nsane.forums Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Newly leaked screenshots from an unreleased build of Windows 8 reportedly shows that desktop gadget support won't be a part of the OS when it launches later this fall. The desktop gadget style of app for Windows, first introduced in Windows Vista, may be on the way out for Windows 8. Even though support for these kinds of programs was put into the Windows 8 Consumer and Release Preview builds, newly leaked information claims that the current, but unreleased, versions of Windows 8 have removed support for such programs. Win8China.com reportedly got a hold of these unreleased Windows 8 builds and claims that support for desktop gadgets is no longer present in the build's control panel. The HTML-based desktop gadgets, sometimes referred to as widgets, are also not supported in the desktop modes for Windows 8, according to the article. It's possible that Microsoft sees desktop gadget support as being out of date. Certainly the use of the Metro UI and the Windows Store in Windows 8 could deliver the kinds of small programs that have been available for the desktop gadget developer and user. However, it is odd that Microsoft chose to remove desktop support in Windows 8 now, rather than do it earlier with the launch of the Consumer and Preview editions of the OS. We have contacted Microsoft to see if they can comment publicly on this report. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuthut Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 that's really nice... but I can't read Chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 6, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 6, 2012 Does anyone notice a BIG Start Menu button on the down left? Three possibilities: It's fake orThe build is old orM$ has finally changed it mind!!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whi5t1eR Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 FAKE: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anuraag Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Does anyone notice a BIG Start Menu button on the down left?third party software http://www.win8china.com/windows8master/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 6, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 6, 2012 Does anyone notice a BIG Start Menu button on the down left?third party software http://www.win8china...windows8master/ Thanks for the info. :) Had got my hopes high. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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