---
title: "Remove the Microsoft News (MSN) app from Windows"
description: "Microsoft News is the preinstalled MSN news reader app. What the tweak changes, when it helps, when it hurts and how to undo it."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-news-app
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "Debloat"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
---

# Remove the Microsoft News (MSN) app from Windows

**Short answer:** Microsoft News is the preinstalled MSN news reader app. This tweak removes its packages for all users where they are present. It removes 2 app packages, Microsoft.BingNews among them.

## In the app

- Switch: Remove News / Interests Apps (Debloat, Pro, Standard)
- Undo: One-way. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1122

## What it does

Microsoft News is the preinstalled MSN news reader app. This tweak removes its packages for all users where they are present.

In the app the switch is called "Remove News / Interests Apps", described there as: Removes MSN News and related content apps (where present).

## When it helps

- Removing a preinstalled app.

## When it hurts

- It does not remove the Widgets news feed, which is a separate feature.
- It is one-way: you reinstall the app from the Microsoft Store.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

App packages it removes, for all users:

- `Microsoft.BingNews*`
- `Microsoft.News*`

## How to undo it

This tweak is one-way in the app: switching it off does not put things back. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

## Verdict

Safe housekeeping.

## Questions

### What does the "Remove News / Interests Apps" tweak change in Windows?

It removes 2 app packages, Microsoft.BingNews among them.

### Is "Remove News / Interests Apps" safe to switch on?

Safe housekeeping. The main cost: It does not remove the Widgets news feed, which is a separate feature.

### How do I undo it?

In the app this one is one-way. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

### Is "Remove News / Interests Apps" free in Frozen Tweaks?

It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-news-app