{"id":156759,"date":"2025-11-07T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=156759"},"modified":"2025-11-07T08:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:04:20","slug":"show-weather-lock-screen-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/show-weather-lock-screen-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to show weather only on Lock screen on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To show the weather on the Lock screen, open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Personalization<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Lock screen<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0then choose\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Weather&#8221;<\/strong> in the &#8220;Widgets&#8221; section.<\/li>\n<li>Since widgets are configured by default, you&#8217;ll have to remove extra widgets to display only the weather information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 11\/7\/2024:<\/strong> On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, you can show only the weather information instead of the different widgets on the Lock screen, and in this guide, I&#8217;ll show you the steps to complete this configuration.<\/p>\n<p>The Lock Screen has been receiving various changes, including the ability to manage the widgets that appear on the screen. By default, the experience shows up to four widgets, but if you&#8217;re not interested in the additional information, you can show only the weather.<\/p>\n<section class=\"custom-related-posts-wrapper\"><span class=\"custom-related-posts-heading\">Related<\/span><div class=\"custom-related-posts-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/disable-lock-screen-windows-11\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to disable Lock Screen on Windows 11\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/windows-11-disable-lock-screen-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to disable Lock Screen on Windows 11\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to disable Lock Screen on Windows 11<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/change-lock-screen-widgets-windows-11\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to change or disable Lock Screen widgets on Windows 11\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/windows-11-lock-screen-widgets-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to change or disable Lock Screen widgets on Windows 11\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to change or disable Lock Screen widgets on Windows 11<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, I will show you how to display weather information on the Windows 11 Lock screen.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#show_weather_lockscreen\">Show weather on Windows 11\u00a0Lock screen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#hide_weather_lockscreen\">Hide weather on Windows 11 Lock screen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"show_weather_lockscreen\">Show weather on Windows 11\u00a0Lock screen<\/h2>\n<p>To show your local weather information on the Lock Screen, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong> on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Personalization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Lock screen<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turn on the <strong>Widgets<\/strong> toggle switch (if applicable).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182581\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/enable-widgets-lockscreen-windows11.webp?resize=827%2C471&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lock Screen enable Weather widget\" width=\"827\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/enable-widgets-lockscreen-windows11.webp?w=982&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/enable-widgets-lockscreen-windows11.webp?resize=300%2C171&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/enable-widgets-lockscreen-windows11.webp?resize=150%2C85&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Add widget<\/strong> button and select the <strong>Weather<\/strong> widget (if applicable).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turn off the <strong>&#8220;Suggest widgets for your lock screen&#8221;<\/strong> toggle switch to prevent the feature from randomly adding widgets to the Lock Screen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Choose the <strong>Remove<\/strong> option from the menu on the left.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/remove-extra-widgets-lockscreen.webp?resize=827%2C542&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Customize widgets for Lock Screen\" width=\"827\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/remove-extra-widgets-lockscreen.webp?w=982&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/remove-extra-widgets-lockscreen.webp?resize=300%2C197&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/remove-extra-widgets-lockscreen.webp?resize=875%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 875w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/remove-extra-widgets-lockscreen.webp?resize=150%2C98&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"tip-box\"><span><strong>Quick note:<\/strong> Repeat this step to remove all widgets and leave only the Weather information.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Open the Weather widget menu and choose the &#8220;Customize widget&#8221; option to change the unit and location.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/change-weather-unit-location.webp?resize=827%2C471&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Change Weather unit and location\" width=\"827\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/change-weather-unit-location.webp?w=982&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/change-weather-unit-location.webp?resize=300%2C171&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/change-weather-unit-location.webp?resize=150%2C85&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the weather details will be available at the bottom of the Lock Screen the next time you lock, sign out, or restart the computer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hide_weather_lockscreen\">Hide weather on Windows 11 Lock screen<\/h2>\n<p>To hide local weather and other information from the Lock Screen, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Personalization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Lock scree<\/strong>n page.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Option 1) Turn off the <strong>Widgets<\/strong> toggle switch to disable the feature.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/disable-widgtets-lockscreen.webp?resize=827%2C389&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Disable Lock Screen Widgets\" width=\"827\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/disable-widgtets-lockscreen.webp?w=928&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 928w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/disable-widgtets-lockscreen.webp?resize=300%2C141&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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