Microsoft pushed a new Release Preview build for Windows Insiders. One of its hidden features is the new Lock Screen widgets, which were spotted earlier in one of the recent Windows 10 updates.

Microsoft has significantly improved the Windows 11 widgets experience on the lock screen, ignoring desktop pinning.

If widgets aren't your thing, it's possible to hide the feature or stop it from running on a Windows 11 PC entirely. Here's how to make the change.

Windows 11's lock screen will soon support customizing which widgets appear. The change entered testing with Windows Insiders recently with the release of Windows 11 Build 22635.4870.

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The latest Windows 10 preview build contains a hidden feature ID that lets you add even more widgets to the lock screen. Now, besides the weather, it displays stocks, traffic, sports, and more.