Open GADGET file

GADGET files: what are they and how do I open them?

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Windows sidebar gadget

A gadget file extension is used for Windows Gadgets, small programs that enhance the desktop with various features. Gadgets are usually located in the Windows Sidebar, on the right side of desktop.

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The gadget file extension is associated with Windows sidebar gadgets.

Gadgets are mini applications that can give you information and provide you with access to frequently used tools. Windows Sidebar helps you to organize your gadgets.

Windows Sidebar is a panel on the side of the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop where you can keep your gadgets organized and always available. You can customize Windows Sidebar to suit your preferred location—always on top or resting below maximized windows. Windows Sidebar is all about personalizing your own personal desktop.

Gadgets

Gadgets are mini programs with a variety of possible uses. They can connect to web services and deliver business data, weather information, news updates, traffic maps, Internet radio streams, or even slide shows of online photo albums. Gadgets can also integrate with other programs to provide streamlined interaction.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 comes with an essential set of gadgets to get you started, and you can also download more.

You can easily download, open and install new gadgets to your sidebar. Gadget file is basically a zip file which contains gadget files. It can be renamed to ZIP and simply decompressed by any compression utility.

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Microsoft Windows Vista

One of the members of Windows operating system family

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Microsoft Windows 7

One of the newer members of Windows OS family

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Microsoft Windows 8

First operating system from Windows family designed with touchscreens in mind

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Microsoft Windows 10

Operating system for deskop, laptop and tablet computers

What is the meaning of a file extension?

File extensions are characters that appear after the dot in a computer file's name. For example, the file "unknown-file.pdf" has the file extension "pdf". This is used to identify which program should open the file or what file type it is.
File extensions help you organize and manage files. They provide a quick and easy way to identify and associate the file type with the appropriate software.

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