Add Vista Gadgets Directly to the Desktop Without a Visible Sidebar

Contributor Icon Contributed by davak Date Icon April 1, 2008  
Tag Icon Tagged: Microsoft Vista

I hear many people say that they would use vista gadgets if they just did not have to use them within the sidebar. Well, you don’t. The sidebar is just a gadget holder. Running vista gadgets without the sidebar being visible is easy.


One of the knocks against Vista’s gadget system is the sidebar. However, gadgets will happily live outside the sidebar without any problems. Here is how to do it.

1. Start the sidebar
2. Load whatever gadget you want on your desktop
3. Drag the gadget off the sidebar and drop it onto your desktop

4. Close the sidebar. The gadget will stay on your desktop.

Easy. Easy.

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  • A Lindsay
    does this reduce the load on the system?
  • Jandra
    it does not work on click gadgets (I call click gadgets the ones that open more info when you click on them)
  • Name
    my gadgets don't work... why is this?

    my notes don't appear. my clock is just a black clock with its hands at 12, and there are no numbers appearing... :(

    please help me. thank you
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