Windows 11 What is "WidgetService.exe" process in task manager?

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Hello to all,After tinkering around on my laptop with Windows 11 Widgets, I'm constantly getting error messages which are gradually being obliterated. As many times as I tried to "kill" the widgets process via task manager, a new process is being generated which is titled under "WidgetService.exe".This has raised me several questions.What is this? Is this even new?How do I get rid of this process?Is it safe enough to run on my laptop?Is it malware?Can it prevent other programs from running as background services?Should I worry?Any feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks!

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