Do you find that the Windows news, weather (and more) simply get in your way? To turn off the feature:

• Right-click a blank area of the taskbar.
  
• Click Taskbar Settings from the pop-up menu.
  
• Find the Taskbar Items section at the top of the page.
• Locate Widgets
  
• Click the blue On switch to toggle the feature and turn it off.
  
• Close the Settings window.

Note: If you would like to turn the feature back on, go through the same steps and click the On-Off switch again.