Remove the Microsoft News (MSN) app from Windows
Short answer
UpdatedMicrosoft 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.
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, and when it hurts
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
Exactly what the switch changes, 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
In the app: One-way
Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.
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.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
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.
In the app
- Switch
- Remove News / Interests Apps
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- One-way
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- One-way
Frozen Tweaks
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58 tweaks free, each with an undo switch. Never edits game files.
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