Now that I have lots of screen real estate with two monitors I rediscovered the Windows 7 gadgets. I think I read somewhere that they were or may be a security risk. Any confirmations one way or the ...

Gadgets, those little mini apps that sit on the Windows desktop, have a small but devoted following. But it’s clear that Microsoft now views Gadgets as security vulnerabilities that should be done ...

It's the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These older versions of Windows (plus Windows RT) stop receiving all security updates today, over a decade after their original releases.

Microsoft has re-introduced a side widget in Windows 11, but it lacks the customization and some functionalities that you ...