For some reason the gadgets in windows 7 are not working properly. I can open the gadget gallery and select a gadget, but it doesn't show the entire thing. For example i select the clock, and all it shows is a black square with the red ticking hand frozen. Another example is the CPU meter. All it shows when i click on it is a little white square where the meter should be. I can still close the gadgets by way of the close button on each gadget though (the calendar doesn't appear at all). UAC is turned on and i have rebooted the pc, same thing still happening. (It is Enterprise edition if that makes any difference). If anyone could help that would be great!

Hi, We may test the issue in Clean Boot environment first. If the issue persists, we can disable the sidebar.exe process in Task Manager. Then, try to edit the registry keys. Note: Please backup the registry keys before modifying it. Delete this key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\] Then, please restart sidebar.exe process.Kim Zhou TechNet Community Support