That was eventually discontinued and replaced with Desktop Gadgets, which first appeared in Windows Vista.
However, they were dropped in Windows 8, possibly becauselive tilesserved a similar purpose.
Microsoftfully disabled gadgets on Windows Vista and 7 in 2012due to a remote code execution flaw.
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Windows 11 marked thereturn of widgets, but in a more constrained fashion.
The new widget panel isn’t really about widgets anymore.
The feed is just a list of cards with news stories Microsoft thinks you might care about.
Windows 11 widgets in 2021 (Microsoft)
However, at least in my experience, it’s mostly junk.
Windows 11 widget board in 2023
