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In Windows 7, there were gadgets like clock, calender, weather etc. But in Windows 8, no gadgets are there.
Why Microsoft avoided gadgets in Windows 8 ?
TomJ
Posted 2014-04-18T10:45:12.840
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Why gadgets are avoided in Windows 8?
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Micrsoft stopped supporting gadgets all together. Not just in windows 8, but in 7 as well. There used to be a library available where you could download gadgets for windows 7, but Microsoft stopped with this a year ago. In Windows 8, you have Metro with tiles which is supposed to be the replacement for gadgets.
LPChip
Posted 2014-04-18T10:45:12.840
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Note that the reason for this, is that they could not reconcile the gadget model with the admin-approval model used in UAC, which lead to gadgets being inherently over-privldged, allowing any exploit against vulnerabilities in the gadget itself to perform actions that would otherwise be impermissible. https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2719662
– Frank Thomas – 2014-04-18T11:38:19.220Indeed, Frank's reply answers the question that was asked. – adampski – 2014-04-18T12:27:38.400
1http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/gadgets – Indrek – 2014-04-18T10:46:06.567
1Because it was discoverd that gadgets were a security risk. Because only a small minority even used them they were simply removed from Windows 8. – Ramhound – 2014-04-18T10:53:18.490
See Frank Thomas's reply to LPChip's answer for your reason. However, I suggest you look into Rainmeter to achieve a similar style that Windows's gadgets gave you. – adampski – 2014-04-18T12:28:36.460