Where Do You Place Gadgets In Windows 7

17.07.2019

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Where Do You Place Gadgets In Windows 7
Windows Gadgets For Windows 7 64 Bit

This will show you how to add or remove Gadgets from the Windows 7 Desktop. Gadgets are mini-programs on the desktop which offer information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools.

Gadgets are no longer on Windows Sidebar like in Vista. Once a gadget is added to the desktop, you can move and leave it anywhere you like on the desktop.
Gadgets installed by a User are located in the hidden folder below:
(shell:gadgets)
C:Users(user-name)AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindows SidebarGadgets
The Gadgets and Shared Gadgets folders is located at:
For 64-bit Windows 7
C:Program Files (x86)Windows SidebarGadgets
and
C:Program Files (x86)Windows SidebarShared Gadgets
For 32-bit Windows 7
C:Program FilesWindows SidebarGadgets
and
C:Program FilesWindows SidebarShared Gadgets

Have gadgets enabled. Gadgets are enabled by default in Windows 7.
Show Desktop Items needs to be checked in order to see the gadgets.

Is there any way to get a Desktop Clock and Calendar like the Windows 7 gadgets? The other gadget I miss is All CPU Meter, any thoughts? I installed a program that lets you have all your previous Win7 gadgets, and install new ones (it's the same extension as old gadgets) It found my previous TOSHIBA.

To Add a Desktop Gadget

1. Right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on Gadgets. (See screenshot below)
A) Go to step 3.

OR
2. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Desktop Gadgets icon.
3. Double click on a gadget to add it to the desktop. (See screenshots below)
NOTE: For more information about the gadgets click on the Show details button.
4. When done close the Gadget Gallery window.

To Remove a Desktop Gadget

1. Right click on the gadget and click on Close Gadget.
OR
2. Click on the white X in the upper right corner of the gadget. (See screenshot below)

That's it,
Shawn

Change the Start Menu

Step 1: For starters, Classic Shell comes highly recommended and serves as a good starting point. With this free tool, you can modify the Windows 10 Start Menu to resemble the version provided in Windows 7. Once installed, you’ll see six entries on your Start Menu listed under Classic Shell. Here you will want to choose Classic Start Menu Settings.

Step 2: On the Start Menu Style tab, choose Windows 7 style as shown above.

Step 3: Next, head here to download the Windows 7 Start Menu orb. Once downloaded, choose Custom near the bottom of the Start Menu Style tab and select the downloaded image. You may need to tweak the button size, as we used 60 given the default setting was too large for our desktop resolution.

Step 4: On the Skin tab, choose Windows Aero.

Step 5: Hit OK and you’re done.

Change the wallpaper

Step 1: To install Windows 7 wallpaper, download the images from here.

Step 2: Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize.

Step 3: The Settings app now appears, defaulting to the Background panel. Make sure the Background drop-down menu reads Picture and then select the Browse button to find your downloaded wallpaper.

Hide Cortana and Task View

Step 1: Right-click on the taskbar, select Cortana and then Hidden to remove Microsoft’s assistant.

Step 2: Right-click on the taskbar and select Show Task View button to disable this feature.

Change the colors

Step 1: Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize.

Step 2: Choose Colors on the left of the Settings app.

Step 3: As shown above, we selected Navy Blue.

Step 4: Next, we’ll switch the colors of the title bar. Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize.

Step 5: Choose Colors on the left side of the Settings app.

Step 6: Check the Title bars option towards the bottom of the panel.

Swap Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer

Step 1: Right-click on the Microsoft Edge icon and unpin the browser from the taskbar.

Step 2: Search for Internet Explorer using the Start Menu’s search field.

Step 3: Right-click on the result and select Pin to taskbar.

Step 4: Open Internet Explorer, select the gear-shaped Tools icon in the upper-right corner and select Internet options.

Step 5: Once the Internet options pop-up appears, select the Programs tab.

Step 6: On this panel, click Make Internet Explorer my default browser.

Step 7: Select Internet Explorer on the resulting list and then choose the Set this program by default setting.

Tweak Explorer

Here we used the free tool OldNewExplorer. It’s downloaded as a RAR file so you’ll need to install third-party software to unpack the installer. The file to use is OldNewExplorerCfg.exe, and once launched, here’s what you’ll need to change:

Step 1: Select Use classical drive grouping in This PC.

Step 2: Select Use libraries; hide folders from This PC.

Step 3: Select Use command bar instead of Ribbon.

Step 4: Select Show details pane on the bottom.

Step 5: For Appearance style, you have three options: Default, Silver cream, and Flat white.

Step 6: For Status bar style, select Gray.

Step 7: Now open File Explorer. Navigate to Tools and then Folder Options. On the General tab, select This PC in the drop-down menu for Open File Explorer.