Software giant Microsoft has put a search bar on the desktop for some users, explaining that this is the first phase of an experiment to remove gadgets from the taskbar. This is in the new version of the revision version of Windows 11 in its program known as Insider.
This feature can be found in Windows 11 Build 25120, which is available in the Developer Channel if you are signed in to the Insider Program. Microsoft said this will not appear to all of its users who have signed up for the program, but a restart may solve this for some.
While you can access widgets through a button at the bottom left of the taskbar, this is the first example where you can use a widget directly on the desktop. The company is working on fixing all these features and releasing them differently soon.
Although Microsoft describes this experience as just an experiment, it may be the beginning of a widget fix as a whole, something that has been a sore point for Windows users since 2006. Techradar.
Microsoft has always felt that gadgets are a challenge they have never been able to solve. Before the arrival of Windows Vista in 2006, there were a handful of third-party applications that would place widgets all over the Windows XP desktop, displaying news readers, media controls, weather notifications, and more.
These gadgets were draining the user’s CPU, which resulted in many users turning off this feature. With the passing of the years and the arrival of newer versions of Windows, gadgets are fast in the distant memory. But Microsoft worked to bring it back when Windows 11 was released in October 2021, but it always felt restricted.