diff --git a/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md b/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md index d663011771..a770be69b6 100644 --- a/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md +++ b/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md @@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ The following table lists management options for each setting, beginning with Wi | [29. Windows Update](#bkmk-wu) | | ![Check mark](images/checkmark.png) | ![Check mark](images/checkmark.png) | | [30. Cloud Clipboard](#bkmk-clcp) | | ![Check mark](images/checkmark.png) | | | [31. Services Configuration](#bkmk-svccfg) | | ![Check mark](images/checkmark.png) | ![Check mark](images/checkmark.png) | +| [32. Widgets](#bkmk-widgets) | | ![Check mark](images/checkmark.png) | ![Check mark](images/checkmark.png) | ### Settings for Windows Server 2016 with Desktop Experience @@ -1972,6 +1973,14 @@ You can turn off Services Configuration by setting the following registry entrie Add a REG_DWORD value named **DisableOneSettingsDownloads** to **HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection** and set the value to **1**. +### 32. Widgets + +Widgets is a news and feeds service that can be customized by the user. If you turn off this service, apps using this service may stop working. + +You can turn off Widgets by setting the following registry entries: + +Add a REG_DWORD value named **AllowWidgets** to **HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Widgets** and set the value to **0**. + ### Allowed traffic list for Windows Restricted Traffic Limited Functionality Baseline |Allowed traffic endpoints|