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The Clock widget is a simple technical gadget for the Windows operating system that allows you to keep track of the local time. However, ordinary users do not always have an unambiguous opinion about such tools. For some, this is a necessary addition to the desktop, for others, a useless trinket that takes up free space. This article is dedicated to those who are used to always keeping track of the time.

Desktop clock widget for Windows 10

One of the popular functionalities of Windows 7 was the presence of desktop gadgets (or widgets). In addition to several already built-in extensions, the system supported the function of installing additional widgets from the Internet, which made it possible to rationally set up the workspace.

Windows 10 from Microsoft, just like the previous Windows 8, again upset users by the lack of such a widget panel. According to the OS developers themselves, the decision to completely abandon the usual gadget system was influenced by several global reasons, namely:

unnecessary function. One of the main ways of developing the new OS was design rebranding, which simply did not include such extensions conceptually;
security of personal data of users. However, this point is controversial. It is even difficult to imagine that such a minor extension of the operating system as a widget could harm the user's security.

In the new Windows OS (8/10 version), desktop widgets were replaced by dynamic tiles, which in some way were supposed to replace them. For example, the tile for the "Alarms and Clock" application carries even more functionality than the "Clock" gadget in Windows 7. The situation is similar with the rest of the dynamic tiles. However, the problem with all the available tiles is that none of them can be placed on the desktop, unlike the same widgets. To find out the necessary information, you constantly need to go to the "Start" menu.

If you did not have a dynamic tile "Alarms and clocks" in place, then the gadget can be found in "Start" in the general list of all installed applications

Not all users are satisfied with this situation. For the sake of them, third-party software developers tried to return the desktop widget function to modern operating systems. Let's consider the most popular programs that can complement Windows 10 with the necessary Clock widget.

Popular Clock Widget Programs for Windows 10

There are enough programs on the Internet for installing clock widgets for the Windows 10 operating system. The most popular of them are the following three.

Gadgets revived

The second name of the program is Windows Desktop Gadgets. Its main task is to return popular widgets to the new system from Microsoft. The only minor difference will be a slightly modified tool interface (to match the Windows 10 style). The program installation algorithm is as follows:

In addition to the "Clock" widget, there are also available:

Gadgets Revived will not only add the Gadgets menu, but will also place the widget management access to Personalization (right mouse button on the desktop), and also add a corresponding sub-item to the View menu.

Video: How to Add a Widget to Your Desktop Using Gadgets Revived

MFI10

Missed Features Installer 10 (MFI10) is a popular plug-in to bring the familiar gadget system back to Windows 10.

MFI10 is an ISO disk image (to open it you need a CD / DVD emulator program, for example, Daemon Tools), about 1.5 gigabytes in size. Since the program cannot currently be downloaded from the developer's official website, you will have to use any available search engine.

After downloading the ISO image, you need to open it and mount it on your computer. To do this, you need a CD / DVD drive emulator program, for example, Daemon Tools.

In the window that opens, a list of all files of the virtual disk will be presented:

Run MFI10.exe.
If the autorun of the image did not work, then it can be found in the "This computer" tab
After accepting the license agreement (the program is distributed free of charge), a menu of application components available for installation will appear. The Gadgets item is responsible for installing all desktop widgets for Windows 10.
Despite the English language of the program installation interface, the desktop widgets themselves will be in Russian
After selecting the Gadgets installation in the "Control Panel", the required section "Desktop Gadgets" will be added.
If the required item still does not appear, you should reinstall the MFI10 program

8GadgetPack

A relative drawback of 8GadgetPack is the incomplete translation of the program into Russian. You can download the utility from the official website of the developer.

The developer site is in English, but using the corresponding images, the installation process of the program is shown in detail

The undoubted advantage of the program, in comparison with the previous ones, is its more advanced functionality. As a result of installing 8GadgetsPack, not only several types of clocks, weather, calendars will be available, but also widgets for tracking the necessary information about the state of the PC (resource consumption, active processes, temperature, etc.). You can also open the full list of widgets using the context menu by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting "Gadgets".

A distinctive feature of the program is the variety of widgets

Another distinctive feature of the program is a significant variety of possible settings for customizing widgets. A special panel opens either through the interface of the application itself, or through the Start menu.

The menu is entirely in English, which can bring some difficulties in use

Since the configuration menu does not support Russian, we will briefly consider its items:

Add gadget - install new widgets on the desktop and remove them;
Disable Autorun - disable autorun of widgets at Windows startup;
Make gadgets larger - scaling desktop widgets. This is most relevant for monitors with high screen resolutions;
Disable Win + G for gadgets - deactivation of calling the widget panel by pressing the Win + G key combination. Sometimes this combination is simultaneously responsible for the process of recording video from the monitor screen;
Visit Website - visiting the developer's website to check for program updates;
Reset all gadgets - reset the settings of all available widgets (returns everything to default);
Uninstall - uninstalls the 8GadgetPack program and all related widgets.

Video: How to Add a Widget to the Homescreen Using 8GadgetPack

Other programs

The list of programs for adding a clock widget and others is not limited to those listed above. Therefore, we will give a couple of examples of less popular programs.

Digital clock

It is a widget for an electronic clock. A feature of the program is that it has a wide range of settings, so that Digital Clock can be easily customized for yourself. To do this, after installation, you must go to the program section "Digital Clock Settings".

A wide range of program settings will allow you not only to change its appearance, but also to choose the optimal functionality

In addition to general settings, the program also has a "Plugins" tab, where you can select the following components:

scheduler;
alarm clock and reminder;
transparent variable;
setting the date;
system shutdown;
setting an alarm every hour;
quick note;
moving clock on the monitor screen.

Desktop Clock Plus-7

If you are a supporter of the classics, then this program is what you need. She adds an analog clock widget to the desktop. The program is available in two versions. Its free version contains all the basic clock settings (widget size, moving around the desktop, enabling / disabling the second hand, pinning the clock on top of all windows, autorun with the operating system).

All basic widget settings are available in the free version of the program

The paid version of the program has a number of additional options: you can enable the display of the current date, change the design of the clock, etc. In general, the free version will suffice.

Where can I find clock widgets with different designs?

There are a large number of thematic sites on the Internet for adding various kinds of widgets, including "Clock", on Window 10. Some users like to change their appearance every day or from time to time. Therefore, here is a small list of sites from which you can download dozens of different designs.

Wingad.ru

In the corresponding section of the site, you can find more than a hundred varieties of the "Clock" widget design. Having chosen the one you like, you just need to click on the "Download gadget" button and save the .gadget file to any folder on your computer.

Each widget design option has detailed information about it

After downloading, you need to run the instant installation file, and then find and pin the new "Clock" widget on Windows 10 of any of the popular programs (Gadgets Revived, MFI10, 8GadgetPack) by simply selecting it from the list of available ones.

Winzoro.net

Similar to the previous site, in a special section you can choose from more than two hundred design options for the "Clock" widget.

Wingdt.com

Despite the small number of different designs for the Clock widget, the site has a convenient navigation system. All files are downloaded in .gadget format and added to the desktop thanks to third-party programs like Gadgets Revived.

Thanks to special third-party programs, ordinary users are able to return to the tenth version of Windows the missing system of gadgets, including a simple clock widget. Moreover, the most picky users of the program Gadgets Revived or MFI10 provide not only the ability to install standard widgets, but also add those downloaded from the Internet.

Instructions

If you do not find the sidebar icon in the lower left corner, then it is closed. To open it, click "Start" - "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "Windows Sidebar". A side panel with a clock has appeared.

If the sidebar is open and the clock is not on, it is most likely that the gadget has been closed. Right-click on the sidebar and select Add Widget. Find the clock icon and just drag it to the sidebar. You can also double-click on it or right-click on the icon and select Add. The clock is displayed on the desktop.

If the clock icon is not on the sidebar customization page, then the gadget has been removed. You can always restore the default gadgets that come with Windows. To do this, right-click on the sidebar and select Properties. In the settings window that appears, click "Restore gadgets installed by Windows". A widget window appears with a clock icon on it. To display the clock in the sidebar, simply drag it there or double-click on the gadget icon.

You can install other, unusual clocks that are not included in the Windows installation package. Right-click on the sidebar and select Add Widget. In the window that opens, click on the link "Find gadgets on the Internet". The Windows Gadgets Gallery page opens.
At the very top of the page, in the search bar, type "Hours" and click "Search". A page with different types of clocks will appear. They can be digital, analog, talking, etc. Choose from them the ones that you like the most. Click Download - Install - Save. In the explorer that opens, select a folder to save the downloaded widget and click "Save" again.

Now go to this folder, double click on the gadget icon and click Install. The gadget is installed and added to the sidebar, and the new clock is displayed on the desktop. You can always close this gadget and install another one.

Sources:

Windows sidebar customization - Microsoft Windows official site in Russia

Many personal computer users are thinking about displaying clocks on the desktop, because it is inconvenient to watch the time on a small clock in the system tray. In addition, walking by the computer and looking at the monitor, you can find out what time it is.

You will need

Desktop Chronometer software.

Instructions

If you are using Windows Vista or Windows Seven operating systems, you can use the clock that is in the gadgets library. To call this panel, right-click on an empty space on the desktop, in the window that opens, select the gadget " Watch". To place the clock on the desktop, right-click on the clock face and select “Add. Also, this clock can be simply dragged to the desktop by grabbing it with the left mouse button.

Once the long-awaited clock appears on your desktop, you can customize it. As part of this gadget there are 8 options for displaying hours, you can choose a watch with a second hand. Change the display settings of the watch face to your liking. You can put several clocks on your desktop and give them different names, for example, "London", "Paris" and "New York". You can remove the clock image from the desktop in the same way: open the gadgets library and drag it back.

If you are using Windows XP or other systems that came out significantly earlier than Windows XP, try creating a creative clock using the Desktop Chronometer software. This utility has the following principle of operation: instead of the usual clock, you get a non-standard display of an analog clock on the desktop (desktop shortcuts are grouped into arrows). Thus, you get a watch that consists of shortcuts.

After starting the program, the main window will open, go to the "Chronometer" tab and click the "Enable" button. The clock will start working on the desktop, which will be accompanied by walkers. Of course, the usual arrangement of shortcuts will be knocked down, but this is where the creativity of this program lies.

In the program settings, you can set your own values, tk. one user will have fewer shortcuts, while another user may have twice as many.

Related Videos

The Windows desktop interface is known to be an open large folder. The user gets used to this and over time completely loses sight of this circumstance. However, it is still necessary to remember this. Especially when, after turning on the computer, instead of the usual desktop, you see only the wallpaper, while all the shortcuts and the panel with the "Start" button have disappeared without a trace.

A monitor with beautiful wallpaper looks good by itself, but is hardly suitable for practical work. To restore your familiar desktop pattern, try restarting your computer. There is a hope that this is a temporary problem and after a reboot everything will fall into place. But as practice shows, reboot rarely helps in such a situation.

Since the desktop is a large folder, it is logical to assume that Explorer, or rather the Explorer.exe file, is responsible for its functioning and design. Unsuccessful loading of this particular file leads to the absence of the usual shortcuts and panels. But the problem is that Explorer.exe itself rarely takes liberties, unless it is, which, once on the computer, penetrates the system registry. Such a virus either damages Explorer.exe or removes it from registry entries altogether. For example, almost all the so-called SMS-blockers, viruses that require payment via SMS for unlocking a computer, work on a similar principle. Of course, no messages will help, but the money on your account will be much less.

In order to get rid of the consequences of viral activity on the computer and restore the desktop, you need to get access to the Windows OS registry editor. Press Alt + Ctrl + Del keys. Start the system task manager, in which you need to find the "file" item. In the submenu that opens, select the line "New task", then click on the inscription regedid.

In the Windows OS Registry Editor that opens, find and delete the keys that were placed here by malware. Usually they refer to the Image file execution options parameter and Looks like this:
Hkey_Local_Machine / Software…. Image File Execution Options / explorer.exe
Hkey_Local_Machine / Software…. Image File Execution Options / iexplorer.exe

Pay attention to the parameter "shell", that is, Shell. Here, the virus could also have left its traces. This parameter in the registry should only be equal to the value explorer.exe. Any other values must be removed. Now restart your computer and enjoy the familiar appearance of the icons and panels returned to the desktop.

Labels located on the work table, are designed to get quick access to the desired folders and applications. If the user often logs on to the network, it is easier to deduce badge internet to the desktop than to access the folder where it was located during installation each time.

Something I haven't written to you for a long time about computer time indicators, therefore, especially for today's review, I found on the Internet a good free digital clock for your computer desktop - Digital Clock 4.

Not only will these chronometers allow you to easily change your color, font, skin, size, position on the screen .., they also have built-in alarm clock, a reminder, computer time switch, the planner, the hourly signal ... the tree-sticks, and they even have the "crust" of the master of sports in swimming!

I want to clarify right away - Digital Clock 4 is displayed exactly on the desktop computer, not. All the clock images in the title picture of the article are screenshots of real skins from the described program.

So, it makes no sense to describe the installation of a watch in a computer - it is absolutely clear and simple (just a couple of clicks). "Pitfalls" in the form unobtrusive jackdaws there is no additional software for installing "useful" software.

The only "misunderstanding" appears immediately after the clock is set - a notification about an update error ...

Just ignore him.

Let's set up our new digital clock on the computer desktop - right-click on the tray icon and go to "Settings" in the context menu that appears ...

With sliders you can set opacity hours and their size. With jackdaws, turn on transparency for the mouse, blinking the separator and fix them constantly in the foreground.

You can use the clock style from the built-in collection ...

... or by choosing a nice font, play with size and color ...

By the way, besides a bunch of styles, the program has an incredible amount of ready-made textures ...

They "live" under a button with three dots, which is opposite the "image" in the "texture type".

Remember, I described to you the "Grass Clock" screensaver - here you have almost the same clock on your desktop ...

In the second section of the clock settings, you can set them to system startup, select the time format, change the distance between the numbers and enable the program's auto-update.

The third section - "tasty" plugins (add-ons) for our clock on the computer desktop ...

There is an alarm clock with a reminder ...

Tried to point out playlist address for online radio in the line "flow", but "did not take off" for some reason 🙁 ...

The signal from the local file worked wonderfully ...

If you notice, when the alarm is on, the appearance of the tray icon changes.

The plugin can enable date display ...

... activate the computer shutdown timer ...

... attach a note to the desktop ...

Those who miss the old grandmother's clock with hourly beats for the whole apartment - there is a plug-in "Signal every hour". The floating mode of the clock with the scheduler immediately turns on, the color of the tray icon changes, and the variable transparency is activated.

Personally, I found a use for this watch - instead of unnecessary a gluttonous add-on to the browser, just adjusted the size and position on the monitor screen ...

Instructions

The clock icon is available on all versions of the Windows operating system. Standard, it is not always easy to view, especially if the user has vision problems. But at any time you can install the picture you like with the picture of the clock. Windows capabilities allow you to do this in a matter of seconds. The seventh version of the operating system is especially convenient in this regard.

The remarkable thing about Windows 7 is that in its settings there is already a small stock of various gadget applications with a clock image. To install them on your computer, you need to right-click anywhere on the desktop. Then, in the window that opens, select the "Gadgets" item. Open it and go to the "Clock" section by double-clicking on the corresponding icon.

After that, an additional icon with the image of a clock will appear on your desktop. If the default version of the picture does not suit you, replace it with a more suitable one. To do this, move the mouse to the clock image, click on the wrench that appears on the right and go to the "Parameters" section. Here you can set the basic settings for this element and change the picture. To do this, click in turn on the side arrows in the gadget window and select the image you like.

If the options presented by Windows 7 do not suit you, you can use the network search on the Russianized Microsoft website or on any other Internet service. For example, a lot of useful programs, including those for installing a clock image on the desktop, are posted on the Softportal website. Open the page at the address below, select the application you like, download and install it on your computer. Run the program and use it.

Most popular clock widgets for android

The Clocksync clock widget can be synchronized with respect to the atomic clock.

In the settings, you can also enable automatic time update after a certain time interval.

Retro Clock Widget, as the name suggests, is an imitation of an antique clock. They really lack transitions between numbers, but they are beautiful and offer the ability to display the time and date.

Interesting widgets for displaying the current time, which primarily look beautiful on the desktop screen, are Digi, Simple Clock Widget and Minimalistic Text: Widgets.

The first Digi widget is just a digital clock - nothing more, nothing less.

The second "Simple Clock Widget" is a bit unusual - the current time and date is presented in an interesting shape on a transparent background.

The latest "Minimalistic Text: Widgets" won the hearts of many users with its uniqueness - instead of numbers or a clock face, the current time and date is presented in text form.

You can set the direction of the font and the display of the text - it has been installed by over one million users.

What if no clock widget meets your expectations? Maybe it's better to make your own widget?

If you learn a little (the information is free on the Internet), you can create your own clock widget, weather, and even receive information about the state of the phone's battery.

All this can be adjusted to "any angle" - font size, color, shades and transparency can be adjusted to your liking. And you can be sure the size will fit nicely on your desktop.

Of course, almost no one will create on their own. Therefore, below I provide two of my favorite clock widgets - you can download them immediately on this page, of course for free.

Nice big clock widget for android

Installing a beautiful clock widget is not difficult and free, but when experimenting, I chose Timely.

It is an alarm clock program, clock, stopwatch and timer in one. Moreover, it has a minimalist, simple and straightforward interface.

The application itself consists of three screens. The first has alarms that can be easily controlled and set on the appropriate days of the week. Of course, you can also select a personalized alarm melody.

On the second screen, there is a classic clock. Their appearance can be changed: style and background. On the last screen, access to the stopwatch and timer.

You can easily switch between these functions using vertical gestures. It also has great animation built in.

The switching between timer and stopwatch looks amazing. As if that weren't enough, every digit change on the watch display looks insane.

Never before has an app clock been so eye-catching. It may sound ridiculous, but using a timer has never been so enjoyable.

The applet can be downloaded for free from Google Play or here below. The free version alone does not have all the personalization options.

If you want to unlock additional themes, additional alarm ringtones or disable ads, you will have to pay.

There is another way to unlock the pro version - to recommend the program to others, so that they install it using a special link.

In this way, you will unlock all the functions of the professional version. This is a very smart move. People who do not use pirated software, but do not want to spend money, can take advantage of this option.

Developer:
Microsoft

Operating system:
android

Interface:
Russian

Best Chronus digital clock widget

Another, available to all owners of android (or at least version 4.1 and later) Chronus.

At first glance, Chronus is another standard clock widget. In fact, the application can do much more, and this is one of the most attractive elements.

Not only is the program a highly customizable widget, but it also provides weather information and can display event information from the calendar.

Thus, you get three functions, and at the same time it looks nice and has extensive customization.

The user can choose from two types of clocks - digital and analog. Visually, they largely resemble native Android widgets.

The digital version can decide if you want to thicken the hours or minutes and also determine their color. You can also display information about scheduled alarms (and of course customize it).

The weather forecast function is based on the Yahoo service. You will have options such as the refresh interval, the choice of units and locations, and two charts - color or monochrome.

Nothing stands in the way and change the font color used to inform about the current weather.

Information about upcoming events in the calendar is also customizable. Here you can select the categories from which data should be collected and determine which items will be displayed.

In addition, the app can highlight upcoming events as the deadline approaches. Just like in the two previous cases, you can specify the font color.

The widget works really well. Its appearance may not be particularly original, but it fits well with the android interface.

If you are looking for a solution that can replace the other three widgets, and at the same time allow you to create an advanced configuration, then Chronus is definitely worth checking out.

It is encouraging that the application will be constantly evolving and thus will not lose its functionality. Good luck.

Developer:
David van tonder

Operating system:
android

Interface:
Russian