As you may have noticed, Desktop Gadgets and Sidebar are missing in Windows 8 RTM. Personally, I don't miss gadgets since I did not use them. But a lot of people have been missing them. If you can't live without desktop gadgets, there is good news for you: desktop gadgets and sidebar can be made to work in Windows 8.
My friend PainteR has created an unofficial installer which allows you to get gadgets back in Windows 8 with just a few mouse clicks. Just follow the white rabbit setup wizard.
Note that it supports all possible Windows 8 languages, so you will get gadgets and sidebar's interface with your native language!
Wait for the installer to finish and right click on the desktop after that. You will see the familiar "Gadgets" item in your desktop context menu. Enjoy:
Before you download
- I am not sure that this is legal. Check the license agreement of Windows 7 and Windows 8 before you use this installer.
- All credits goes to PainteR. No one from Winaero is associated with this installer.
Download Desktop Gadgets for Windows 8
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Thank You very much! I actually us gadgets ever since Vista and I find some of the immensely useful!
You are welcome!
Большое спасибо! Это то, чего мне не хватало. Приходилось вручную копировать гаджеты от Release Preview и запускать какие-то сомнительные командные файлы, а тут всё и сразу! :)
Кстати, обновите! PainteR уже выпустил версию 1.1.1
Файл лежит на серверах PainteRа, я не могу обновить его, это должен сделать он сам.
Nice. I have my laptop and really find it this gadgets useful. I also download other gadgets for Christmas.
Its too early for Christmas, IHMO.
Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work.
Good JOB! Like and used sidebar from the Windows Vista. Has very apps cool!
congratulations from Brasil.
arquivo corrompido
I can’t open the archive. It says is damaged.
Fixed. I am sorry. I have no idea how that happened
There is also an alternative installer here:
http://8gadgetpack.bplaced.net/
It also includes a bunch of 3rd party gadgets and a sidebar gadget
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Hi!
Using Build 9200 of WIndows 8 and it does not work. Nothing happens when trying to open the gadget program.
ToddeSwe
Awesome and thank you for sharing!
Installed but cant use it. When i drag the widget to my desktop screen, it just doesnt work. Any solution? and if i wanted to uninstall it, how am i suppose to do it?
Thx
You must right click the desktop and choose Show Desktop Gadgets from the View menu. To install a gadget, double click it, don’t drag it to the desktop screen. To uninstall, go to Programs and Features in Control Panel. It is present as ‘Windows 8 Desktop Gadgets’.
Hello. After latest updates (about 20 of them) on Windows 8 PRO x64 via windows update, sidebar crashes…
Podpis težave:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: sidebar.exe
Application Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Application Timestamp: 4ce7a1c7
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.2.9200.16420
Fault Module Timestamp: 505ab405
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00000000000115d0
OS Version: 6.2.9200.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1060
What to do?
I finalyyyyyyyyy figuret it out. Logitech web cam LVPrcSrv.exe is causing crashes.
I used this installer on Windows 8 and it worked really well.
However, I can’t get the installer to work on Windows 8.1 Preview 64-bit.
I was wondering if PainteR can check if the installer needs updating.
Cheers
here you go: Desktop gadgets and sidebar for Windows 8.1
Hallo,
it´s perfect work! Thx a lot. But i have problem in last time. Have error stop working nad will close in start windows. I wanted uninstall and install again…but i can´t find where to uninstall. Or have some different solution for my problem pls?
Hey, Thanks for sharing this informative post with us. We are looking for the exact thing. Keep Updating with such more posts.
You are welcome.