{"id":15,"date":"2012-04-12T09:52:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T09:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/?p=15"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:57:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:57:51","slug":"hide-windows-desktop-gadgets-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/hide-windows-desktop-gadgets-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Hide Windows Desktop Gadgets Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/RSSPoster_PRO\/cache\/86cf6_win-7-tips.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/>If you are using <a title=\"The Four Versions of Windows 8\" href=\"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/the-four-versions-of-windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\">Windows<\/a> Gadgets (or those small <a title=\"Windows Phone \u2013 Handy Business Apps\" href=\"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/windows-phone-handy-business-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\">mini-applications<\/a> that are embedded on your desktop that show interesting things like the latest news, weather updates, or sports scores), you may sometimes wish you can just quickly hide them to declutter your workspace.<\/p>\n<p>In Windows 7, you can do just that. Simply right-click on the desktop, go to View, and then clear the check mark on Show desktop gadgets. This will hide the gadgets. 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