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Disable Vista Gadgets

March 30, 2007

I’m big into customizing my desktop. I’ve been an Object Desktop user for years… and I’m in love with Windowblinds. I was stoked when I first heard about Vista’s Gadgets, but after running Vista I can tell you that they suck, take up space, and use up memory. It’s basically useless eye candy. Thankfully, disabling it is pretty simple. Just right click on the side bar or side bar icon, select properties and uncheck the “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” checkbox. Done. You’ll have to reboot to notice the effect, to close it without rebooting simply right click on the icon and select exit.

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desktop user, eye candy, Gadgets, love, memory, object desktop, select properties, sidebar, Vista, vista gadgets, vista tweak, Vista Tweaks, windowblinds
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