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Desktop widgets are a secret productivity hack—here’s how to use them

The productivity gains of widgets aren’t limited to your desktop setups either. Here’s how I used widgets—along with a few ...
Liliputing

Microsoft is experimenting with a Search widget on the Windows 11 desktop

Windows 11 brought the return of widgets to Microsoft’s desktop operating system, but for the most part they’ve been confined to a Widgets board that slides out from the left side of the screen when ...
Pocket-lint

5 apps I use to bring widgets to my Windows 11 desktop

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...
The Next Web

Dear Microsoft, please let me pin Windows 11 widgets to the desktop

Windows has a rocky history with widgets. Vista had the Windows Sidebar, a collection of widgets (then called ‘gadgets’) that provided glanceable information on one side of your desktop. Windows 7 ...
Neowin

Windows 11 gets widgets for monitoring CPU, GPU, RAM, and more, here is how to enable them0 0

Monitoring system resources in Windows 10 and 11 is easy: you can use Task Manager, Resource Monitor, or Game Bar or opt for one of the multiple third-party apps. If that is not enough, Microsoft has ...