News Widgets, App icons [Three dots], weather widget missing

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News Widgets, App icons [Three dots], weather widget missing

Rouis Ong 20

hey my new tab page is messed up so it only shows pinned icons and weather on the top right of the screen and the bottom on is my weather alerts but the news feed widgets missing . It supposed to show discover page from msn page but it's not showing on my new tab page and the three icons which is the apps are missing. It happened on my mac and my windows pc

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Norah-L 5,860 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

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Good day Rouis Ong,

Thank you for reaching out!

From what you described, the Microsoft Edge New Tab page is no longer displaying the MSN Discover feed or the app launcher (three‑dots menu). Instead, only the search bar, pinned shortcuts, and weather are visible, and this behavior occurs on both Windows and macOS. Here are some steps you can try:

1. Check New Tab feed settings

Click the ⚙️ Page settings (top‑right):

Show feed / Content > On

Layout > Informational (or Inspirational)

2. Disable extensions

Open: edge://extensions

Or Alt + F (Windows) to open Extensions

Turn off temporarily all extensions (especially ad blockers / privacy tools)

Open a new tab to test.

3. Test without the Edge profile

Since this occurs on both Windows and macOS, try signing out of Microsoft Edge and then reopening Edge without signing in. Open a new tab to check whether the Discover feed appears. If it does, the issue is likely related to your Edge profile or sync.

Please let me know how it goes after trying the steps above. I look forward to your update and will be happy to help further if needed.

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Rouis Ong 20 Reputation points

2026-03-17T10:33:15.6433333+00:00

The new tab feed setting option for 1. It doesn't show the show feed content option 2. I tried disabling the extensions tempoerality and it still doesn't show it. 3. I create a new proflie option and it does show the discover feed thing and the apps. Maybe my account is either corrupted or something. Can you try to attempt to fix this thanks :)
Norah-L 5,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-18T02:35:29.82+00:00
Hi Rouis Ong,

Thank you for letting me know that!

3. I create a new proflie option and it does show the discover feed thing and the apps. Maybe my account is either corrupted or something.

Yes, this behavior suggests a profile or sync‑related issue. Please try the following steps:

1. Reset Edge sync

Go to Edge Settings > Profiles > Sync

Turn Sync off

Close Edge completely

Reopen Edge, sign back in, and turn Sync on again

Open a new tab and test

2. Clear New Tab site data

Open: edge://settings/content/all

Search for msn.com and ntp.msn.com

Remove stored data for those entries (if present)

Restart Edge and open a new tab

If the issue still persists after these steps, consider using the new working profile and migrating your data may be the most stable solution.

Hope this helps!

Yours sincerely.
Norah-L 5,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-23T08:29:23.3033333+00:00

Hello Rouis Ong,

I have not heard from you for a couple of days.

Please let me know if there is anything that I can help by leaving your comment down here.

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