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Task Bar Widgets No Longer Displaying

John Cassidy 0 Reputation points
2025-08-31T20:06:31.0166667+00:00

Windows 11 Home, task bar widgets no longer displays items when cursor hovers over weather icon. Performed the following to resolve the issue

  1. toggled Widgets On in task bar settings
  2. Restarted computer
  3. uninstalled and reinstall Web Experience Pack
  4. Logged into Microsoft Account
  5. Performed sfc /scannow - system found and repaired issues
  6. Performed DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth - successful
  7. Restarted computer
  8. Performed https://www.elevenforum.com/t/reset-widgets-in-windows-11.38799/ same issue, widgets won't display. Don't know what to do
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
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  1. Kimberly Olaño 19,780 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-08-31T21:00:23.37+00:00

    Hi! John. I'm here to help.

    Thanks for laying out everything you’ve tried so far. Since you’ve already covered the basics (SFC, DISM, reinstalling the Web Experience Pack, resetting widgets), the problem is likely tied to services, background processes, or account-specific corruption.

    First, verify Required Services:

    Widgets depend on a couple of background services. Check these:

    Press Win + R, type services.msc, press Enter.

    Ensure the following are running and set to Automatic:

    Windows Web Experience Pack Service (sometimes shows as Windows Widgets Service)

      **Microsoft Edge Update Service (edgeupdate & edgeupdatem)**
  
     **Background Tasks Infrastructure Service**

    If stopped, right-click → Start. If disabled, set to Automatic and reboot.

    Best regards,

    Kimberly

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