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win: add script to remove Widgets

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@@ -6568,6 +6568,56 @@ actions:
function: UninstallCapability
parameters:
capabilityName: XPS.Viewer
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category: Remove Widgets
docs: |-
Windows 11 adds a new taskbar flyout named "Widgets", which displays a panel with Microsoft Start, a news aggregator
with personalized stories and content (expanding upon the "news and interests" panel introduced in later builds of Windows 10) [1].
It's rebranding/future version of older "Windows 10 News and Interests" feature [2].
The user can customize the panel by adding or removing widgets, rearranging, resizing, and personalizing the content [1].
It has privacy implications as it collects data about your usage of the computer such as diagnostics data [3].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_11#Windows_shell "Features new to Windows 11 | Wikipedia"
[2]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-news-and-interests-enabled-for-everyone-in-latest-update/ "Windows 10 News and Interests enabled for everyone in latest update | Bleeping Computer"
[3]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/stay-up-to-date-with-widgets-7ba79aaa-dac6-4687-b460-ad16a06be6e4 "What data does Microsoft collect? | Widgets | Microsoft"
children:
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name: Unpin Widgets from taskbar
docs: |-
To control whether the Widgets button is visible on the taskbar, Microsoft introduced `TaskbarDa` registry value [1].
Possible `DWORD` 32-bit settings for the `TaskbarDa` value are [1] [2]:
1. 0 = Hidden
2. 1 = Visible
This registry key does not exist in Windows 11 installations by default.
[1]: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/add-or-remove-widgets-button-on-taskbar-in-windows-11.32/ " Add or Remove Widgets Button on Taskbar in Windows 11 | Windows Eleven Forum"
[2]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-11-registry-hacks-to-customize-your-device/ "New Windows 11 registry hacks to customize your device | Bleeping Computer"
recommend: strict
code: reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "TaskbarDa" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
revertCode: reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "TaskbarDa" /f 2>nul
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name: Uninstall Windows Web Experience Pack (breaks Widgets)
recommend: strict
docs: |-
Windows Web Experience Pack is a store app that enables Widgets feature [1].
The app is not needed and not known to break other OS functionality if you do not wish to use Widgets feature.
This app is known to collect diagnostics data, individual widgets might also collect data [2].
See its [Windows Store Page](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-web-experience-pack/9MSSGKG348SP).
It requires you to agree with Microsoft's general privacy terms, see [privacy agreement](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=521839) [3].
The agreement allows Microsoft to collect your personal data [3].
[1]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-update-the-windows-web-experience-pack-in-the-microsoft-store-a16c9bf1-f042-4dc9-a523-740cca1e1e60 "How to update the Windows Web Experience Pack in the Microsoft Store | support.microsoft.com"
[2]: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-web-experience-pack/9MSSGKG348SP "Windows Web Experience Pack - Microsoft Store Apps | apps.microsoft.com/store"
[3]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/stay-up-to-date-with-widgets-7ba79aaa-dac6-4687-b460-ad16a06be6e4 "Stay up to date with widgets | support.microsoft.com"
call:
function: UninstallStoreApp
parameters:
packageName: MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience
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name: Remove Meet Now icon from taskbar
recommend: strict