News and Interests on the Taskbar not showing or missing in Windows 10

If News and Interests Taskbar widget is not showing or is missing on your Windows 10 PC, then this post may be able to help you. This feature is quite impressive because it brings to the table easy access to news, weather, sports, and a multitude of other information throughout a single day. Not only that, but Microsoft also made it possible for uses to personalize their feed with applicable content.

News and Interests is not showing or missing

Here is what you need to do to get News and Interests on the Taskbar on your Windows 10 computer:

1. Is it Hidden?
2. Run Windows Update
3. Download and install KB5001391
4. Enable News and Interests via GPEDIT or REGEDIT

Let’s see this in detail.

1] Is it Hidden?

Did you hide it by mistake? Check that first.

1. Right-click on taskbar
2. Hover over News and Interests
3. Uncheck the Hidden option to show it.

2] Run Windows Update

Run Windows Updates and install all the updates including the Optional Updates.

See if this helps.

3] Download and install KB5001391

Go to the Microsoft Catalog website and download KB5001391 for your Windows system. Make sure you download the correct installer.

Install it, restart your PC and see.

4] Enable News and Interests via Group Policy or Registry Editor

You can make use of the Group Policy or Registry Editor to enable News and Interests.

See if that helps.

Read next: How to customize the News and Interests taskbar widget.