Windows 11 will let users choose the widgets that appear on the lock screen

Windows 11 will soon let you personalize your lock screen to a greater extent. Microsoft is currently testing an option that allows users to pick which widgets will be displayed when the […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Windows 11 will let users choose the widgets that appear on the lock screen appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

May 27, 2025 - 14:20

Windows 11 will let users choose the widgets that appear on the lock screen

Windows 11 will soon let you personalize your lock screen to a greater extent. Microsoft is currently testing an option that allows users to pick which widgets will be displayed when the computer is locked.

In its current state, Windows 11's only option to customize the widgets experience is "Weather and more", which displays the weather info, some random news headlines, a stocks widget, and a couple of other widgets. The only other choice that users have is to disable the experience completely, which is what many users do, because they do not like the default widgets or the content that they display.

This is changing, Microsoft has announced a new Lock Screen experience for testers that will allow you to select what widgets appear on the screen. In order to do this, you will need to change some options under the Settings > Personalization > Lock screen. Essentially, you can choose to add new widgets, or remove existing widgets to declutter the lock screen, That's not all that's changing, Windows 11 also lets you rearrange the widgets. Microsoft says that these options will be available for the following widgets: Weather, Watchlist, Sports, Traffic, and more.

The official announcement says that "Any widget that supports the small sizing option can be added here.", which likely means that third-party widgets will be supported.

Windows 11 multiple widgets dashboards

While we are on the topic of Widgets, Microsoft is also making a change to the Widgets board that you can access from the Windows 11 Taskbar. This panel now supports multiple dashboards, to allow users to add as many widgets as they want. The widgets board has a new navigation bar on the left, using which you can switch between multiple boards.

The changes to the lock screen widgets experience is currently rolling out to users in the Windows Insider Program, and have opted in to the Beta channel. It won't be long before these features make their way to the stable release of Windows 11.

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