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Questions tagged [desktop-gadget]

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Can I get back desktop Gadgets?

There is no option to add desktop Gadgets in Windows 8 desktop view, Can i still get them back, without having to use untrusted third party software?
Jay
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How can you make Windows 7 sidebar work like Vista's

I have some world clock gadgets in my Windows 7 sidebar that are quite useful for me to be able to glance over and look at on my second monitor. In Vista you could make the whole sidebar 'always on top' and other windows on the screen wouldn't…
Chris Mayer
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How can I pin useful images (screenshots, color palettes, cheat-sheets) to the desktop in Windows 7 so they're actually visible?

I used to have half-a-dozen sheets of paper pinned up on the wall behind my screen - things like the .NET string format cheat sheet, Powershell quick reference, the hex codes for our corporate colour scheme. Then we moved offices and now I don't…
Dylan Beattie
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Are there any safe source of Windows 7 desktop gadgets?

After much painstaking searching, I haven’t been able to find any gadgets (e.g., GPU, weather, etc.) for my Windows 7 desktop. There are some gadget websites but they are riddled with adware and/or of such poor quality that they do not install/work…
Zombies
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Why do all the Windows Desktop Gadgets tell me my 4 core processor has 8 cores?

Why do all the Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets tell me my 4 core processor has 8 cores? I have an Intel i7 870 with 4 cores. Yet every gadget I try tells me I have 8. Whats up? Thanks
JimDel
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Free gadget to group desktop icons

Is there a free gadget to group desktop icons in Windows 7? Something akin to commercial Ve Best Icon Groups. Fine even if it's simpler, as long as: the icons can be dragged to the group to be added they are all shown and can be opened with a…
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Windows 7 Gadgets doesn't appear properly

For some reason, Gadgets in my Windows 7 OS stopped displaying properly. Did a little research on internet and found that UAC may be the culprit. However, despite putting UAC on level 2, they still don't appear properly. I am able to choose and add…
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Install the default weather gadget on Windows 7

I have uninstalled the default weather gadget by accident (right-click any gadget and press "uninstall"). Now I want to get it back (the 3rd party gadgets don't seem as attractive as the standard one), but I don't know how. Unfortunately, this…
ralien
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Windows 7 - gadgets disappeared

I'm using the weather gadget on my desktop, and today out of the blue it disappeared! but not completely, there's a (i) icon there and you can see the close button (X) when you move the mouse over it... How can I get it back?
Alex
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Is there a windows sidebar widget that shows temperature from sensors inside the computer?

Is there a windows vista sidebar widget that shows temperature from sensors inside the computer? I have found Speedfan. Would like something that runs as a sidebar widget.
rick
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Is there a todo-list /tasks widget that will sync with Google Tasks?

I'd like to be able to see an at-a-glance view of Google tasks on my desktop (XP). Has anyone found a Yahoo widget or Google gadget that will do this?
bshacklett
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Calender gadget shows a blank orange background in Windows 7

The date is not appearing in any gadgets I use.. the date is displayed in the system tray - but the Calender gadget shows an empty orange background. How can I fix this ?
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Has anyone found a Google gadget for google desktop that shows top process usage.

I want something like this Vista gadget: TopProcess to put in my google desktop sidebar
Nifle
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Where are the settings for the Windows 7 clock gadget stored?

Where are the settings for the Windows 7 clock gadget stored For information on clock gadgets see here How to get more than 3 international clocks in Windows?
Simon
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Where can I enable the Desktop Gadgets in Window 10?

I have upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and I miss the Desktop Gadgets from Windows 7. What happened to them and can I bring them back?
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