In the Win7 system, the desktop has its own gadget function, including calendar, clock, weather, etc. As long as you double-click a function icon, the function will be displayed on the desktop, which is very convenient. Normally, we right-click on a blank space on the computer desktop to see the gadget options (as shown in the picture). Click and open the gadget to see the various functions inside. But recently a Win7 user encountered a situation where gadgets could not be opened. What should he do? Today, the editor of Huajun brings you a simple and easy-to-understand solution. I hope you will support and share the carefully selected content. If you like it, hurry up and get it!
What should I do if Win7 desktop gadgets cannot be opened?
Method 1: Modify the registry
1. Press Win+R to open the run box, enter regedit.exe, and open the registry editor;
2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSidebarSettings;
3. Create a new Dword value named AllowElevatedProcess;
4. Set the Dword value to 1;
5. Close the registry editor and restart Win7. At this time, the sidebar can be used.
Method 2: Modify UAC settings
Open the computer's task manager and choose to run the program as an administrator in the task manager. At this time, we can try to adjust the permissions by checking the box, and then it will have the effect of modifying UAC, so that we can open the gadget icon.
Method 3: Terminate sidebar.exe in Explorer
This method is relatively simple, but the effect is not good. Therefore, the editor recommends that if you are an experienced Windows user, you can give up using this method, but if you are a novice user, you can try it. The specific method is to open the task manager, then click Manage Processes, then find sidebar.exe, and click End Task to complete.
Method 4: Control panel operation method
Control Panel→Appearance and Personality→Desktop Gadgets→Click to restore the desktop gadgets installed on Windows, so that you can solve the problem of the toolbar not displaying properly in the future.
Method 5: Start menu operation method
Start → All Programs → Desktop Gadget Library → Right-click → Run as administrator
Method 6: Modify the sidebar settings file
There is a settings.ini file under the C: username Windows Sidebar, which is the settings file for the desktop toolbar. First terminate sidebar.exe in the resource manager, then change the suffix name of settings.ini, and then restart sidebar.exe. All problems will be solved, and the management interface of desktop gadgets will display normally. At this time, a settings.ini file will be added, and the original file can be deleted.
I will share with you the solution to the problem that Win7 desktop gadgets cannot be opened. Some users may encounter the situation where desktop gadgets are missing. If there are users who encounter this situation, you can refer to the following to retrieve the gadget options. The tutorial is as follows: "What should I do if the gadget option cannot be found in the right-click menu of the Win7 desktop?" 》
