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windows desktop gadgets wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 overview 3 see also 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links toggle the table of contents windows desktop gadgets 22 languages български català deutsch ελληνικά español فارسی français magyar bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 한국어 nederlands polski português русский svenska tagalog татарча tatarça tiếng việt ייִדיש 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia widget engine for windows vista and 7 windows desktop gadgets screenshot of windows sidebar showing the analog clock headlines and picture slideshow gadget developer microsoft operating system windows xp sp2 or later included with windows vista and windows 7 predecessor active desktop successor live tiles in windows 8 windows 8 1 and windows 10 type desktop widget engine windows desktop gadgets called windows sidebar in windows vista is a widget engine for windows vista and windows 7 part of the now discontinued microsoft gadgets widget platform its gadgets can perform various tasks such as displaying the time and date gathering rss feed or email information allowing users to use tools such as sticky notes or timers among other tasks windows sidebar was introduced with windows vista in which it features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop the gadgets can either be placed on the sidebar or anywhere on the desktop in windows 7 the sidebar was removed but gadgets can still be placed on the desktop windows desktop gadgets was discontinued in windows 8 the windows 8 live tiles can perform a similar function but they are only visible when the start menu is visible they run in a more restrictive environment making them less risky but also less useful for some purposes like system monitoring live tiles too was replaced by the widgets panel in windows 11 history edit windows sidebar originated in a microsoft research project called sideshow not to be confused with windows sideshow it was developed in the summer of 2000 and was used internally at microsoft 1 it included a clock traffic reports and im integration windows sidebar appeared in build 3683 of windows longhorn circa september 2002 and was originally intended to replace the notification area and quick launch toolbar in windows but these plans were scrapped after the development reset in mid 2004 2 windows sidebar was rebuilt and began to appear in windows vista builds in the second half of 2005 some reviewers and macintosh enthusiasts have pointed out the sidebar s similarities in form and function to konfabulator later yahoo widget engine which appeared several years previously and the dashboard widget engine first included with apple inc s mac os x v10 4 which had been released a few months earlier in windows 7 windows sidebar was renamed windows desktop gadgets and the sidebar itself was removed in windows 7 since build 6471 windows desktop gadgets was included in all beta builds of windows 8 up to build 8432 fbl_loc and did not make it to the final release instead on july 10 2012 which is in the intervening time between the last beta of windows 8 and its final release microsoft issued security advisory to disable sidebar and desktop gadgets on windows vista and 7 because of a security vulnerability that could allow remote code execution 3 overview edit the window for searching and adding gadgets to the desktop users could scroll left and right through the pages and a search bar is included for searching gadget names for example clock for finding related clock gadgets windows desktop gadgets is a feature of windows vista and windows 7 excluding the windows server family of the operating system it hosts mini applications or gadgets which are a combination of html css and javascript code their use cases include displaying system time or calendar date downloading and displaying rss feeds controlling other software such as windows media player placing useful tools like sticky notes and more in windows vista gadgets can run docked in the sidebar or float anywhere on the desktop the sidebar also has multiple pages for lots of gadgets and pages can be switched using the arrows at the top it is also possible to run multiple instances of a gadget simultaneously windows sidebar also works on windows xp 4 in windows 7 the sidebar was not included but gadgets can still be placed on the desktop and a desktop context menu was added in windows 7 gadgets can snap onto the edges of a display or on other gadgets and gadgets now have an option to change its size on the desktop from small to large windows vista is preinstalled with eleven gadgets calendar clock contacts cpu meter currency conversion feed headlines notes picture puzzle slide show stocks and weather several other gadgets available during the beta such as app launcher feed viewer number puzzle recycle bin and egg timer never made it to the final release windows 7 adds a media center gadget and removes the contacts notes and stocks gadgets originally microsoft provided a link to a web site called windows live gallery where additional sidebar gadgets that have been created by third party developers could be downloaded the site was officially retired on october 1 2011 5 6 see also edit microsoft gadgets widgets windows 11 windows sideshow for device gadgets widget engine desk accessory yahoo widgets google desktop rainmeter dashboard macos references edit a brief history of windows desktop gadgets microsoft september 15 2005 archived from the original on 2007 06 21 retrieved 2007 06 03 thurrott paul 2002 11 13 longhorn alpha preview windows supersite retrieved 2008 08 18 microsoft security advisory 2719662 vulnerabilities in gadgets could allow remote code execution technet microsoft com retrieved on 2013 07 21 windows sidebar microsoft corporation retrieved 2008 09 18 looking for gadgets desktop gadgets microsoft archived from the original on 2013 03 27 retrieved 2013 04 23 further reading edit gralla preston 2007 2 hacking the interface by john moscarillo big book of windows hacks o reilly media isbn 978 0 596 55913 7 shaktov mickey kohlenberg toby 14 july 2012 we have you by the gadgets a security analysis of the microsoft windows sidebar gadget platform pdf black hat ubm external links edit gadget corner official windows sidebar and 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