How to stop MSN screen from loading on my home page and blocking half my home page

Open Microsoft Edge and notice the gear icon in the upper right corner:

Whenever you see a gear icon like that, it means 'settings'. Click on the gear icon and make your home page look the way you like.

Hello Carolee Focht,

Recent Windows 11 and Microsoft Edge updates have made the MSN content more prominent in a couple of different places, so the fix depends on which one is showing on your screen. A quick screenshot would let me point you straight at the right setting, but in the meantime here are the three likeliest spots and the fix for each:

1. The Widgets panel (opens when you hover the weather/news on the taskbar)

Right-click an empty area of the taskbar > Taskbar settings > toggle Widgets off. That removes the panel entirely.

2. The Microsoft Edge new tab page (MSN news feed taking up the page)

Open a new tab in Edge, then click the small gear icon at the top-right of the page > choose Custom > set Content to Content off. The feed will stop loading and the new tab will be clean.

3. Edge home page set to msn.com

In Edge, click the three dots (top-right) > Settings > Start, home, and new tab > change the Home button and On startup options to a blank page or your preferred site.

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On Windows 11 with Microsoft Edge, the MSN/Microsoft Start content that appears on the home page or new tab can be reduced or turned off from Edge’s start-page settings.

To hide or turn off the MSN news feed in Microsoft Edge:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. On the Edge start page (the page that shows MSN/Start content), select the settings cog icon in the upper-right corner of the page.
3. To only hide most of the feed (keep it minimal):
   • Choose Focused mode.
   • The news feed will be hidden at the top and only appear if scrolling down.
4. To turn the feed off entirely:
   • Choose Custom mode.
   • Under content options, select Content Off.

This stops the MSN/Start feed from taking up space on the Edge home page and new tabs.

If using an older version of Edge that still shows a “Hide Feed” link:

1. On the Edge default home page, select Hide Feed at the top right.
2. In Page Display Settings, choose either Top Sites or A Blank Page to remove the news feed.
3. To re-enable later, select Top Sites and My Feed.

If the issue is specifically MSN as a browser home page (not just the feed), change the browser’s home page/start page to another site or a blank page in the browser’s settings, then combine that with the feed-off steps above.

References:

• MSN feedback frequently asked questions