Get hundreds of great desktop enhancements on your Windows 7 desktop with the official Windows 7 gadgets

In Windows 7, Microsoft removed the sidebar feature that was available in Windows Vista, but the gadgets that could be used with the sidebar are still present. Almost all Windows Vista sidebar gadgets are compatible with Windows 7 and in this video we will show you how to use them. We will also show you how to add new gadgets from the internet and uninstall gadgets you no longer use.

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There are several sites on the internet offering Windows desktop gadgets for download. We recommend that you only use the official Microsoft gadget gallery however. You can visit the gadget gallery by clicking here.

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