WARNING!!!!
Any changes you make in the registry can make the computer unstable or UN-operable.
WARNING!!!!
By default, the sidebar can take up a unwanted room on the desktop. You also can't put icons on the space it uses.
If you want to retain the ability to display the sidebar gadgets but also want full use of the desktop,
you can detach individual gadgets.
1.Right-click the gadget you want to detach
2.Click Detach from Sidebar
3.Move the gadget wherever you want on the desktop
4.Right click on the sidebar
5.Click on Close Sidebar
6.There will now be an icon in the system tray for the sidebar if you want to get it back
You can also get more gadgets on-line
Remove user installed gadgets from Sidebar.
Remove user installed gadgets from Sidebar.
This tweak can disable execution of user installed gadgets from the new Sidebar feature of desktop.
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Description:
Microsoft has introduced yet another feature in windows vista, the sidebar on desktop. Sidebar has the ability to make use of gadgets, which are small applets that may display information or utilities to the user. With this tweak you can opt to disable execution by removing user installed gadgets from windows sidebar. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the subkeys \windows\sidebar does not exist, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value turnoffuserinstalledgadgets in the right panel, and change its value to 1. However, if you want to enable user installed gadgets, change the value to 0. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Registry Entries
Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]
Location: Current User
Value Name: Windows
Data Type: Key
Enabled Value:
Disabled Value:
Action Type: Add an Entry
Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Windows\]
Location: Current User
Value Name: Sidebar
Data Type: Key
Enabled Value:
Disabled Value:
Action Type: Add an Entry
Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Windows\Sidebar\]
Location: Local Machine
Value Name: TurnOffUserInstalledGadgets
Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
Enabled Value: 1
Disabled Value: 0
Action Type: Add an Entry
First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type 'regedit'.
Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\] and create a new key 'Windows'.
Third, create a new subkey 'Sidebar' under the key 'Windows'.
Fourth, create a DWORD value 'TurnOffUserInstalledGadgets' under the subkey 'Sidebar'.
Next, right click on the DWORD value 'TurnOffUserInstalledGadgets' and select 'Modify'.
Finally set the value data as '1' in the textbox and click 'OK'.
http://www.liutilities.com/products/registrybooster/tweaklibrary/tweaks/11422/
If this does not work then you must switch on the "UAC" and then try again, you must reboot after.
Please post back if you have anymore problems or questions.
