Beneficial Features of Windows® 7 Sidebar

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Useful features of Windows 7 Sidebar

The Windows sidebar debuted on Windows Vista. It is a panel on the right hand side of the screen where gadgets and mini applications are stored. The most common items that people have in their sidebar are a CPU meter, weather, stock, and/or traffic. There are other gadgets to be sure, and the majority of them are free. Most can be downloaded from the Windows website, and there are a few specialty software companies that distribute their gadgets from their websites. There are several things that you can do with your sidebar, the only question is how are you going to customize it and tailor it to your lifestyle needs?

WindowsVista vs Windows 7
Performance Enhancers

WindowsVista vs Windows 7
In Windows Vista, the gadgets are contained in the sidebar. In Windows 7, you can drag items from the sidebar to the desktop and arrange them however you see fit. A goal for the Window 7 Gadget platform was to keep the option open for compatibility with Windows Vista. This allows software developers to keep making products and applications for both Vista and Windows 7.

Another improvement that we touched on earlier is the customization of your desktop. In Vista, you had to keep your gadgets in the sidebar. In Windows 7 you get the option to drag them from the sidebar to the desktop. You can drag them together, and they will snap together to make your desktop look better and to maintain organization. There is another couple of options that need mentioning. One is the management of your gadgets. There are options in Windows 7 that will allow you to either hide or show your gadgets. If you want to show or hide your gadgets its as simple as a few clicks of your mouse. On the desktop menu, click view and then check or uncheck the Show Desktop Gadgets option. People that use their laptops can utilize the power saving options that this provides.

Performance Enhancers
Performance is of the utmost importance, so Windows 7 allows for easy management of your sidebar. In Windows Vista, the sidebar has numerous processes of sidebar.exe. That is the executable file that starts up the sidebar. In Windows 7 there is only one sidebar.exe. This process starts when the computer starts up, the process is started manually, or when a new user sign in that have gadgets on the desktop.
There are several improvements that have been made in Windows 7 and all of them are there to help the user. All of these improvements are there to make life easier and more streamlined.

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