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How to Switch to Mini Player Mode for Video Hub in Microsoft News app in Windows 10

The Microsoft News app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10 that delivers breaking news and trusted, in-depth reporting from the world’s best journalists.

The Video Hub brings together videos in a single location within the Microsoft News app for easy browsing. You can access the Video Hub via the side navigation pane.

Microsoft has added a new mini player for the Video Hub with support for picture-in-picture mode. Now you can switch to the mini player and continue watching videos while multitasking in Windows 10. You can drag and position the mini player to any part of your desktop.

This tutorial will show you how to switch between the standard player and mini player mode for the Video Hub in the Microsoft News app in Windows 10.

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How to Turn On or Off Weather Card for Microsoft News app in Windows 10

The Microsoft News app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10 that delivers breaking news and trusted, in-depth reporting from the world’s best journalists.

You can save yourself a few clicks by adding the new Weather card to the My News feed topic on the Today page in the Microsoft News app. Get the forecast right in your News app — and get the forecast right.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing the Weather card in the Microsoft News app for your account in Windows 10.

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How to Pin Microsoft News Topics on Start as Live Tiles in Windows 10

The Microsoft News app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10 that delivers breaking news and trusted, in-depth reporting from the world’s best journalists.

Microsoft News makes it easy to for you to keep informed, to intuitively move from story to story, and from section to section. Our clean design lets you read articles without clutter, with useful features like a dark mode for nighttime reading. The app is free to download and use with no limits on how many articles or videos you can view.

The Microsoft News app on Windows 10 now supports secondary Live Tiles. You can now pin any topic of interest from the Microsoft News app to your Start menu as a Live Tile.

Live Tiles are a handy feature to track breaking news throughout the day letting you follow specific topics, so that you can keep abreast of developing reports in your industry and track your favorite interests — right from your Start menu.

This tutorial will show you how to pin and unpin topics from the Microsoft News app on the Start menu as a Live Tile for your account in Windows 10.

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How to Turn On or Off Notifications for Microsoft News app in Windows 10

The Microsoft News app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10 that delivers breaking news and trusted, in-depth reporting from the world’s best journalists.

Microsoft News makes it easy to for you to keep informed, to intuitively move from story to story, and from section to section. Our clean design lets you read articles without clutter, with useful features like a dark mode for nighttime reading. The app is free to download and use with no limits on how many articles or videos you can view.

You can turn on or off notifications for breaking news, top stories, and daily brief from the Microsoft News app for your account in Windows 10.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off notifications from the Microsoft News app for your account in Windows 10.

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