GadgetPack Tools (formerly 8GadgetPack) is a utility that installs the original Gadget program files on Windows 11 and Windows 10. It restores desktop gadgets and provides access to programs tailored to your computer. The package includes over 50 gadgets along with a sidebar for organizing them.
GadgetPack enhances productivity with a range of useful gadgets. The familiar Windows 7 sidebar returns, enabling effortless organization and access to active windows. Take notes, schedule plans, and track to-do lists directly on your desktop. Customize your workspace further with a dedicated calendar, and create a convenient panel for instant access to applications, files, folders, and websites.
GadgetPack seamlessly integrates into Windows 11 and 10 with no noticeable impact on system performance. It responds quickly, delivers accurate information, and is resource-friendly, consuming minimal CPU and RAM. Extensive testing revealed no error messages, system hangs, or crashes.
GadgetPack included
- 7 Sidebar – Helmut Buhler
- Agenda – Ronnie
- All CPU Meter – AddGadgets.com
- App Launcher – Dean Laforet
- Battery Meter – Vitim
- Breathe – Danvdragos
- Calendar – Microsoft
- Clipboarder – Helmut Buhler
- Clock (Analog) – Microsoft
- Clock (Digital) – s.blank
- Color Palette – Plain Wonders
- Currency – Microsoft
- Control System – AddGadgets.com
- Control Panel – Legiones
- Countdown – Alexander Burton
- CPU Meter – Microsoft
- Date & Time – buildagadget.com
- Display Sleep – Exodus-Sx
- DriveInfo – Kris Thompson
- Drive Activity – Sascha Katzner
- Glassy CPU Monitor – Helmut Buhler
- Glassy Network Monitor – Helmut Buhler
- GPU Meter – AddGadgets.com
- HUD Time – Factor Mystic
- Mousometer – Sven Bader
- MSN Weather – Microsoft
- My Weather – Pat Possible
- Network Meter – AddGadgets.com
- Network Monitor II – Igor M. Bushin
- Picture Puzzle – Microsoft
- Power Status – Orbmu2k
- Recycle Bin – Eiskalter Engel
- Reminder (Denk-Daran) – dahi24
- Remove Drive Safely – Plamen Todorov
- searchALL Gadget – Jayden Howard
- ShutdownRestart – Midnight Mick
- Slide Show – Microsoft
- Sticky Notes – Microsoft
- Top Five – Orbmu2k
- Turn off PC – Carlos A. Prialé Condori
- Unit Converter – GadgetWE
- Volume Control – Orbmu2k
- スクロールカレンダー – 66turn
What’s New in GadgetPack version 39.0 (2025-09-09) :
- Updated outdated gadgets.
- Add the Drives Meter gadget back and update its graphics.
- One of the older clock skins is added back to the clock gadget.
- Clipboarder can now override the Win+C shortcut on the updated Windows 11 24H2 again.
- Digital Clock: Fix the shadow setting resetting after restart.
- Fix gadgets incorrectly repositioned after changing certain system configurations.
- Fixed an issue where some gadgets did not work when the sidebar.exe process was started with elevated privileges.
- 7 Sidebar: Fix gadgets not properly aligning in some configurations.
- Fix some issues with full-screen applications and gadgets not properly hiding/showing.
- Fix an issue with previews always gaining on top of properties.
- Fix an issue that caused preview windows to appear for windows that don’t appear on the taskbar.
- The previous version introduced bugs where pressing Win+G activated gadgets instead of the Game Bar in certain situations, even when it was not configured that way.
- The sidebar.exe process was started with lower priority on startup when autostart is enabled. Those are fixed now.
Size: 17.2 MB
