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When Windows 11 dropped Live Tiles support, Microsoft tried to move some of this quick, searchable information to the new Widgets menu in the taskbar next to the Start and Search menus. Our main problem with widgets In a review of Windows 11 It was limited to Microsoft’s apps and services, with no mechanism for third parties to develop their own tools.
That will change later this year, depending on Announcement It was conducted at the Microsoft Build Developer Conference. Third parties will be able to develop their own Windows 11 tools “from the end of this year.” This indicates that it will be part of the upcoming mods and new features of Windows 11 22H2The first major annual OS update.
The tools can be bundled as companion devices to traditional Win32 applications and Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), and they will use Adaptive cards The platform created by Microsoft to enable cross-platform user interface elements and user interface previews.
All current Windows 11 tools are provided by Microsoft and rely on Microsoft services for information and customization. Widgets for basic information such as sports scores and weather are modestly useful, but use tools that pull news and other content from them Microsoft Start Less so, especially if you’re not signed in with a Microsoft account and feeds aren’t customized.
Of course, only because third parties Could you Supporting Windows 11 widgets doesn’t mean they will. From Windows Vista and 7 gadgets to the macOS dashboard, desktop operating system gadgets have come a long way already. Microsoft will have to convince the core developers to get involved to make this time different.
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