![]() ![]() Hurray! Now, move your cursor over the gadget itself and a little menu pops up adjacent: The only gadget I tested thoroughly was the Clock and that’s easy to get going: Just double click on it and an analog clock pops up on the top right of your Desktop, floating above all the other windows: It installs easily enough and once launched, shows a familiar Window with some very familiar looking widgets and gadgets: I can’t guarantee it’ll always be that way, so please use caution when you grab a copy and if your anti-virus program complains, don’t install it! Start by going to and downloading the program, then double click to begin the install process:Ĭertainly looks good, doesn’t it? Click Next to continue.ĭisclaimer: I scanned the binary when I downloaded and installed this program and it was clean. Still, let’s have a look, because if all you want is a clock and the clock on the Taskbar (you know, the lower right edge of your screen) isn’t enough, it is a solution. I looked around and did find someone who had cobbled together a Windows 7 widget utility that brings back the original Win7 desktop widgets, but it’s rather flakey from what I can ascertain. Still, the official Microsoft answer for Windows 10 would undoubtedly be “use the active tiles on the new start menu”, and that works when the menu’s visible. And while those active tiles remain accessible from the Start menu, the widgets never quite made it back when we were all dropped back onto the Desktop upon login. True, it did, but then Windows 10 came along and we went back to the Desktop with a Start menu. ![]() In fact, it was way back in July of 2010 that Microsoft recommended everyone disable the Win7 Desktop Gadgets!īy Windows 8, the logic was that the start screen would give you everything you wanted, whether it was a weather widget, a clock, a stock ticker or anything else. It was definitely a really cool concept and there were a number of slick widgets people created, but there was one major issue that caused Microsoft to drop it from Windows 8: security. It is also necessary that the password prompt for logging in to the system be disabled.Ah yes, the old Desktop Widgets and side panel from Windows 7 days. The computer will be woken up, and an alert sound will be played. The timer can wake up your system from sleep mode. *** Wakes up your system from a Sleep mode *** Additionally, you can set a comfortable sound volume. When a notification appears, the program can force the Windows volume up. The free timer app will automatically increase the volume if you accidentally mute the sound. Free Countdown Timer comes with several sounds and offers full access to your music library. You can select the sound you want for a timer. ![]() You can also specify the hours, minutes, and seconds for the countdown. The timer reminds you about the event by playing your favorite music and showing a notification message.Īfter you set the time, date, and sound for each timer, you can use a text field to write a note to yourself as a reminder about the timer's purpose. You can fully concentrate on the task at hand while waiting for a future task to be ready for action. The countdown timer tracks the amount of time till the specified event. This app allows you to set as many countdown timers as you want. *** A free, full-featured, and lightweight countdown timer for Windows *** ![]()
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