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Can't Access my Desktop Gadgets through Control Panel
When I click on Desktop Gadgets in the Control Panel the window doesn't change over, not only that absolutely nothing happens at all. How can I view all of my Desktop Gadgets so that I can select which ones I want to be shown?
Last edited: Dec 4, 2009
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Right click on the desktop > Gadgets.
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Yup, tried that already and still no windows shows up or even anything happens at all.
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Open C: > Program Files > Windows Sidebar > Gadgets. Maybe you can start them from there.
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You're not gonna believe this, still nothing happens when I double-click on the sidebar.exe in that location.
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Maybe uninstall that feature then reinstall it? Under control panel
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Cool, thanks man!
That fixed that issue and also gave me the chance to turn off the stock Widows Games too.
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Cool, thanks man!
That fixed that issue and also gave me the chance to turn off the stock Widows Games too.
Anytime, thanks for choosing SevenForums
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Yeah, I thought I'd register on here because most of the time I have an issue that I can't seem to solve on my own, these forums are always in the first five search results I end up doing of Google.
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Thanks for the warm welcome!!!
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Here's another thing that's got me puzzled...
When I restarted the Windows Gadgets Platform feature in the Control Panel, the stock Windows Gadgets aren't showing up at all, only the ones that I've downloaded and installed. How can I start up the stock Windows Gadgets, if I can't find the .GADGET file for it?
Edit: Okay, I just figured out why they're not showing. I found this link on Google
here and it's because I have UAC disabled and this link shows you how to enable Desktop Gadgets with UAC disabled.
Last edited: Dec 4, 2009
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number X-Class MKII OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Edition w/ SP1 RTM build 7601.17514 CPU Intel Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition OC 4.20GHz 10-Core CPU Motherboard EVGA X99 Classified E-ATX Motherboard Memory Corsair Dominator Platinum 128GB (8×16GB) DDR4 Memory Kit Graphics Card(s) EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified Video Cards in 2-Way SLI Sound Card Creative Sound Core3D On-Board Audio Processor Monitor(s) Displays Sony KDL32EX400 Bravia EX400 32" Full HD 1080p LCD TV Screen Resolution 1920×1200 Hard Drives ×1 Samsung 950 PRO M.2 512GB SSD PSU Corsair Pro Series AX1500i Digital Power Supply Case Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Black Full-Tower with Window Cooling Full Custom Liquid Cooling Loop Keyboard Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Logitech G502 Laser Gaming Mouse
Yeah I was going to ask that question, but it once happened to me that they didn't work even if I had UAC enabled, but a simple restart repaired the bug. I don't know if it's going to happen again though.
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