How do I down load the gadget gallery? Nothing responds to my efforts. I realize the sidebar is gone but the gadgets are still available. I am used to them from Vista and would like to continue w/ them.

you can move the gadgets on your desktop, not like Vista where all the gadgets were stick to the sidebar,to download more gadgets, just right click on ur screen and go to gadgets, once opened, you'll see the option for more gadgets, this will take you to the website where u can download more.

If you have UAC turned off, you need to do a registry edit to make gadgets work.

Set the value for AllowElevatedProcess registry key located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings registry key to 1. After changing the value for the AllowElevatedProcess, gadget will be fixed and shown on desktop even if UAC is turned off. Added by Forum Moderator: Warning: While this solution solves the issue or problem, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk. For more information about modifying the registry, see Microsoft Support article.

Thanks Dave... Couldn't for the life of me remember which key it was...

Simple, just right click anywhere on the desktop, and then select Gadgets from the drop down list.

LightningSystems said: If you have UAC turned off, you need to do a registry edit to make gadgets work.Weird, the UAC is off on my pc and the gadgets are working just fine and I never had to change any registry keys!