus installed, please try to temporarily uninstall it then check if the issue persists.

    If the issue still persists, please try performing an In-place Upgrade. Performing this can repair broken operating system files while your personal files, settings and installed applications will not be removed.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    Few things to check on the PC

    **Unplug all external peripherals except for the Mouse, Keyboard, and LAN cable before starting

    **Disable or uninstall any 3rd party Anti-Virus program to prevent it from interfering with the upgrade

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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