Windows 11 Widgets Won’t Be the Classic Gadgets You Used to Love

Microsoft has already confirmed widgets that are coming to Windows 11, but contrary to what many people expected and still want, these won’t be an evolved version of the classic widgets that were part of the Windows 7 experience. Windows gadgets allowed users to get certain information, such as stocks and the weather forecast, with a quick glance at the desktop, but the last time they were part of the operating system was in Windows 7. Dropped for security reasons, the gadgets never made a comeback, despite many people hoping that Microsoft would change its mind and one day turn the live tiles that have long been available in Windows 10 into an evolved version with the same role. The Windows 11 widgets But in fact, Microsoft not only didn’t bring back the old-school gadgets, but the company killed off live tiles as well, so Windows 11 comes with a completely new widget approach that’s based on the news and interests experience introduced in Windo...