Microsoft's on-again, off-again Windows Sidebar feature, a prominent new interface element that could make it into the Windows Vista desktop, is definitely on again. The Sidebar user interface element ...

Most Windows users know Windows Sidebar houses mini-programs, known as gadgets, that offer a number of functions such as a clock, weather report, and more. The Windows Sidebar and the Gadgets are ...

Users of Windows Vista and Windows 7 have been advised to completely disable their Windows Sidebar and Gadgets, in response to what appears to be a serious security risk. The Windows Sidebar is a ...

Granted, a few Sidebar Gadgets offer little more than eye candy designed to wow consumers at Best Buy. But if you know where to look, you can stock your Sidebar with some genuinely useful tools. Let's ...

Microsoft is rolling out Windows Copilot in preview today. Windows 11 Insiders in the Beta Channel can install a preview build that offers the first semi-public availability for the AI-infused sidebar ...

The Windows Sidebar, introduced as a gadget presentation and development platform in Windows Vista, ships in Windows 7 as the Windows Gadget Platform, and is the new framework for creating and hosting ...

One of the things I miss about Windows Vista–okay, the only thing I miss about Vista–is the Sidebar. Much as I applaud Microsoft’s decision to liberate its desktop gadgets, to make it so you can ...