Sidebar 7. Quick Launch Toolbar
The Windows 7 operating system quickly gained popularity. This rapid growth of the Seven is largely due to the fact that lucky Windows XP no longer meets modern requirements, and the later Windows Vista was poorly optimized.
One of Windows features 7 is comfortable side panel with gadgets for Windows. They are also often called Windows 7 widgets, but the meaning and purpose does not change. Gadgets for Windows 7 for the sidebar are designed to make your life easier by displaying useful information.
The sidebar is on the right and has a slightly lighter background. This sidebar can contain gadgets (widgets) with .gadget resolution. Moreover, these small applications can run in all the latest operating systems from MicroSoft: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
All available Russian-language gadgets for Windows 7 can be downloaded from, and in this article you will learn about the most popular sidebar widgets.
All Windows 7 widgets are divided into categories: “Entertainment and Games”, “Mail and instant messages", "Multimedia", "Music, Movies, TV", "News and Web Channels", "Safety and Protection", "Search Tools", "Technomania", "Tools and Programs" and "Miscellaneous".
At the time of writing, this widget catalog included 387 Russian-language widgets and more than 16,000 in all languages of the world. So if you speak other languages or the functions of the widget are clear without words, then you can use the catalog of all gadgets.
Standard set widgets for Windows 7 include: Puzzle, Clock, Exchange Rate, News, CPU Indicator, Notes, Contacts, Weather, Slide Show and Securities. This set alone can make your work at the computer much easier, but there are many other useful gadgets that were developed by other developers.
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It is worth noting that Windows gadgets can be placed not only in the sidebar, but also anywhere on the desktop. This is convenient when you use a small number of Windows 7 widgets and you simply don’t need the entire sidebar.
Finally, I would advise you to use English-language widgets. The so-called widgets in Russian are for the most part simply translated versions with limited functionality. A striking example is “CPU Monitoring” - English version shows more data. The same situation applies to games, radio, etc. – there are more widgets in English and they are of better quality. And any user can understand a few English words.
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The sidebar was a nice innovation in Windows Vista. However, it practically did not have any functionality, but it was a platform for placing miniature applications - gadgets.
Today there are several options for sidebars that can be added to new ones Windows versions. These panels are developed by enthusiastic developers.
In my opinion, the best, most interesting and functional of all solutions is the 7 Sidebar program.
This sidebar has small size, an interface that has been translated into several languages, including Russian, and, very importantly, is available completely free of charge.
It is noteworthy that installation file 7 Sidebar for Windows 7 has the .gadget extension, that is, the module is represented by a simple gadget, based on this, its installation is very simple. After downloading, you just need to double-click on the 7 Sidebar icon and click “install” in the window that appears.
After this, Sidebar for Windows 7 will launch automatically.
And if suddenly you don’t like the panel, then removing it won’t be difficult either. Open the desktop menu, select the “gadgets” section and in the window that appears, delete this item:
7 Sidebar can do everything that the sidebar in Windows Vista could, but unlike it, it has many settings.
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