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Where can you find a list of all the windows 10 gadgets?

Where can you find a list of all the gadgets that come with Windows 10?

By Aymeric DelaplacePublished 11 months ago 3 min read
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Where can you find a list of all the windows 10 gadgets?
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It's easy to get sidetracked by the new features of Windows 10, like Cortana and Continuum, but it's the gadgets that are the true legacy of Windows. The original Windows sidebar was a one-stop shop for what was once on your desktop, then Windows Sidebar evolved and still exists in today's age as Microsoft Gadget for their latest operating system.

If you're on a desktop computer this century, you might be wondering where people are getting their information about all of the gadgets for windows 10 online.

Open the gifts that come with your windows 10.

The gadgets that came with your Windows 10 system are available in the Windows Gadgets Gallery. You can find the gallery by opening the Start menu, typing "gadgets" and selecting the first item listed. The Windows Gadgets Gallery opens on your desktop, where you'll see a collection of links for each gadget installed on your machine.

Clicking any link opens that gadget in its own window. If you're using a touchscreen device, you can also pin gadgets to your Start menu or taskbar. To do this, click the Pin button at the bottom right corner of a gadget's window (or right-click within it). To remove gadgets from your system, right-click on them in the Windows Gadgets Gallery and select Uninstall from the menu that appears.

Open windows sidebar.

Windows 10 comes with a number of gadgets. These are small apps that you can add to your desktop to display information that is useful to you. To display gadgets, open the sidebar by selecting Show Windows Sidebar in the taskbar search box. Or press Windows key + W, then select Show Windows Sidebar.

You can then drag a gadget from the list onto your desktop. For example, click Clock, then drag it onto your desktop and drop it at any location on the screen.

Scroll down and click view more gadgets online.

Click on the Windows Start button, then click All apps. Scroll down and click View more gadgets online. Click on the Windows Start button, then click All apps. Scroll down and click View more gadgets online.. Click on the Windows Start button, then click All apps. Scroll down and click View more gadgets online..

Click on the Windows Start button, then click All apps. Scroll down and click View more gadgets online.. Click on the Windows Start button, then click All apps. Scroll down and click View more gadgets online.. Click on the Windows Start button, then click All apps. Scroll down and click View more gadgets online..

Click on a gadget to see if it is compatible with your computer.

The gadgets in Windows 10 are small apps that you can run on your desktop to provide information and entertainment. You can find them in the Windows Store. There are some pre-installed gadgets on your computer: Weather, Clock, Calendar and News. These are called "system" gadgets. You can also download other gadgets from the Windows Store.

Click on a gadget to see if it is compatible with your computer. Click on the Start button (or press CTRL+ESC) to open the Start menu . Click on All apps . Click on Windows Store . Click on Downloads & more .

In A Word...

There is no easy way to go about finding windows gadgets but one way is to go to the start menu and type 'gadgets' then a window will pop up for you saying ' apps & features'. The other way is to press ctrl + r and your run window should pop up.

Type gadconfig.msc and a system configuration box will pop up and have an option for gadget manager.

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Aymeric Delaplace

💬 Hello, I'm Aymeric 📱. 👋 I write about apps, software and businesses for kids for publications like TechCrunch 🌟. 🤔Have a question? DM me on Twitter or e-mail my email address. 👈❤️

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