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Windows needs to stop showing tabloid news

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1725 points taubek | 1 comments | 27 Mar 23 05:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.256s | source
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Helmut10001 ◴[27 Mar 23 08:19 UTC] No.35324199[source]▶
I just went down a rabbit hole to remove the "Discover" button in Edge (top-right corner):

    - `regedit`
    - go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft`
    - add a key (folder) `Edge` (ignore the folder `MicrosoftEdge` if it exists)
    - in `Edge` folder, add a `DWORD` with name `HubsSidebarEnabled` and a value of `0`.
    - in Edge, go to `edge://policy` and click on `Reload Policies`
    - it should list the policy and the 'Discover' button should disappear
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lyu07282 ◴[27 Mar 23 11:03 UTC] No.35325140[source]▶
Aren't these kinds of hacks breaking every few months with new upgrades?
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1. Helmut10001 ◴[27 Mar 23 11:22 UTC] No.35325263[source]▶
Currently, there was no other way to disable the button - I tested all. In the future, I hope there's an official option or policy directly available without the registry. I just couldn't see the button anymore.