If you are running windows 7 now, with multiple desktop gadgets, will those gadgets still be compatible with windows 8 after an upgrade?
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No, the gadget platform no longer exists on Windows 8. Live Tiles (on the Start screen) do basically the same thing, and Microsoft started pushing that to developers quite some time ago, knowing that gadgets would end with Windows 7.
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Actually, Microsoft has officially deprecated gadgets in Windows 7 as well. They issued a hotfix that gets rid of them. The reason is that there is a security hole in the gadget system, and they're not going to patch it... simply get rid of gadgets all together.
This is why Microsoft got rid of their gadget gallery as well.
This is why Microsoft got rid of their gadget gallery as well.
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How to use gadgets in Windows 8. 8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 8
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Works great on my PC. No problems yet. 
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- Windows 8 Pro x64
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- Acer 5750 laptop
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 2.40 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD 3000
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Samsung ssd 128 GB
- Internet Speed
- 100/10