There are also tools from third party websites that can install Desktop Gadgets on Windows 8 and Windows 10. Citing security, Microsoft has released a Fixit tool to disable Desktop Gadgets on all operating systems. The site was officially retired on October 1, 2011. Originally, Microsoft provided a link to a web site called Windows Live Gallery where additional Sidebar gadgets that have been created by third party clients could be downloaded.
Windows Sidebar is not available on Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or 2016. Desktop Gadgets were included in Windows 8 up to the Release Preview but removed from the RTM version. Windows 7 adds a Media Center gadget and removes the Contacts, Notes and Stocks gadgets. Several other gadgets available during the Vista beta such as App Launcher, Feed Viewer, Number Puzzle, Recycle Bin and Egg Timer were removed. Windows Vista ships with eleven gadgets: Calendar, Clock, Contacts, CPU Meter, Currency Conversion, Feed Headlines, Notes, Picture Puzzle, Slide Show, Stocks, and Weather. It is also possible to run multiple instances of a gadget simultaneously. Gadgets can run "docked" in the sidebar or they can "float" anywhere on the desktop.
They may be used to display information such as the system time and Internet-powered features such as RSS feeds, and to control external applications such as Windows Media Player. Windows Desktop Gadgets contains mini-applications or Gadgets which are based on a combination of Script and HTML.
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