The Windows 10 news and feature feed for your system tray is now provided as part of the KB5001391 operating system system update. To like Microsoft News Bar App or Edge’s personalized highlights, the News and Interests feed, shows the latest headlines from over 4,500 news sources and a wide range of topics. Unlike these other apps, the Messages and Interests widget is built into the system tray so you can check messages right from your desktop without loading another app.
To access your news and interests, click the weather info on the system tray to expand the feed and see the latest headlines. The feed will be updated automatically. However, you can also click the Refresh arrow icon to manually check for new headings. Clicking on a story opens the link in a new Edge tab.
The News and Interests feed, however, shows more than just news. You can customize the widget feeds with sports highlights, local weather forecasts, live traffic reports, stock market updates, and much more. click “Manage Interest” To select the topics and sources to be viewed, or click “…” top left to view the widget’s full settings menu.
There is also one “…” Button next to each info card. Click here to share, save, or select stories “More stories like this” or “Less such stories” to optimize the recommendations of the widget. You can also add public “likes” and reactions to stories, similar to Facebook.
If you don’t want to use the new feed at all, Right click Click the Messages & Interests icon in the system tray and hover over the new Messages & Interests box to find an option to turn it off.
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The Windows 10 news and interests feed will appear automatically after installing the KB5001391 update. However, the feed may not appear right away. The function also requires a server-side update, for which a staggered rollout will be carried out. According to Microsoft, most users will see the News and Interest feed starting May 11th. All Windows 10 users installing the KB5001391 update should have this feature by the end of June. Unfortunately, there’s no way to force the feed, but you won’t miss a ton if you have to wait.
Microsoft is leveraging delayed rollout to prevent widespread bugs – a wise move considering that Windows updates are known to introduce unintended bugs and bugs. In fact, some users claim that there is an issue with the News and Interest feed where the widget stops working and shows a blank window. Windows Latest Reports You can restart Windows Explorer to fix this:
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager.
- Right click “Windows Explorer.”
- Choose “Reset to default.”
Hopefully this issue is limited and Microsoft can fix it before the News and Interests feed is generally available.
