Windows has a rocky history with widgets. Vista had the Windows Sidebar, a collection of widgets (then called ‘gadgets’) that provided glanceable information on one side of your desktop. Windows 7 ...

Microsoft introduces agentic AI features, visual changes for Widgets and the Lock Screen, and improvements to Quick Machine ...

Windows 11 Build 27982 introduces interactive lock screen widgets, multiple dashboards, and a smarter file sharing experience.

Around two-thirds of our readers want to see widgets on the Windows 11 desktop. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The latest ...

As Microsoft readies its AI-powered Windows Copilot for a public preview in June, the company is also disclosing even more new features that may arrive on your PC in the next few weeks. including ...

Microsoft announced today that it had removed multiple widgets from the Microsoft Store. They are no longer available for download, at least temporarily, as the intention is to improve the Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is making moves to bring a big improvement to one of the highlight experiences in Windows 11, which might bring it closer to what is already available on iOS and Android. Shared on Twitter ...

We're still waiting to get all those missing Windows 10 features in Windows 11.

In December 2022, Microsoft released a Windows 11 preview build with the ability to use Windows Widgets without a Microsoft Account. It is a much-needed change that made Widgets more usable, ...

A new Windows 11 preview build is now available in the Insider Dev Channel. Today's build is 25284 and adds support for Facebook Messenger in the Widgets Panel. There are also a handful of fixes and ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets ...