---
title: "Widgets - Remove"
description: "Removes the annoying widgets in the bottom left of the Taskbar."
editUrl: false
---

:::note
This page is generated from [`config/tweaks.json`](https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/blob/main/config/tweaks.json). Do not edit this page directly.
:::

```json title="config/tweaks.json"
  "WPFTweaksWidget": {
    "Content": "Widgets - Remove",
    "Description": "Removes the annoying widgets in the bottom left of the Taskbar.",
    "category": "Essential Tweaks",
    "panel": "1",
    "InvokeScript": [
      "
      # Sometimes if you dont stop the Widgets process the removal may fail

      Get-Process *Widget* | Stop-Process
      Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
      Get-AppxPackage MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

      Invoke-WinUtilExplorerUpdate -action \"restart\"
      Write-Host \"Removed widgets\"
      "
    ],
  }
```
