Today Microsoft Advertise Windows 10 will soon have a news and weather tool built into the taskbar, giving you a quick overview of weather and news information through a pop-up interface that provides a more detailed overview. The new feature is part of Microsoft’s Sun Valley effort, which aims to revitalize Windows UX with new features and designs.
The feature is officially called “News and Interests” and can be found to the left of the system tray on the taskbar. When minimized, the tool will show you the current weather and any news alerts. Clicking on it will open a popup with an ad-free experience that displays the latest news, detailed weather information, and more.
Today, the feature is available in the Windows Insider Dev Channel (Build 21286) and will be released to the public later this year.
Microsoft is highlighting the following features as part of its News and Interests tool:
- Stay informed: You can quickly glance at your news and interests right from the taskbar. Get up-to-date with the latest headlines, weather, sports, and more, then go back to everything you’ve been doing without disrupting your workflow. You can easily access news and interesting content from more than 4,500 global brands such as The New York Times, BBC or The Verge and amazing live weather maps. Select Article to open up a simplified reading view with minimal distraction, so you can save time and stay focused.
- Personalize your feed: You can tell us what content you want to watch or don’t like to see (select more options … and choose “More Stories Like This” or “Fewer Stories Like This”) and over time, it will appear in your feed, including those That you might miss. You can also use emojis to interact with stories as well.
- You are in controlAt Microsoft, we believe privacy begins with giving you control and giving you tools and information. You need to make informed choices. With news and concerns, there’s quick access to the Microsoft privacy dashboard. Through the Microsoft Edge browser, there are built-in controls to limit tracking from advertisers and third parties. And if you don’t like news and interests, you can easily turn them off by right-clicking on the taskbar.
Users can choose to hide the feature if they prefer not to have an Information Bar on the taskbar by right-clicking on it. Interestingly, the feature requires the new Microsoft Edge to be installed in order for it to work. Without it, the new feature does not work. We expect more features to appear for Windows 10 in the coming weeks, including an updated design with rounded corners and more.
In the meantime, what are your thoughts on the News and Interests tool coming to Windows 10? Let us know in the comments.
You can learn how to join the Windows Insider Program in our how to guide and more about today’s announcement From Microsoft.
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