Bringing Vista gadgets to 10?


  1. RECONBunny
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    Bringing Vista gadgets to 10?


    I was wondering if it's possible to bring the gadgets from Vista to 10? I know why they were discontinued but that was for custom gadgets people made and not Microsofts.

    I found this site here: 8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 but I wanted to know if any of you have used this and or know another way that is safe or known.
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  3. swarfega
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    Try searching the forum for "Vista Gadgets", there are a number of related threads about running gadgets.
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  4. RECONBunny
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    The answer is indeed 8Gadget. Windows Vista how I missed you! For those concerned about this being safe I checked it with Windows Defender and ran it through the online virus scanner.


    Antivirus scan for c6bb2e1ec2be85df635948668beaf91eadf6ad5ea51baa569bc04ef2c0d5128e at
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