Widgets.exe

Windows ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms widgets, windows widgets, widgets board

WindowsSystem Component

Di Windows 11 Widgets board. Di dashboard UI dey live here. WidgetService.exe na di platform service underneath.

Wetin you need know

Dis na di Widgets dashboard, no bi WidgetService.exe and no bi msedge.exe.

Widgets.exe na di Web Experience dashboard. E dey embed WebView2 for news and weather. To end am dey close di board. Di service fit start am again.

E safe?: Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
High RAM?: Live tiles and WebView2
You need am?: No. Hide am for taskbar

Feex tok say

If Widgets na di memory number wey I notice afta Win+W, I go hide di taskbar icon. Dat one cheap pass to dey hunt Edge.

Wetin bi Widgets.exe?

Widgets.exe na di Windows 11 Widgets dashboard inside WebExperience package.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey render di board and host widget cards. Network news cards dey pull di web through WebView2, na why msedgewebview2.exe dey show beside am.

Wetin make am dey run?

You press Win+W, hover di Widgets icon, or di feature start by imself. PC wey Widgets dey off no suppose keep dis UI inside memory.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'Widgets.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

Di WebExperience Widgets.exe na Microsoft. Any widgets.exe from gadget site no bi di Windows 11 board.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_*\Dashboard\Widgets.exe

Dashboard UI
Service: WidgetService.exe
Embed: WebView2

I fit end am?

Dey close di board

To end Widgets.exe dey close di dashboard. Off di taskbar icon if you no want make e return.

I fit comot am?

Hide or comot di feature

No delete WindowsApps files. Hide Widgets on top taskbar make Widgets.exe and WebView2 no bi wetin you dey hunt every week for RAM.

E suppose start with Windows?

Taskbar Widgets fit start di board. Dat na Windows 11 setting.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
CPU and memory	Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)
Disk and network	Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm)

File information

Widgets.exe file information
Executable name	Widgets.exe
Recorded installation path	C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_*\Dashboard\Widgets.exe
Publisher	Microsoft Corporation
Signature check	Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

RAM afta you open Widgets once

Close di board and hide di icon. WebView2 fit linger until di host comot.

People dey uninstall Edge

Di board dey use WebView2, no bi must say full msedge.exe window.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

Taskbar settings > Widgets off

Di fix wey go last.

Sign out of di Widgets board if feeds dey make too much noise

Dat na account setting, no bi process delete.

Technical details

Widgets.exe technical details
Image name	Widgets.exe
Role	Widgets dashboard

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Microsoft Support: Widgets · Win+W board
Microsoft Learn: Windows · Primary Windows documentation
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.
Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck · Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file.
Microsoft: Get-CimInstance · Read-only local process-query method. (pcm)
Microsoft: Win32_Process properties · Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm)

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