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Setting the tag to allow autoscale doesn't help. Concepts: 1. Make backup of effected gadget. Take temporary ownership and give yourself RW permission to modify Gadget's files 4. Don't panic. To test: I fixed my Clock gadget. Repeat process for Calender if you want it smaller to match, but it works fine bigger.

Repeat this process for all of your favorite broken Gadgets using IE11 on Windows 7. Notes: 1. Personally I view this as a work-around not a true fix, but considering Microsoft officially discontinued Gadgets as mentioned earlier, it's possible this bug may take a very long time, if ever, to be officially fixed. IE11 also bugs out a lot of other things such as Outlook spellcheck, and other general software compatibility issues, especially in Windows 7, so it's probable that some or all of IE11's bugs should be eventually fixed in the future - thereby as a side effect may also officially fix Gadgets some day too.

Hey man.. Same results as you with the above fixes. I did a recent Windows update, which installed Internet Explorer I uninstalled it, then restarted, then my CPU meter magically came up as it should. I had this gadget problem before blogthis' post on Nov. I use Firefox, and will try to install IE 10 if needed. I had this same problem as well. I use the clock gadget to find what time it is in Antartica just for fun.

One evening, I switched my machine off, saw the Antartica clock still ticking, went home happily, and when I came in the morning, lo, no clock. This freaked me out because recently, I have lost many items from my desktop and I thought the cleaner moved it. When she denied it, I sneakily checked all the office employees' desktops, and there it was, I saw one on another guy's computer, but it was on GMT, so it couldn't be mine.

I have enough computer knowledge to know that nobody can take it home to their PC, because I am on a network. But then our resident computer expert investigated this case, changed the UAC settings to medium, and restarted my system, and my beloved clock appeared promptly on my desktop.

What a relief to know that I am not working among thieves! Changed to default DPI as you suggested and the gadgets are displaying again. I didn't have to change the Registry Key. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums.

Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Application Compatibility. Sign in to vote. My gadgets on Windows 7 have suddenly stopped working properly since 2 days ago. How to fix this? That's how it looks Saturday, November 6, AM. Here's what worked for me after everything else failed.

This is much simpler. Stop the sidebar. Restart sidebar process. Have no idea why it works but it does. Found it on another forum. I applied this fix several days ago and system has been running fine.

Tuesday, November 16, PM. Hi, Have you installed some third-party gadgets recently? Create a user account Hope it helps.

This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Tuesday, November 9, AM. Oh my GOSH! I have looked forever and nothing fixed my sidebar until this. Saturday, November 20, AM. It worked for me too! I wonder what we did. Saturday, November 20, PM. Hey Microsoft, can you please fix this permanently? Sunday, November 21, AM. Thank you Popeye :. Monday, November 22, AM. Tuesday, November 23, PM. Friday, December 10, PM.

Try this one simple method , It may work! Mine was not displaying properly like that in the above but this solve my problem!

Good luck! Proposed as answer by joeran hello Tuesday, March 1, PM. Saturday, December 11, AM. Hi, After several hours of trying to figure out what the problem was, I stumbled upon this forum.

Monday, December 13, AM. Worked for me too. Wednesday, December 22, PM. Your solution also worked like a charm for me.

Much appreciated! Friday, December 24, PM. God Damn! The Sidebar process was not running on my system, so that step was skipped. Sunday, December 26, AM. As with everyone else, this worked perfectly for me too! Anyone know why this happened in the first place?

Wednesday, December 29, PM. Hello, its really working. Thursday, December 30, PM. Thanks a lot! Fixed the problem for me which appeared out of the blue, even though I did not install any new gadgets or programs. The icons still worked and opened the correct programs. The program icons were not affected, no shortcut arrows. So I removed the registry value, restarted and back came the arrows.

So I have tried both and it seems to make no difference. I have also tried changing the '50' to '52' and the result is the same. First restart, the arrows are gone, subsequent restarts, black squares.

Have Microsoft not had enough complaints about these annoying arrows? Why is there no sure and easy way to get rid of them? PS The laptop came with Vista bit installed when I bought it 4 years ago. H-P, in their wisdom, have not provided a full set of upgraded drivers, but I do not see how this sad fact can cause the above symptoms. What exactly is the problem you want to solve? By default, the native Desktop shortcuts available via Personalize don't have arrows, e.

All others will have an arrow indicating it's a shortcut. TonyT ,. Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. I must be really thick - it appears I cannot write clear and concise English.

I have been criticised for not stating my problem in the past. I cannot believe that any English speaker has any doubt about what I want to do. Get rid of the shortcut arrows and leave the icons unencumbered. I have tried your suggestions, TonyT, but I have not achieved the above result. I know that programs such as Recycle Bin, Computer and Control Panel which are Microsoft native programs do not have shortcut arrows. So they know how to stop the arrows.

Why, Oh Why, can Microsoft not tell us how to get rid of the arrows on other programs and shortcuts? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great.

By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article Steps. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: March 29, Kill the explorer. When you have Task Manager opened, click on the Processes tab. Under the tab, locate explorer. Click on End Process in the confirmation dialogue box.

Open Command Prompt. You will see command prompt window opened. Enter the commands: In the Command Prompt window, you have to type the below commands one by one. Run the Explorer. After entering the below command, you will find your desktop again with fixed icons.

I did this and it worked.