Download and install gadgets for Windows 10.

Users of computers that switched from Windows 7 on windows 10 or bought personal Computer with a pre-installed ten, often wondering - where widgets are gone. Answer this question is quite simple. Starting with Windows 8, the company is more does not use In their operating systems widgets.

For many users who are accustomed to widgets, this is a rather unpleasant news. But do not be upset. In this material we describe the process returning gadgets in the operating system Windows 10. in place. For an example of recovery of widgets, we will use free programs. Gadgets Revived and 8GadgetPack, whose installation and work we will consider in the new Windows 10 Pro operating system.

Return widgets using the GADGETS Revived utility

Program Gadgets Revived is absolutely free. You can download the utility from its official site http://gadgetsrevived.com. After loading the installer, you can proceed to the immediate installation. After running the installer, a window will appear in front of us where we will be offered to select the installation language.

Choose language And we will continue, after which you will get into the starting window of the installer. In the starting window, click the Next\u003e button and move to the language selection window.

By default, we already have a Russian language, so we continue the installation.

In the window that appears, we need to click the Install button, after which the installation of the program will start. After completing the installation, the installer will output the last window in which we click the Complete button.

Now you can proceed to installation widgets. To do this, go to the desktop and click on it right mouse button. In the context menu that appears, select " Gadgets».

A window should appear with widgets that were preset in the seven.

To add gadgets to the desktop, just think necessary for him. For example, it looks like a steady widget " Clock»On the desktop.

From the review utility Gadgets Revived It can be seen that it almost completely copies appearance and the functionality of the built-in widgets in the seven. For example, a gadget clock has similar settings for Windows 7 gadgets.

If you are not enough before installed gadgetsyou can find hundreds of new gadgets on main page http://gadgetsrevived.com.

To install the gadget you like, it is enough to download from the official site. After that, open the downloaded file and click the Install button in the window that appears.

For example, it looks like the installed beautiful clock Ferrari Clock. On the desktop.

You can download this widget on the http://gadgetsrevived.com/1279 page.

Return widgets using the 8GadgetPack program

Another interesting utility is 8GadgetPack. The utility is also free and you can download it from the official site http://8gadgetpack.net. After starting the installation file, we will fall in the starting window of the installer.

Press the Install button, after which the installation will start 8GadgetPack In Windows 10. At the final installation stage, the last window will appear in which you want to press the Finish button.

Installing 8GadgetPack, You can proceed to the use of gadgets. To do this, also go to the desktop and click on it right mouse button. In the context menu that appears, select the same item " Gadgets».

Utility should open 8GadgetPack With a set of gadgets, which seems to resemble the previous utility, but is slightly different.

The main difference 8GadgetPack from Gadgets Revived It is that all gadgets have already been added to the first, and they do not need to be downloaded separately. AT 8GadgetPack Included more than fifty applications and each new version This list is expanding. To install gadgets, they are the same as in Gadgets RevivedYou need to drag on the desktop. For example, in the image below shows a responted gadget " Digital clock».

If you press the combination of the Win + Q keys to invoke applications in Windows 10 and dial in it " 8Gadgetpack Tools."We can open the Advanced Settings menu.

The only unpleasant moment is that the menu will be on english language. So that our readers make it easier to deal with this menu, we signed every item in Russian in the image below.

Let's sum up

It is not known for what reason the developers removed widgets from new Windows operating systems. Perhaps this decision was made because of their small popularity. But whatever their solution, after all, the widgets are popular with many users, because they help recognize various information directly from the desktop screen.

Thanks to such utilities like 8GadgetPack and Gadgets Revived, users operating system Windows 10 will be able to use the widgets to which they are accustomed to the seven. And we, in turn, hope that detailed review program 8GadgetPack and Gadgets Revived It will help our readers to establish widgets on Windows 10. We also want to note that in 2016 Microsoft promises to release two major updates, perhaps they will add support for gadgets or find them an alternative.

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Gadgets for Windows are capable of not only promptly provide access to various system information, but also partially facilitate the work at the computer. But in Windows 10, the built-in gadgets are missing, because of which the users have to download and set third-party applications and programs.

What is gadgets in Windows

The word "gadget" (Gadget) in English means "fixture". This refers to something (device or program), facilitating the work or opening new opportunities in some specific area. In OS. Windows Gadgets - These are small system applications that are able to add new items to personalization settings, provide various information on processes and PC states and slightly expand the operating functionality. Widgets - a variety of gadgets whose feature is graphic interfaceadapted to perform a strictly defined set of functions.

Causes of lack of built-in gadgets in Windows 10

Even in Windows 8, Microsoft has abandoned the built-in gadgets for its operating systems.. According to the developers, they pushed them to this step a number of serious reasons, namely:

• windows OS Regrant: The appearance of the "tile menu" (dynamic tiles), which is partly intended to replace the familiar set of widgets;
• improving personal data: according to the statements by Microsoft representatives, thanks to the built-in gadgets, attackers are able to receive almost any information that interests them about a particular user;
• a sharp reduction in the number of users enjoyed by built-in gadgets (widgets).

It would seem lovers of gadgets provided an alternative in the form of dynamic tiles, but such a replacement was far from equal. The main problem is that dynamic tiles can be arranged exclusively in the "Start" menu without the possibility of transferring to the desktop. So some users prefer third-party programscapable of installing familiar gadgets on PCs.

"Tile menus" can be configured (change the number and size of tiles)

Popular Gadget Installations under Windows 10

On the Internet there is a considerable number of programs for installing gadgets under Windows 10. Consider the most popular and tested of them.

8GadgetPack

The main advantage of the program is a large number of widgets offered, as well as their advanced settings, providing, in particular, autorun, scaling and assigning hot keys. To download and install the program, you must:

1. Go to the official developer website and click on the download button.
   If you make a page down, then you can find detailed instructions Installation program (in English)
2. After downloading the installer, open it and click the Install button.
   The program, unfortunately, does not support Russian
3. At the end of the installation process, the 8GadgetPack will automatically open the windows of the available widgets.
   To place the desired widget on the desktop, click on it right-click and select "Add"

Video: How to add a widget to the desktop using 8gadgetpack

Of all the widgets available in the 8GADGetPack program, the most interesting are:

• All CPU Meter - a widget providing detailed information on the workload of the processor and RAM; If you have a multi-core processor, then the widget will show information about each kernel separately
• Clipboarder - This widget saves all the elements (text, media files) that have fallen into the "OS clipboard" when you press the Ctrl + C keys, and also allows you to find and paste any of the saved elements; The widget has no restrictions on the number of saved elements
• Unit Converter is a universal converter of all known calculated units (mass, temperature, speed, time, power, etc.). The only disadvantage of the widget is the lack of support for the Russian language

Gadgets Revived

Another name of this program is Desktop Gadgets Installer. It allows you to fully integrate all standard Windows 7 widgets with "dozen". Algorithm for downloading and installing the program Next:

1. Go to the official website of the developer and click on the Download the Desktop Gadgets Installer row.
   To download the program, go to the Download Sidebar partition.
2. After downloading and running the installation file, select the program language and click Next.
   Select the installation language (the program supports and Russian)
3. Wait until the installation process is completed.
   To open a list of available widgets, click on the desktop right-click and select "Gadgets"

Video: How to add widgets using the Gadget Revived program

Gadget Revived provides only standard set Windows 7 version widgets, so there are no unique and unusual applications in it.

Missed Features Installer 10 (MFI10)

The program represents whole complex system applications For Windows 10.. It includes not only a set of desktop gadgets, but also additional tools for setting up the "Start" menu and the package of downloadable scripts to change the registry, autorun settings, and setting up third-party installation parameters.

MFI10 is a way disk iso.For its discovery you will need a CD / DVD-DVD-drive program, for example, Daemon Tools.. The size of the ISO file is about one and a half gigabytes.

To download and install the program, you must:

1. Go to the official website of the CHIP magazine and download the MFI10 program forwarder by clicking on the download button.
   MFI10 program has only an English version
2. Saving the startup file, run it and wait for the ISO image to download.
   Before starting downloading the ISO file, make sure that you have enough free space on your hard disk (at least 1.3 GB)
3. Upon completion of the boot process, mount the ISO image using any CD / DVD-DVD emulator (for example, Daemon Tools). The MFI10 main menu opens. Click the GADGETS button to add gadgets to the desktop.
4. To add the desktop widgets, click the Gadgets button.
5. The installed gadget package can be found in the "Desktop Gadgets" category "Control Panel" window.
   The list of installed gadgets cannot be found through search string Windows 10.

MFI10, like GadGet Revived, provides users with only a standard set of widgets from Windows 7.

To search and add new gadgets, you can use the "Find Gadgets on the Internet" tool in the lower right corner of the window.

If you only want to add gadgets to the desktop, the author of the article advises to abandon the MFI10 in favor of Gadget Revived. The fact is that both programs offer an identical set of standard gadgets from Windows 7, but Gadget Revived consumes at times less operating system resources. In addition, to use MFI10, it is necessary to constantly store its ISO image on the hard disk.

Xwidget.

The main advantage of this program is that it is actually a platform for creating its own widgets. To start using the program, follows:

1. Go to the official website and click the download button.
   The program is universal and suitable for any Windows OS
2. After starting the installer, select the desired installation components, then click the Next button.
   In addition to the program itself, you can also establish a free version of Avast Anti-Virus
3. Upon completion of the installation process, the program will start automatically.
   To open the program menu, you need to double-click on the xwidget icon on the panel quick access Windows

Among the default widgets of the XWIDGET program are the most interesting:

• EKERSYSTEM is a simplified version of the "Task Manager" with the output of information about the load of the system resources (when you double-click the widget, the usual "Windows Task Manager") opens; The widget shows information about the consumption of resources such as a processor, rAM, virtual memory and cache loading
• Ekersearch - Comfortable and Compact Google Search Row (when you enter the request, the page opens in the browser);
  You can fix the search string on top of all windows for permanent access to it.
• EKERNOTES - Internet speed counter: shows information both about outgoing traffic and incoming. The blue arrow denotes the rate of return, and the green - the rate of data reception

If you want to creatively approach the design of the desktop widgets, the author of the article recommends using the built-in editor of the XWIDGET program. To go into it, you only need to click on the right mouse button on any widget and select the "Change" option in the context menu. The possibilities of the embedded editor are diverse: you can change already installed widgets Or create your own widget "from scratch". There is support for imports of media files created in graphic editors (For example, in Photoshop), and the editor of the "scenario code" (to create an automatic algorithm for the widget operation). The deficiencies of the editor are the confusing navigation system and "broken" Russification (instead of letters - hieroglyphs).

When saving a new widget, its name must be entered exclusively in English.

Avedesk.

The program does not require installation (unpackled from the zip file), not demanding of the system resources, has a simple design, as well as an interface in Russian. To start using the program, it is necessary.

Widget "Clock" is a simple technical gadget for the Windows operating system, which allows you to monitor local time. However, ordinary users are not always an unequivocal opinion about such tools. For some of this, the necessary addition to the desktop, for others, is a useless trinket that occupies free space. This article is devoted to those who are used to always follow the time.

Widget "Clock" on the desktop for Windows 10

One of the popular functional windows features 7 was the presence of desktop gadgets (or widgets). In addition to several, already built-in extensions, the system supported the function of installing additional widgets from the Internet, which allowed rationally to configure the workspace.

Windows 10 from Microsoft Corporation is as well as the previous Windows 8, again upset users with the absence of such a widget panel. According to the developers of the OS, the solution to completely abandon the usual gadget system influenced several global reasons, namely:

• undoubted function. One of the main ways to develop a new OS has become the rebranding of the design, where such an expansion was simply not included conceptually;
• security of personal data of users. However, this item is controversial. It is difficult to even assume that such a slight extension of the operating system, as a widget, is able to harm the security of the user.

In the new Windows OS (8/10 version), dynamic tiles came to replace the desktop widgets, which to some extent were to become a replacement. For example, the tile of the "Alarms and Clock" application carries even greater functionality than the "clock" gadget in Windows 7. A similar situation with the other dynamic tiles. However, the problem of all available tiles is that none of them cannot be placed on the desktop, unlike the same widgets. To find out the necessary information, you constantly need to go to the "Start" menu.

If you did not turn out to be at the site of the dynamic tile "Alarms and Clock", then the gadget can be found in the "start" in total list All installed applications

Not all users suite such a situation. For their sake and tried third-party software developers, who have tried to return to the modern OS function of desktop widgets. Consider the most popular programs that can complement Windows 10 the desired clock widget.

Popular clock widget programs for Windows 10

On the Internet there is a sufficient number of clock widget installation programs for the Windows operating system 10. The following three are the most popular.

Gadgets Revived

The second name of the Windows Desktop Gadgets program. Her main task is to return popular widgets to a new system from Microsoft. The only insignificant difference will be slightly modified tool interface (under the style of Windows 10). The program installation algorithm is as follows:

In addition to the clock widget, also available here:

Gadgets Revived will not only add the "Gazes" menu, but also puts access to the widgets in "Personalization" (right mouse button on the desktop), and adds the appropriate sub-item in the View menu.

Video: How to add a desktop widget using gadgets revived

MFI10.

Missed Features Installer 10 (MFI10) is a popular program extension to return the usual gadget system in Windows 10.

The MFI10 is the image of the ISO disk (it will take the CD / DVD-DVD emulator program for its opening, for example, Daemon Tools), about one and a half gigabytes. Since the program currently cannot be downloaded from the developer's official website, you will have to use any available search engine.

After downloading the ISO image, it must be opened and mounted on the computer. To do this, you will need a CD / DVD-DVDs program, for example, Daemon Tools.

The window that opens will contain a list of all virtual disk files:

1. Run MFI10.exe.

   If the autorun image did not work, then it can be found in the deposit "This computer"

2. After making a license agreement (the program is distributed free of charge) a menu will appear to install the application components. The Gadgets item is responsible for installing all desktop widgets for Windows 10.

   Despite English program installation interface, the desktop widgets themselves will be in Russian

3. After selecting the Gadgets setting in the control panel, the desired section "Desktop Gadgets" will be added.

   If the necessary item never appeared, it is necessary to reinstall the MFI10 program

8GadgetPack

The relative lack of 8gadgetpack is an incomplete translation of the program into Russian. You can download the utility from the official website of the developer.

On the site of developers in English, but using the appropriate images is shown in detail the program installation process

The undoubted advantage of the program, in comparison with the previous, is more advanced functionality. As a result of the installation of 8GadgetSPack, not only a few times, weather, calendars, but also widgets for tracking the necessary information about the state of PC (resource consumption, active processes, temperature, etc.). Open full list Widgets can also be using context menuBy right-clicking on the desktop and choosing the "Gadgets" item.

A distinctive feature of the program is a variety of widgets

Another one distinctive trait Programs - a significant variety of possible settings for widgets. The special panel opens either through the application itself, or through the "Start" menu.

Menu is completely in English, which can bring some difficulties in use

Since the configuration menu does not support Russian, briefly consider its items:

• Add Gadget - Installing new widgets for the desktop and their removal;
• Disable Autorun - Disabling the autorun widgets when booting Windows;
• Make Gadgets Larger - scaling desktop widgets. This is most relevant for monitors with high screen resolution;
• Disable Win + G for Gadgets - Deactivation of the widget panel call by pressing the combination of Win + G keys. Sometimes such a combination is in parallel with the process of recording video from the monitor screen;
• Visit WebSite - visiting the developer's site to check the program update;
• RESET ALL GADGETS - reset all available widgets (returns everything by default);
• Uninstall - removal of the 8GadgetPack program and all the widgets associated with it.

Video: How to add a widget to the desktop using 8gadgetpack

Other programs

The list of programs to add a widget "Clock" and others is not limited to the above. Therefore, we give a couple of examples of less popular programs.

Digital Clock.

It is an electronic widget. The feature of the program is that it has a wide selection of settings, so that Digital Clock can be easily customized with ease. To do this, after installation, you must go to the "Digital Clock settings" software section.

A wide range of program settings will allow not only to change its appearance, but also to choose the optimal functionality.

In addition to general settings The program also has the "Plugins" tab, where you can select the following components:

• scheduler;
• alarm clock and reminder;
• transparent variable;
• installation date;
• shutdown system;
• installing a signal every hour;
• quick note;
• moving clock on the monitor screen.

Desktop Clock Plus-7

If you are a supporter of classics, then this program exactly what is needed. It adds an analog clock to the desktop. The program exists in two versions. Its free version contains all the basic settings of the clock (size of the widget, moving across the desktop, turn on / off the second arrow, fastening the clock over all windows, autorun with the operating system).

AT free version Programs All basic widget settings are available.

In the software version of the program there are a number of additional options: you can enable the display of the current date, change the design of the clock, etc. In general, the free version will be enough.

Where you can find widgets "Clock" with different design

On the Internet there is a large number of thematic sites for adding various kinds of widgets, including "hours", on Window 10. Some users like changing their appearance every day or from time to time. Therefore, we give a small list of sites from which you can download dozens of different decorations.

Wingad.ru.

In the relevant section of the site, you can find more than one hundred varieties of the design of the Widget "Clock". After selecting the favorite, you just need to click on the button "Download Gadget" and save the Format file .Gadget to any folder on the computer.

Each version of the design of the widget has detailed information about him

After downloading, you need to run the instantaneous installation file, and then find and secure the new "clock" widget on Windows 10 any of the popular programs (Gadgets Revived, MFI10, 8GadgetPack), simply selecting it from the list available.

Winzoro.net

Similarly to the previous site, in special section You can choose from more than two hundred options. Design for Widget "Clock".

Wingdt.com.

Despite the small number of varied decorations of the "Clock" widget, the site has a convenient navigation system. All files are downloaded in .Gadget format and added to the desktop due to third-party programs for example Gadgets Revived.

Thanks special programs third-party developers conventional users able to return to the tenth windows version The missing system of gadgets, including a simple clock widget. Moreover, the most picky users of the GADGETS Revived or MFI10 program provide not only the ability to install standard widgets, but also add downloaded from the Internet.

The idea of \u200b\u200bdesktop gadgets has existed for quite a long time - Microsoft first introduced this feature in the Windows Vista operating system. Desktop gadgets offered the ability to view various information, play mini-games and much more from the desktop. Unfortunately, Microsoft decided to change philosophy user interface And abandoned gadgets by the time you release Windows 7.

Interestingly, but the official reason for the refusal "petty" called "security considerations". In any case, the gadgets did not die along with the Vista, and they found their continuation in the mobile OS Android, where they changed their name for the usual word "widgets", while retaining their functionality and the basic idea - to provide users with instant access to applications features From the desktop / home screen.

In the article, we will look at how to return useful functionality in. Fortunately, the idea to use the old chip in the new operating system attended great amount People among which there were also intelligent developers. Thanks to their decisions, we can easily install gadgets on our PCs.

So, there are several ways to do this:

1. Windows Desktop Gadgets.
2. 8Gadgetpack.

Windows Desktop Gadgets. - Free program, available for download

Step 1.Installation. The process is performed simply and quickly - you only need to follow all instructions on the screen, by pressing the "Next" button each time.

Step 2.Completing installation. On the last tab, click on the "FINISH" and, voila, you returned the gadgets into the system. Congratulations! It remains only to learn how to display them on the screen, add and delete in the case of anything.

Press the "FINISH" button

Step 3.Fastening gadgets on the desktop. Open windows program Desktop Gadgets, the icon of which is available both in the classic start and in the Metro interface. In the window that appears, you will see a list of available gadgets. Now drag them to the desktop you need.

To remove gadgets, right-click on it and find the inscription DELETE GADGET.

In the stock version of the program, the range of available gadgets is extremely small in order to add new ones, in the program window, click on the "Get More Gadgets Online" link.

8GadgetPack - Alternative solution to the problem of adding gadgets

The program is also free and available.

Step 1.Installation. The installation process is similar to the previous one: read the user agreement, put a tick of consent and click "Next" on each tab.

Step 2.Completing installation.

Complete the installation of the program, press the "FINISH" button

Step 3.Fastening gadgets. After on the latest setup of the installer, you click on the "Finish" button, you need to find the program in the Start menu or Metro interface. We open, drag the gadgets on your desktop.

A distinctive feature of 8gadgetpack is that it provides a much larger amount of available gadgets from the box. They are there more than 50.

You can open the application from both the Start menu and through the control panel. The program allows you to personalize gadgets by changing their size, set the timer of their work and reset all settings.

You can add your own gadgets written independently or found on the Internet. Just open files with extension .Gadget using 8gadgetpack.

Important!Be careful, you may well get caught up with this expansion. Download the gadgets only from proven sources!

Top 10 gadgets

1. All CPU Meter.Displays information about the processor: the number of cores involved, temperature, percentage of occupied and free power.

   

2. Windows ORB clock- Analog clock, on the background of the Windows logo. An excellent solution for those who have standard numbers in the dock seem too small. They have a simple and neat design - they will look more concise on any wallpaper.

   

3. Clipboard Manager.provides direct access to the exchange buffer. The gadget has a custom design, high functionality and ease of use.

   

4. Facebook Explorer.- Standard Manager social network. Tabs "Message", "Events", "Groups".

   

5. Ultimate Explorer -mini web browser. Allows you to open sites directly from the desktop. Convenient solution if you need to know the weather or view latest newswithout using bulky standard browsers.

   

6. App Launcher - One of the most annoying aspects of the Windows operating system for many users is the lack of a shortcut panel to applications - Launchbar analogue on Mac OS. The gadget solves this problem by providing a side menu on which frequently used programs can be fixed.

   

7. Minitvallows you to watch a number of well-known television programs, such as NBC News, CNN, BBC NEWS.

   

8. Traffic By Bing Maps- A simple small gadget that shows the current situation on the roads. Works on the Bing Maps service. It is possible to add several places immediately.

   

9. Magic Folder. - True magic for everyone, who has a job on the desktop is not delayed for a long time. You are dragging the files to the gadget - it sorts them by extensions and distributes to the appropriate folders on the desktop.

   

10. OPEN / CLOSE DVD- Completely simple, but at the same time a useful gadget that allows one click open or close a DVD drive, without having to press the physical button.

    

The main task of gadgets on the desktop is. They allow constantly to keep useful information In sight and ensure instant access to frequently used features. If after installing the gadget number open windows It has decreased, then you have taken a right decision by installing it.

Unfortunately, now there is no reason to believe that Microsoft will decrease to the needs of users and return the gadgets to its latest operating systems. Modern Metro UI is a tile interface that allows you to output information on the program tiles, but however, you cannot interact with their functional.

Video - How to Add Gadgets in Windows 10