

Adding and managing GadgetsĪdd and manage your Windows Gadgets with the Desktop Gadget Gallery application. You can also download a number of additional Sidebar-compatible gadgets from the Microsoft Web site. Provides front-end to the Windows Media Center application. Can be configured to look for images in particular folders, with different transition types.Ĭan be configured for any location worldwide. Click a headline to display the entire feed. Two simple analog-style dials measuring the current CPU utilization and memory usage.Īn RSS feed aggregator links into RSS feeds you’ve subscribed to through Internet Explorer 7. Settable to time zone, not just the system time. Right clicking the icons shows a new UI device that Microsoft calls “ Jump Lists.” (See below)īy default, Windows 7 ships with nine Windows Gadgets. Navigation between windows is now two-level mousing over an icon shows a set of window thumbnails, and clicking the thumbnail switches windows.

The icons can be rearranged and rebooting will no longer rearrange them. One of the biggest changes in the Windows 7 interface is the Task Bar. Text descriptions on the buttons are gone and applications are represented by big icons. To view a video about getting around the Windows 7 desktop, click here. Once you are familiar with Windows 7, you may find these links of interest: Windows 7 Common Things Your Need to Know About
