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dburne458

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Hey gang,

Ok so I know with Windows 8, MS did away with the sidebar and gadgets, due to security concerns I guess.

There was one I had I really liked, it was a cpu usage meter, and it showed several things, usage on the cores, usage on ram, etc.
I have find things like this:
All CPU Meter - Monitoring your processor,RAM usage and other - Windows 8 Downloads

But when I do, when I try to download it always tries to install some download manager and at some point through the process I get concerned and cancel out.

Maybe gadget is not really what I am looking for - I would just like an app on my regular desktop, that can display this time of information?

If anyone could steer me in the right direction I would really appreciate it!

Thanks,

- Don
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Made
    CPU
    I7 4820K
    Motherboard
    EVGA X-79 Dark
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 gb 2133 mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 4GB
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    IE11
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    Defender
I use gadgets on my Win8.1 setup all the time.

To install Gadgets in Win8 or 8.1, Google for "8GadgetPack". It installs the foundation software needed for gadgets and it comes with a set of gadgets as well. I'm able to use all my former Win7 gadgets with Win8.1 with no problems.
 

My Computer

I use gadgets on my Win8.1 setup all the time.

To install Gadgets in Win8 or 8.1, Google for "8GadgetPack". It installs the foundation software needed for gadgets and it comes with a set of gadgets as well. I'm able to use all my former Win7 gadgets with Win8.1 with no problems.

Thank you Mark, I will see if I can get that to work for me! Will advise,

- Don
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Made
    CPU
    I7 4820K
    Motherboard
    EVGA X-79 Dark
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 gb 2133 mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 4GB
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
I use gadgets on my Win8.1 setup all the time.

To install Gadgets in Win8 or 8.1, Google for "8GadgetPack". It installs the foundation software needed for gadgets and it comes with a set of gadgets as well. I'm able to use all my former Win7 gadgets with Win8.1 with no problems.

Worked like a champ Mark, easy to install and just like it was for me in Windows 7.
Thank you so much, I was missing my gadgets!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Made
    CPU
    I7 4820K
    Motherboard
    EVGA X-79 Dark
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 gb 2133 mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 4GB
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
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