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Anchor Content on Windows

Establish predictable placement for content anchors in Windows Widgets Board

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Overview

With AI-curated content and ranking, users lost consistent access to anchors like weather and finance in Windows Widgets Board, breaking product promises and disrupting daily habits. A predictable area is needed to ensure stable, dependable content delivery.

Hypothesis

Introducing a predictable area in Windows Widgets Board for anchors like Weather and Finance will increase user trust and satisfaction by meeting their expectations for taskbar notifications. This reduces dissatisfaction from MSN Discovery flights and encourages more engagement with Widgets Board.

- 5/8 stakeholder preferred solution; design direction was aligned and adopted

- Anticipated 7.8% DAU increase; created a foundation for continued progress

Outcomes

Product design owner

Role

May-Jun 2025 (2 month)

Duration

⭐️ North star

Status

UX/UI, strategy, wireframe, prototype, research

Contribution

Web app

Platform

AI, operrating system

Industry
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This is a high-level overview. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to dive deeper.

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