Biggest Thing I'll MIss Going to Win10

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    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    Biggest Thing I'll MIss Going to Win10


    I have been watching the screen shots and folks posts about Win10 and I think every thing I have seen is great. I'm looking forward to installing it when I feel more confident about doing it over my Win7 Ultimate.

    There is one thing I will miss though, my Gadgets.

    I use 2 screens and I have a nice little column of Gadgets running down the right side of my secondary screen. They are a clock with alarm and day countdown, processor monitor showing core usage and temps, a graphics board monitor showing utilization, temps and fan speeds, a network monitor with IP address, speed, upload and down stats.

    I loved having this little column of monitors that I could glance at and see the health of everything quickly. It has come in handy a few times.

    I'm going to miss having that quick reference.
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  2. Posts : 27,164
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #2

    Rainmeter?
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  3. Posts : 1,557
    W10 32 bit, XUbuntu 18.xx 64 bit
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    Arelem said:
    I have been watching the screen shots and folks posts about Win10 and I think every thing I have seen is great. I'm looking forward to installing it when I feel more confident about doing it over my Win7 Ultimate.

    There is one thing I will miss though, my Gadgets.

    I use 2 screens and I have a nice little column of Gadgets running down the right side of my secondary screen. They are a clock with alarm and day countdown, processor monitor showing core usage and temps, a graphics board monitor showing utilization, temps and fan speeds, a network monitor with IP address, speed, upload and down stats.

    I loved having this little column of monitors that I could glance at and see the health of everything quickly. It has come in handy a few times.

    I'm going to miss having that quick reference.
    Arelem

    This was posted by another member over at the windows 7 forum.

    Don't know if this will work for windows 10. Not real sure how safe that site is.

    8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 8 / 8.1
    Last edited by groze; 10 Mar 2015 at 08:59.
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  4. Posts : 3,502
    Win_8.1-Pro, Win_10.1607-Pro, Mint_17.3
       #4

    Sidebar gadgets?

    See: Gadgets have been discontinued
    Gadgets are no longer available on our website because the Windows Sidebar platform in Windows 7 and Windows Vista has serious vulnerabilities. Microsoft has retired the feature in newer releases of Windows. Gadgets could be exploited to harm your computer, access your computer's files, show you objectionable content, or change their behavior at any time. An attacker could even use a gadget to take complete control of your PC. If you're concerned about the safety of gadgets you’ve downloaded, find out more about gadgets and steps you can take to protect your PC

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  5. Posts : 1,811
    W7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), LM 19.2 MATE (64 bit), W10 Home 1703 (64 bit), W10 Pro 1703 (64 bit) VM
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    Cliff S said:
    Rainmeter?
    Agreed.
    Here are a couple of layouts I've made for myself.
    Biggest Thing I'll MIss Going to Win10-rm_krell.png Biggest Thing I'll MIss Going to Win10-rm_outline.png
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  6. Posts : 3,502
    Win_8.1-Pro, Win_10.1607-Pro, Mint_17.3
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    Cliff S said:
    Rainmeter?
    lehnerus2000 said:
    Agreed.
    Here are a couple of layouts I've made for myself.
    lehnerus2000, is that running on Win10?

    Looks like something Arelem can investigate
    Rainmeter, desktop customization tool
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  7. Posts : 171
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
       #7

    groze said:
    @Arelem

    This was posted by another member over at the windows 7 forum.

    Don't know if this will work for windows 10. Not real sure how safe that site is.

    8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 8 / 8.1
    Yes, they work in Win 10, and tes, the site is safe.

    I've been using it ever since MS (wrongly, imo) removed gadgets.

    Here's a screenie showing them running on build 9926.


    Wenda.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Biggest Thing I'll MIss Going to Win10-screenshot-39-.jpg  
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  8. Posts : 1,249
    Windows 8.1, Win10Pro
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    I also use the 8GadgetPack in Win10. Works fine. Just be sure to install v12 -- as the older versions don't work well in W10.
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    W7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), LM 19.2 MATE (64 bit), W10 Home 1703 (64 bit), W10 Pro 1703 (64 bit) VM
       #9

    Slartybart said:
    lehnerus2000, is that running on Win10?

    Looks like something Arelem can investigate
    Rainmeter, desktop customization tool
    Those screenshots are from W7.
    I have not tried running it on W10TP since each version has only lasted for a few weeks (apart from b9926).
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  10. Posts : 1,099
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Wenda said:
    Yes, they work in Win 10, and tes, the site is safe.

    I've been using it ever since MS (wrongly, imo) removed gadgets.

    Here's a screenie showing them running on build 9926.


    Wenda.
    Those look exactly like the gadgets I'm currently running on Win7. I will definitely have to check this one out.

    Thank you Wenda.

    BTW, love the old steam engine with coaches.
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