Gadgets are the add-ins you see in the Windows Sidebar. You already have a few installed - the clock, stocks, calculator and calendar, but do you want more? You can get more!

Windows Live Gallery is the website full of gadgets for the Windows Sidebar, gadgets for your Windows Live Space and gadgets for your personalised Live.com. Most of them are submitted by the public who write them themselves and some are developed by separate companies and even Microsoft.

1. To download and add gadgets from the web:
2. Go to the Sidebar section of Windows Live Gallery.
3. Just above the first gadget listing, select All types then select Sidebar gadgets.
4. Browse through and search for a gadget you wish to install.
5. Select the Download button on the gadget’s page.
6. A small warning box will appear on-screen. If you are sure about the security risks and wish to install the gadget anyway, click OK.
7. Click Run on the download box, and as soon as it finishes downloading (usually a few seconds even on a slow connection), it should open up in the Sidebar automatically.