The weather and news widget on the taskbar to help users to  access latest news  & weather around the world. As Microsoft said that this feature “provides easy access to information that’s important to you, without the distraction of switching between apps, websites, and other devices.”


News & Interest feature in Windows 10
 

However, not everyone likes this feature. It could be annoying for you as every time you move your mouse cursor over this widget, it pops up with a box full of news stories, sports scores, and other information from Microsoft News.

And this article, will help you turn it off and customize it if you are feeling uncomfortable while working.

How to do:

1. If you want to permanently disable this feature  

Step 1: Right-click on the blank space on the Taskbar and choose News and interests.
Step 2: Click to Turn off

 


2. If you still want to keep the Weather icon on the taskbar and don't want to show the popup when move your mouse cursor over this widget 

Step 1: Right-click on the blank space on the taskbar and choose News and interests.
Step 2: Uncheck to Open on hover.

 


 
It's that simple, isn't it, with the options mentioned above, you can customize it to your liking.