Gadgets in Windows 11?

I installed 8GadgetPack but it doesn't work in Windows 11.

Works for me fine, of course after install it said it cannot work, but did, just did the repair install and bam! I use CPU Usage, and Network Meter.

I have this when i open 8GadgetPack.

May need Net Frameworks 3.0 to allow it to install (guessing).

EDIT:

• Some error message appears when I try to open gadgets!
  Some gadgets require the .NET Framework to be installed. Try this: Press Win+X, select control panel, search for "Turn Windows features on or off" and select everything with ".NET" in its name. Press OK.

Only need the basic .NET 3 stuff, not the ones underneath it, right? By underneath, I mean the sub check boxes....which you only see after hitting the +

I've never needed those before, ever.

Mine always worked as I already had to install NF 3.5 for another program I use to manage shortcut icons etc and I do this right after clean install so by time I get round to installing Gadgets it all works.

^^^^ that. Only need the ones as @jh30uk has selected in the screenshot, not the Communication Foundation stuff - that is what I was referring to.

Thanks for posting the screenshot.

:)

I used 8gadget pack until I stumbled across Rainmeter and SilverAzide's Gadgets for it. I have the same features now on Win10, and on the leaked Win11 version, and they work just fine.

You can get Rainmeter from here: Rainmeter, desktop customization tool

You can get the SilverAzide gadgets from here: Releases · SilverAzide/Gadgets

Sandi1987 said:

I have this when i open 8GadgetPack.

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I get something like that on my desktop running Windows 11 in a VM. I'm hoping that when I update my Insider build of Windows 10, 8GadgetPack runs OK.

Sandi1987 said:

I have this when i open 8GadgetPack.

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Open Task Manager, right click on the ghost application and choose Maximize.

You also need .NET 3.5 installed also. I already had it when I upgraded my worknig 10 to 11, so the gadgets button works fine for me.

Wait..... gadgets work on win 10 & 11? I must have been sleeping under a rock for the past seven or so years! lol

Well, most gadgets in Win 10 are 3rd party. However, very recently, Windows added a New and Weather mini gadget that resides on the taskbar.

Windows 11 ups that by only putting a button on the taskbar for the gadget, but the gadget takes up about a 3rd of your screen, including similar info as the new Win10 News and Weather gadget.

I tried to take a ss but the file was too large - let me shrink it an I'll attach it.

Here we go.

I knew about the news and weather thing in Win 10. Can old win 7 gadgets work though?

No idea. Haven't tried. Don't plan to.

If I want gadgets, I look to Rainmeter.

If you want a very good desktop weather gadget, I have Sense Desktop, and it's great. It's only $0.99.

pauliewog said:

I knew about the news and weather thing in Win 10. Can old win 7 gadgets work though?

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Yes, I'm running all my Windows 7 gadgets on 10 from updating from 7 to 10




A Guy

Win 10's News & Interests is not a Gadget.