As you all know, Gadget feature was introduced with Vista and has been improved in Windows 7. There are hundreds of free gadgets available for the latest version of Windows, but there are very few that are very useful.
By default, Windows 7 offers several handy gadgets like such as Currency, Feed headlines, Weather, and Calendar. If you are bored or not satisfied with these gadgets, here is a list of useful gadgets for your Windows 7 desktop.
1. Q’s Drive Info: (
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2. Alarm Clock: (
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3. iPhone Battery Meter: (
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=b93e18ec-bba5-4ba3-ab95-561a9579e6de&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
4. System Volume: (
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5. Network meter: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=bba1f53d-d39c-40cb-b1a6-af47cb3deab1&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
6. Launch Control: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=dabd90cc-d1c9-4425-9384-049ffbd5e43b&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
7. Search Google , Bing, Yahoo: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=7cd80d00-f06c-4642-b494-04d9b5ca5888&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
8. Auto Shutdown: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=314c09dc-bdf5-4f43-b8e5-7a7c6391fa87&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
9. Talking Clock: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=1e88cecb-183e-4906-86b4-7e2434db2e7e&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
10. Tweetz: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=fb97315b-ca8c-4799-94bc-48c9fc76484f&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
11. Drive Buddy: Insert/eject your CD/DVD drive quickly. (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=7baeeea3-b83a-4dd9-adfd-3dc2c1fe6e0d&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
12. Adsensor: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=ec659abd-eedf-4cb8-abb4-b0fc46b7b207&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
13. Language Translator: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=d2f6f699-e4af-4592-8974-0bb11ea69ff7&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
14. Outlook Info: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=70fb2f30-af97-4c69-94a5-6b6a713505aa&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
15. Beaker CPU Meter: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=0afebcec-2cf7-4794-8e6d-f04a60020aa5&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
16. Toggle Hidden Files: Toggle between show/hide hidden files. (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=92f1e7c2-2ae6-4dea-8691-bfe79bc9d1b0&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
17. Notebook Info: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=03980eb7-62d1-46ba-8057-47dc0c50cc68&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
18. 9 skin battery meter: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=4012bb4c-58d6-4038-88ac-29c470dfcbd7&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
19. Wifi Monitor: (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=a071c8b7-c006-4a87-a0bf-54b3c870f1c2&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
20. Minimize: Use this to quickly minimize and restore windows. (http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=5af8a6a2-89c0-4c4d-9992-4b0952f45fa0&bt=1&pl=1) FREE
Note: These are third-party gadgets. To install a gadget, download and then double-click on the gadget to see the gadget start working.
