{"id":558419,"date":"2023-03-01T19:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-is-finally-unleashing-windows-11s-widgets\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T19:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:32:17","slug":"microsoft-is-finally-unleashing-windows-11s-widgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-is-finally-unleashing-windows-11s-widgets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft Is Finally Unleashing Windows 11\u2019s Widgets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f1a34b22da\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f1a34b22da\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-is-finally-unleashing-windows-11s-widgets\/#%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_Is_Finally_Unleashing_Windows_11s_Widgets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Microsoft Is Finally Unleashing Windows 11\u2019s Widgets&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_Is_Finally_Unleashing_Windows_11s_Widgets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Microsoft Is Finally Unleashing Windows 11\u2019s Widgets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage aligncenter size-full wp-image-873384\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/windows-11-7.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows 11 logo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The initial release of Windows 11\u00a0reintroduced widgets to PCs, but placed them in a dedicated panel rather than the desktop. Now they\u2019re even better, thanks to a new update rolling out.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is rolling out a Windows update that adds Bing AI in the taskbar, tabs in Notepad, screen recording in Snipping Tool, and changes to the widgets experience. The widget panel is now larger when opened, which was first tested in preview builds back in September. More importantly, developers other than Microsoft can now create widgets, which previously limited the usefulness of widgets on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many third-party widgets yet \u2014 Spotify has one that shows recommended playlists and other controls, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Messenger is testing a widget with shortcuts recent conversations. Microsoft hasn\u2019t updated its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/876360|xid:{xid}&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Flearn.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fwindows%2Fapps%2Fdesign%2Fwidgets%2F&amp;___trxnet=ls\">developer documentation<\/a> since testing for third-party widget support started, so it\u2019s not clear if anyone can make widgets yet, or if it\u2019s still limited to Microsoft partners. Microsoft <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2022\/10\/06\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25217\/#:~:text=Developers%20can%20start%20building%203rd%20party%20widgets\">previously said<\/a> that it would allow any <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> installed from the Microsoft Store to set up optional widgets, and even web apps (installed through Edge) will have access at some point.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-876392\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Widgets-6-Large.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Widgets on Windows 11\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2023\/02\/28\/introducing-a-big-update-to-windows-11-making-the-everyday-easier-including-bringing-the-new-ai-powered-bing-to-the-taskbar\/\">Microsoft<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The same update also includes new widgets from Microsoft itself, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Pass widget and one for Phone Link. Microsoft said in its blog post, \u201cWe are excited to introduce the expansion of Widgets to include Phone Link, Xbox Game Pass, and partners like Meta and Spotify, so it has never been easier to stay up to date on the things that matter. By simply clicking the weather icon in your taskbar or swiping from the left, Widgets delivers important information at a glance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, popular apps start working on widgets once the feature is fully rolled out. Widgets are an incredibly useful feature on Android and iPhone, and Windows 11 is slowly adding the same frameworks.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2023\/02\/28\/introducing-a-big-update-to-windows-11-making-the-everyday-easier-including-bringing-the-new-ai-powered-bing-to-the-taskbar\/#:~:text=More%20of%20the%20news%20and%20information%20you%20care%20about%20is%20just%20a%20swipe%20away\">Windows Blog<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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