Windows 11 now lets you control the widgets that appear in the Lock Screen, and you can even disable the feature completely.

See what’s new in Windows 11 25H2, including Phone Link in Start, lock screen widgets, improved dark mode dialogs, and quick Copilot access.

You might already be familiar with widgets from your iPhone or Android phone—interactive panels that are something in between shortcut icons and full apps. Using these widgets, you can complete tasks ...

Snap layouts in Windows 11 make it easier to multitask by letting you organize open windows on your screen. Just hover over ...

Microsoft has re-introduced a side widget in Windows 11, but it lacks the customization and some functionalities that you ...

Back in the day, Mac OS X had a dedicated Dashboard for widgets, where you could add all sorts of nifty little interactive utilities. With the release of macOS Mojave in 2018, Apple finally laid the ...

Apple's updated widgets in macOS Sonoma are not only now available on the Mac's desktop, they're also interactive instead of solely displaying information. Here's how to use them. A headline feature ...

Right on my Mac desktop, I can check my mouse battery (38% and dropping), see where my son Ian is (at work), get the latest weather update (hello, sunny Phoenix!), and even keep track of time with a ...

Apple’s macOS Sonoma has brought a bunch of interesting new features for Mac users, and desktop widgets are among the most useful. As the name implies, you can now drag and drop widgets right onto ...

The key new feature in macOS Sonoma is the ability to add widgets to the Desktop. They’re no longer banished to the notification shade that slides opens when you click on the time in the menu bar. In ...