Apr 08 2019 12:12 PM - edited Apr 08 2019 12:13 PM
I understand there may be reason higher up the corporate ladder for wanting the inclusion of the Microsoft News Feed permanently in one way or another but please add an option to completely remove the bar at the bottom of the new tab page. It's ugly and obtrusive and ultimately kind of ruins the idea of the 'Inspirational' or 'Focused' layout being what they are describing. The News Feed is the Number one reason for the people I know refusing the switch to Old Edge. It will cripple the initial adoption of New Edge when it eventually released to market.
Sep 28 2019 11:45 AM
@KoshyG
Except it is a Controlled Feature Roll-out.
Cheers,
Drew
Sep 28 2019 12:17 PM
May 20 2021 03:32 PM
@Cameron_Bush this feature is now directly under the task bar widget within the beta version of Windows, and though you can turn the widget off, if you go to website and look at your feed, there is not an option to tell microsoft not to suggest or offer stories / articles, however you can hide publishers. Though you have the option to add your own publishers you are interested in from here: Microsoft News (msn.com) - You are still bombarded with what ever the algorithms used by Microsoft think is "For you" .
Honestly, the weather and need to know like local school closing, road closures and things like that are all I want. Unfortunately, I did not see my local govdelivery sites listed and I am not interested in mainstream national and world publishers, but I do not have a choice. Cool software and gadgets, and looks like they work, but the content is garbage and not really relavent "For me"
Looks like this is a good place for this topic and though there is a way to disable where your newsfeed appears, it still has a persona and builds a feed if ever you open anything that uses that Microsoft News Feed API. Only gives the illusion it is gone, sorry.
May 20 2021 03:43 PM
@alignedfibers I know. This was fixed ages ago. This is a 2 year old post from Edge Beta...
May 21 2021 03:52 AM
Jul 04 2021 01:45 PM
you can always Install a linux platform to get rid of microsoft news feed @Cameron_Bush
Dec 27 2021 02:12 PM
Dec 28 2021 01:56 PM - edited Dec 28 2021 01:58 PM
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Aug 13 2023 08:55 AM
FORCED BING is the most revolting thing since chitlins and mountain oysters@SD777
ABSOLUTELY DESPISE MICROSOFT FOR FORCING THEIR CRAP ON US. HAVING AN OPTION IS ONE THING, BUT FORCE FEEDING THEIR GARBAGE NUISANCES IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE AND A DISGUSTING CORPORATE SOP. **bleep** MICROSOFT AND THEIR NAZI OPINIONS AND THEIR NEWS CENSORS WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO COMPREHENSION OF CONTEXT OR VARIOUS MEANINGS FOR HE SAME WORDS. IGNORANT TEAMS MAKES FOR IGNORANT DECISIONS -- PRECISELY WHAT MICROSOFT IS SO DETERMINED TO HAVE AS THEIR LEGACY.
Oct 28 2023 07:21 PM
@Cameron_Bush I think MS NEWS is very much like the Old Tabloids in the Grocery Stores back in the day. I don't believe most people would even consider it to be authentic news. It is a total waste of time. I don't even use the Edge browser because of this rag.
Feb 16 2024 01:39 PM