Wtf Is This!!

Discussion in 'Software' started by TimW, Jun 11, 2021.

  1. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    This just showed up on my taskbar and there seems to be no way to remove it. Untitled.png
     
    TimW, Jun 11, 2021
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  2. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Right click the taskbar and turn off News and Interests. It came down with this month's updates.
     
    Earthling, Jun 11, 2021
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  3. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Ugh...i really hate 'features' you have to opt out of.
     
    LauraR, Jun 11, 2021
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  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Ah....I was right clicking the damn notification....which had no way to delete it. Thanks Earthling!!!
     
    TimW, Jun 11, 2021
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  5. Crimson1077

    Crimson1077 MG - Offical "Active" Team Member

    I didn't care for it either, I did same as Earthling did.
    majorgeeksactivefolder.gif
     
    Crimson1077, Jun 12, 2021
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  6. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Specialist

    Your computer must have just updated Tim..

    It's a new annoying feature from microsoft.Time for more disabling through registry.


    Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds

    ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode set it to 2 to disable..
     
    Last edited: Jun 12, 2021
    XoXgaming, Jun 12, 2021
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  7. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    It is.
     
    TimW, Jun 12, 2021
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  8. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Disabling it through the taskbar, as you already have, resets that value. There's no need at all to mess about editing the registry.
     
    Earthling, Jun 12, 2021
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  9. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Specialist

    Well i disable it through the registry because i don't know if Microsoft will make it like edge reinstalling it self after every update.I don't like edge because it installs with out my permision.
     
    XoXgaming, Jun 12, 2021
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  10. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    plodr, Jun 13, 2021
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