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How to disable Windows 10's News and Interests taskbar newsfeed
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<blockquote data-quote="Stopspying" data-source="post: 944416" data-attributes="member: 69368"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/may-25-2021-kb5003214-os-builds-19041-1023-19042-1023-and-19043-1023-preview-8a58ac95-cf5e-4032-9272-23de9ee1d186[/URL]</p><p></p><p>"Highlights</p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/04/22/personalized-content-at-a-glance-introducing-news-and-interests-on-the-windows-10-taskbar/" target="_blank">News and interests on the taskbar</a> is now available to anyone who installs this update! ..."<br /> </li> </ul><p></p><p>I have not installed this update, I don't want the News and Interest 'feature', so I don't know for sure if this works while Cortana is disabled or addresses any of the other queries mentioned in this thread.</p><p></p><p>This update might address another issue I've had over recent days - .flac files having their file information mangled - "..Microsoft has fixed a known Windows 10 issue that would lead to FLAC encoded music files becoming corrupted when changing their title, artist, or other metadata in File Explorer.</p><p></p><p>The bug impacts multiple Windows 10 editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations) and versions (version 2004 and version 20H2).</p><p></p><p>The issue can occur when editing the metadata of FLAC files containing an ID3 frame with title and artist info before the audio file's FLAC header..."</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-new-windows-10-bug-corrupting-flac-music-files/[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I want this issue sorted, but not the News & Interests 'feature. I guess I'll have to install this update to prevent Windows destroying more of my music files, fortunately they are well backed up, and then remove this taskbar.</p><p></p><p>Simplicity and Microsoft seem to be unavailable in the same place at the same time, again.</p><p></p><p>Edit - I messed up the Bleeping Computer link, so I've edited it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stopspying, post: 944416, member: 69368"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/may-25-2021-kb5003214-os-builds-19041-1023-19042-1023-and-19043-1023-preview-8a58ac95-cf5e-4032-9272-23de9ee1d186[/URL] "Highlights [LIST] [*] [URL='https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/04/22/personalized-content-at-a-glance-introducing-news-and-interests-on-the-windows-10-taskbar/']News and interests on the taskbar[/URL] is now available to anyone who installs this update! ..." [/LIST] I have not installed this update, I don't want the News and Interest 'feature', so I don't know for sure if this works while Cortana is disabled or addresses any of the other queries mentioned in this thread. This update might address another issue I've had over recent days - .flac files having their file information mangled - "..Microsoft has fixed a known Windows 10 issue that would lead to FLAC encoded music files becoming corrupted when changing their title, artist, or other metadata in File Explorer. The bug impacts multiple Windows 10 editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations) and versions (version 2004 and version 20H2). The issue can occur when editing the metadata of FLAC files containing an ID3 frame with title and artist info before the audio file's FLAC header..." [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-new-windows-10-bug-corrupting-flac-music-files/[/URL] I want this issue sorted, but not the News & Interests 'feature. I guess I'll have to install this update to prevent Windows destroying more of my music files, fortunately they are well backed up, and then remove this taskbar. Simplicity and Microsoft seem to be unavailable in the same place at the same time, again. Edit - I messed up the Bleeping Computer link, so I've edited it. [/QUOTE]
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