You can ask questions but I wont be walking you through with any more detail than what i have written here. If you are installing Windows 10 on a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista, or if you need to create installation media to install Windows 10 on a different PC, see Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC section below. So hopefully this has helped you out, and made life a little bit easier. easy.Īnd finally I have my windows back to how i want it, with the added features of windows 8 with the easy usability of windows 7. In the Control panel you will have this new (or old) gadget gallery.Īnd just drag what you want back to the desktop. My desktop gadgets go missing sometime just one and sometimes more.I have so far have not find any solution to the problem even from Microsoft Support. : visit the most interesting Win7 Gadgets pages, well-liked by male users from Iran, or check the rest of data below. Windows 7 Professional Full Retail Version 64bit. Install it and you should get the gadgets back, now if you dont want the sidebar just right click it and choose remove sidebar. Calendar, weather gadgets, any kind of clocks and much more. So you will need the following file 8GadgetPackSetup (12mb) or go to the developers website and download: . Windows 8 removed these (without telling me i might loose them). Now did you have a gadget you loved, I personally had a desktop gadget that showed my internet usage, as well as a gadget that pinged certain devices to ensure they were online. So the windows 7 startbar is back but keeping the new windows 8 explorer features. So kudos to Tihiy the developer and I donated $5 for his great work.
Best part is this doesn’t change any system files you can change back whenever you want. Now when you run Ex7forW8 you should see Ĭhoose what you want either the old Windows 7 or the new Windows 8. If you dont have the disk for whatever reason you just need the explorer.exe in the same directory as Ex7forW8.exe and explorer.mui under a folder “en-US” in the same location as Ex7forW8.exe. DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER is a technology consultant, trainer and writer who has authored a number of books on computer operating systems, networking, and security. Run the setup, you will need a Windows 7 disk of the same type as your PC (So Windows 7 X64 for patchign Windows 8 X64 and same with 32 bit). Right-Click the desired gadget and click Add. Lets get that start button back, START BUTTON Step 1: Right-click any open space on the desktop and then click Gadgets. This is also IMO a better alternative then that crap Start8 program and a few others i have seen. Now just quickly, while this worked 100% and has worked for a week or so for me DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, and read the readme included with ex7forW8 in contains some minor known issues. Well instead of searching all over the web here are the files i use and they work ( 圆4 and apparently x32). You made the stupid move to upgrade to Windows 8 and while its faster and has cool features it also has the annoying part of no start button, a new dangled metro interface obviously build for touch screens and your widgets have gone. So your a power windows user, or just used to what you hĪd.