

Not only are there security concerns, but Microsofts desktop gadgets are a dead platform, so it will be difficult to find solid gadgets for it. Gadgets are full Windows programs with full access to your system, and there are third-party gadgets with known security vulnerabilities that will never be fixed.īut many Windows users may not realize installing a gadget is just as dangerous as installing a program.Įven if youre using Windows 7, which includes desktop gadgets and the Windows Sidebar functionality, Microsoft recommends disabling it with their downloadable Fix It tool.īut, if live tiles arent good enough for you, theres a better desktop gadget platform. Install a gadget and it can run any code it wants on your computer with your full system permissions. Insiders 1.4k Updating their PC Created Join help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts about careers press advertise blog Terms Content policy Privacy policy Mod policy Reddit Inc 2020.īut Microsoft removed desktop gadgets, and you wont find them in Windows 8 or 10.Īttackers could exploit a vulnerability in a gadget to gain control over your entire computer, if youre signed on as a user account with administrator privileges.

This worked level 1 1 point 5 years ago I found out that if you Set a custom Scaling level (display settings) then live tiles in big and wide mode wont work anymore.ĭoes anyone know how to fix that level 1 2 points 5 years ago Worked for me, thanks View entire discussion ( 9 comments) More posts from the Windows10 community Continue browsing in rWindows10 rWindows10 This community is dedicated to Windows 10 which is a personal computer operating system released by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

Just go into the store, click your user icon, go to downloads, and hit Check for Updates if it didnt start working on its own.Ĭontinue this thread level 1 2 points 5 years ago For me weather hasnt worked through the entire preview. You probably have update automatically turned on, and so your messing in the Store for a while triggered the update that fixed it. There was an app update to Weather last night (I believe around 7PM Eastern or so, though there were a lot of updates pushed out yesterday for core apps) that fixed it.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log in sign up User account menu 15 SOLVED If your Weather live tile doesnt work. Windows 10 Weather Widget Not Working By tafaxcimar1989 Follow | Public
