Desktop Gadgets for W8.1 - Free Tool

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MS removed Gadgets from W8 because of security concerns, supposedly. I suspect it was to promote the tiled apps thing more, though…but I could be wrong.

If you love your gadgets, now there’s a way to get them back…and it’s free.

“Gadgets Revived” adds “Gadgets” to the desktop right click context menu.

It has full control panel integration with working links in the “Appearance and personalization” category.

It also has full integration with Windows Search when “gadgets” is typed in. I don’t know for sure but strongly suspect that it will work with Start8 since it works with Classic Shell and StartIsBack. Apparently you can even integrate it with the online gadget gallery.

Desktop Gadgets apparently has a Gallery of more than 900 Gadgets accessible from its homepage, but to avail yourself of them, you’ll have to download the sidebar which is there on the homepage.

The nice part of this is that there might be a bit of rebirth for gadgets which sort of died when MS/Yahoo killed them.

Let me know if it works with Start8, OK?

Source:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/gadgets-revived-offers-900-desktop-gadgets-windows-8-1

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I get this message when I try to install it! Don`t know what this should be!

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'd ask the folks at the website....I really don't have W8.1, and don't use gadgets...so I left a question about installations which don't go 'as planned' and who to contact about it on the Windows Club link above.

The question appears under Doc. Please follow up there since I see no possibility on the app's website for support questions.

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Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

as what all these gadgets for Windows 8 "applications" do is installing patched files from older operating systems, some conflicts among them should be expected.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is this better than 8Gadget Pack?

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 5
Is this better than 8Gadget Pack?
End of RedneckDude's quote
Well, I gather from the OP that it hasn't been tried or used by the poster. Give it a look and let us know, Jim.

I'm happy with 8GadgetPack. YMMV.

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Twould seem to me that gadgets is gadgets.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I blame Android.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 5
Is this better than 8Gadget Pack?
End of RedneckDude's quote
Quoting Wizard1956, reply 8



Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 5
Twould seem to me that gadgets is gadgets
End of Wizard1956's quote

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This is excellent! Thank you.