Unlocking Additional Options with the Widget Bar in Windows 11

As Windows 11 continues to evolve, you can expect to see more features and improvements that make your experience even better. Microsoft has added a toolbar to the Widget menu that provides quick access to popular services like News and Maps.

In this guide, we’ll explore how to enable the Widgets Toolbar so that you can reap its benefits.

How to Enable the Widgets Toolbar in Windows 11

In order to enable and use the widget’s toolbar, you will need to download ViveTool from GitHub . Once the zip file has been downloaded, extract its contents into the folder C:/ViVeTool on your computer.

After completing the above steps, open the command prompt with admin rights. To do this, open the Run dialog box or use the Windows Search tool . For more information, see our in-depth tutorial on how to run the Command Prompt as an administrator .

In the Command Prompt window, copy and paste the following command and press Enter:

c:\vivetool\vivetool /enable /id:40772499

Once the command is executed on your computer, you will see a message saying “Successfully set feature configuration (s)”. After executing the above command, restart your device for the changes to take effect.

So that’s it. You have now enabled the new toolbar in Windows 11. It provides various useful features, including maps, news, and other options that you can find through its popular services.

In case you experience any unfavorable results after using the widget toolbar, you may want to disable it. For this, open the Command Prompt window with admin access and run the following command:

c:\vivetool\vivetool /disable /id:40772499

After executing the program, you should restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Windows 11 Now Has a New Toolbar for Widgets

With Windows 11 build 25227, there is a new toolbar that provides quick access to critical services on the Widgets menu. Hopefully, we have helped you enable and disable the Widgets Toolbar to access these Microsoft services easily.