The Windows sidebar is a useful tool that can display a variety of widgets permanently on the sidebar of your desktop. These utilities are small programs or applications that are set up to perform a specific task. You can use the clock widget to see the current time, or you can use the feed reader to read the current news feed.
Similarly, there are many other utilities available from Windows to meet your needs. Some of the popular widgets are slideshows, calendars, CPU clocks, photo quizzes, weather, stocks, and currencies.
First, How to Add or Remove the Sidebar
In Windows Vista, the sidebar comes with the Windows installation, but you can block the display of the sidebar by right-clicking the sidebar icon on the taskbar and then clicking exit.
If you want to reopen the sidebar on the desktop, follow these steps:
Click the Start button > Click All Programs > Click Accessories > Click Windows Sidebar.
Add Sidebar Widgets in Windows Vista
Adding more widgets to the Windows sidebar is a very easy task.
1) Simply click the + sign that appears on top of the sidebar.
2) Select any widget of your choice and double-click it so it appears on the Windows sidebar.
3) The weather widget is now available in the sidebar.
How to download add-ons online
1) Go to Microsoft Vista Library
2) Click the download button below each widget.
3) Your download will start automatically.
4) Run the downloaded file.
5) Install the utility on your PC.
6) Once installed, the extension will automatically appear on your Windows sidebar.
Add Sidebar Widgets in Windows 7
Adding widgets to the sidebar in Windows 7 is easier. Just right-click anywhere on the desktop and click “Widgets”.
You will have the same utility window as in Windows Vista (shown in the screenshot in the corresponding step in Vista) and then you can add or download the add-ons in the same way.
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