Disable News & Interests

$entries = @(; @{Path='HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Feeds'; Name='EnableFeeds'; Value=0; Type='DWord'; Label='News & Interests policy disabled'},@{Path='HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds'; Name='ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode'; Value=2; Type='DWord'; Label='Feeds taskbar mode = hidden'}; ); foreach ($e in $entries) { try { if (-not (Test-Path $e.Path)) { New-Item -Path $e.Path -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null } New-ItemProperty -Path $e.Path -Name $e.Name -PropertyType $e.Type -Value $e.Value -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Host "[OK] $($e.Label)" } catch [System.UnauthorizedAccessException] { Write-Host "[INFO] $($e.Label) - key locked by system (feature likely already removed)" } catch { Write-Host "[ERR] $($e.Label) - $($_.Exception.Message)" } }