How to Remove Weather from Windows 10 Taskbar

Many Windows 10 users have complained about weather widget on the Taskbar. If you’re one of them, here’s a quick guide on how you can remove it.

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Introduction

Weather is a great feature in Windows 10, allowing you to see at-a-glance the current conditions and forecast for the next week, right on your taskbar. But sometimes, you may want to remove the weather from your taskbar for one reason or another. In this guide, we’ll show you two different methods to remove the weather from Windows 10 taskbar.

How to remove the weather from the taskbar

To remove the weather from the taskbar, follow these steps:

1. Type taskbar and then select Taskbar settings from the search results.
2. On the right, under Taskbar, turn off the “Show weather on the taskbar” toggle switch.
3. The weather will now be removed from your taskbar.

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using the registry editor

The registry editor is a powerful tool that allows users to change settings that are not exposed in the Windows 10 UI. To remove the weather from the taskbar, you will need to use the registry editor to modify the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

Find the entry for {3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}, right-click on it and select Delete. This will remove the weather forecast from the taskbar.

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using the command prompt

If you want to remove the weather from the taskbar, you can use the command prompt. For this, you will need to open the command prompt as an administrator. To do this, press the Windows key + X on your keyboard and then select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the menu that appears.

Once the command prompt is open, you will need to type the following command and then press Enter:

reg delete “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Weather” /v OverlayIconEnabled /f

This will remove the weather from the taskbar.

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using group policy

If you find the weather forecast on the Windows 10 taskbar to be a useful feature, you can use group policy to remove it. There are two possible ways to do this, depending on which edition of Windows 10 you have installed.

If you have Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise installed, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor to remove the weather forecast from the taskbar. To do this, open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar. In the right-hand pane, double-click remove weather from Taskbar, select Disabled in the pop-up window, and click OK.

If you have Windows 10 Home installed, you will need to use the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to remove the weather forecast from the taskbar. To do this, open the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer. In the right-hand pane, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value with the name NoWeatherOnTaskbar and set its value to 1. Exit the Registry Editor and reboot your computer for the change to take effect.

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using Windows PowerShell

Open the Start Menu and type in ‘powershell’. Right-click on Windows PowerShell and select ‘Run as administrator’.

In the PowerShell window, type the following command and press Enter:

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost | Remove-AppxPackage

Close PowerShell and restart your computer. The weather should now be gone from the taskbar!

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using third-party software

If you’re not a fan of the weather on the Windows 10 taskbar, there are a few ways to remove it. You can use built-in settings to hide the weather, or you can use third-party software to remove it completely.

To hide the weather from the taskbar, open the Settings app and go to “Personalization.” Click on “Taskbar” and scroll down to the section labeled “Show weather on the taskbar.” Toggle the switch off and the weather will be hidden from view.

To remove the weather completely, you’ll need to use third-party software. We recommend Taskbar Eliminator, which is a free program that can remove any element from the Windows taskbar. Simply download and install the program, then run it and click on the “Weather” icon. Taskbar Eliminator will take care of the rest.

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using a script

If you want to remove the weather from the taskbar in Windows 10, you can do so by using a script. The process is relatively simple and only takes a few minutes to complete.

Here’s how to remove the weather from the taskbar in Windows 10:

1. Download the remove-weather.zip file from this page.
2. Extract the zip file to a location of your choice.
3. Right-click on the remove-weather.cmd file and select Run as administrator.
4. A command prompt window will open and the weather will be removed from the taskbar within a few seconds.

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using a batch file

Windows 10 has a weather forecast feature on the taskbar. Some users find this useful, while others find it intrusive and prefer to remove it.

Fortunately, there is a way to remove the weather from the taskbar using a batch file.

First, open Notepad and paste the following code into it:

@echo off
:: hide the Weather tile from the Start menu
reg add “HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount” /v …

How to remove the weather from the taskbar using a VBScript

A VBScript can be used to remove the weather from the taskbar in Windows 10. The script will need to be run as an administrator.

1. Copy the following code into a text editor such as Notepad:

Set oWS = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
oWS.RegDelete “HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Weather”
oWS.RegDelete “HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Weather\.forecast” /f
oWS.RegDelete “HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion \Winlogon\” & “Notifications\Logon” /f
2. Save the file with a “.vbs” extension, such as “removeweather.vbs”.
3. Right-click the saved file and select “Run as Administrator”.

4. A Command Prompt window will open and quickly close again after the script has run.
5. The weather widget should now be gone from the taskbar