Windows 10: Can I get the Windows 10 news and interests widget to show the weather ONLY

I only want to see my local weather. I have ZERO interest in any of the news articles and dross that the news and interests widget insists on serving to me - even though I have gone through every news category and blocked them all.I just want the weather - nothing else.Is this possible

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News and Interests not showing weather on taskbar

Hello @streetwolf,

I solved this exact issue on my PC by fixing the location. The widget isn't smart enough to recognize my precise location, but it works with the nearest large city (10 miles away). The widget was working OK before and then a couple of days ago started just showing the icon you show.





Open the widget, click the three dots in the weather area and select Edit and Specify Location. Re-enter your location. If it still doesn't work, try a larger city nearby.

I find the weather icon in the tray useful, but the news feed is sometimes goofy and too slanted for my taste. If we could have just weather only, that would be nice.

 

Does News and Interests widget require MS News and Weather apps?

I have a laptop that doesn't have the Microsoft News or Weather app preinstalled. After installing some Windows updates, I saw that I had the "News and interests" option in the task bar. I have it turned on but the widget hasn't shown up. Turning it off then on again didn't help. Does that widget require the MS News and Weather apps in order to function?

On another PC, I have no issues with that widget appearing but that one has had the News and Weather apps installed before the widget was released.

 

Does News and Interests widget require MS News and Weather apps?

Well, I can confirm that installing the MSN Weather app had no effect on making the News and Interests widget show up. If anyone has any ideas on how to make it show up, that'd be great!