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Windows 7 Ultimate missing gadgets

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  • Gadgets
  • Windows 7
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September 23, 2014 3:56:22 PM

I installed windows 7 ultimate and i wanted to add a few gadgets and when i right clicked my desktop to look for them, i didnt get an option to add them. i looked under personalize in the control panel and there wasnt an option their either. I dont think they installed or something. UAC is enabled and that didnt work. Please help.

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a c 633 $ Windows 7
September 23, 2014 4:11:44 PM

Gadgets have been discontinued

This is from quite a while ago. Serious security issues.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/dn261332
"It’s a great feature, born of the best of intentions, but unfortunately malware and exploit writers are leveraging gadgets running in Windows Sidebar to potentially take complete control of a user’s computer. This is why Microsoft has retired the feature in newer releases of Windows"
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September 23, 2014 7:59:23 PM

USAFRet said:
Gadgets have been discontinued

This is from quite a while ago. Serious security issues.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/dn261332
"It’s a great feature, born of the best of intentions, but unfortunately malware and exploit writers are leveraging gadgets running in Windows Sidebar to potentially take complete control of a user’s computer. This is why Microsoft has retired the feature in newer releases of Windows"


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