Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets

Each gadget is a Mini-program that displays various information on the desktop. There are purely informative gadgets - theyinform the user about the operation of the computer (CPU load, network traffic, etc.), weather in different cities, traffic jams on the street, etc. And there are desktop gadgets Windows 7, which besides information perform other functions. These are various games, translators, applications for working with popular sites (Facebook, Twitter, Classmates, postal sites and search engines, etc.), online radio and many others.

How do I install the gadget? To do this, right-click in theAny place on the desktop and select the item "Gadgets" in the context menu. A window with a collection of gadgets opens. Initially, their set is quite ascetic: the Windows Media Center gadget, currency rate, puzzle game, RSS reader, gadget, CPU, calendar, weather, clock and slideshow. If you click on the gadget once, and then click on the "Show details" sign, a brief description of the gadget will appear. To install the gadget, there is enough double click on the chosen gadget.

If you do not have the standard set, you can Download Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets. To do this, click on the link "Find gadgets inInternet "at the bottom of the window with gadgets. In your browser will open the page with a set of gadgets on the official site of Microsoft Windows - there is more assortment. Select the desired gadget and click on the "Download" link. A page with a description of the gadget will open. Click on the "Download" button and in the window select the option "Open in ...", then click on the OK button, then click "Install". The gadget will appear on the desktop.

In principle, desktop gadgets Windows 7 can be downloaded not only from the official site, but also from other sites. but you do this at your own risk and are yourself responsible for the possible consequences. To delete the downloaded gadget, open the gallery, right-click on the gallery and select the "Delete" option.

Windows 7 desktop gadgets can be move. To do this, simply drag it with the cursor, holding the left mouse button. To configure gadget, right click on it. In the context menu of each gadget there are such items:

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  Add gadget. Opens the window you already know with a collection of gadgets.
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  Move. Equivalent movement with the mouse.
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  The size. Usually you can choose between small and large size, not available for all gadgets.
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  On top of other windows. Places the gadget on top of all open windows.
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  Opacity. You can choose the degree of opacity of the gadget -from 20 to 100%. If the opacity is less than 100%, the gadget will be semi-transparent in the inactive state, and opaque when the cursor is hovered over it.
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  Options. A set of gadget settings (for each - its own, for some gadgets, options are not available).
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  Close gadget. The gadget is removed from the desktop.

If you do not want gadgets to be displayed at this time, right-click on the desktop and in the View menu, uncheck the "Show Desktop Gadgets" option. Gadgets will not be visible, but not removed from the desktop. To return them, just tick again.

When working with gadgets, it's worth taking into account a few nuances. First, Windows desktop gadgets, designed only for 32-bit versions of the operating system, will not work in 64-bit versions. Secondly, for the operation of some gadgets (weather, exchange rate, online radio, traffic jams, etc.), it is necessary connection to the Internet - without it, they will not show up-to-date information.