What is this, who put it there and how do I remove it?

iamjim said:

A couple or three weeks ago this thing appeared on my task bar, just to the left of the Systray. What is this, who put it there and, most importantly, how do I remove it?

It's a new MS thing called News & Interests. To control it, just...

Right click the Taskbar and...

iamjim said:

Done! Thank you.

Me too, What is MS doing. They seem to think they can RULE what we look at. I got rid of it/ MS can **** off

elbmek said:

Me too, What is MS doing. They seem to think they can RULE what we look at. I got rid of it/ MS can **** off

The answer may be in the EULA/End User License Agreement and the part about only having a license for the use of Windows.

Microsoft makes changes with every Cumulative update they put out, it`s nothing new.

You can start using Windows Automatic Update Manager and take control of your PC

Enable or Disable Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 10 | Tutorials (tenforums.com)

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