Friday, February 19, 2016

How to bring back the Windows gadgets in Windows 10?

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Source: 8gadgetpack.net
Windows 7 users used to love the Windows gadgets on desktops. These tiny gadgets helped users keep tiny utility gadgets such as clocks, weather gadgets, CPU monitor, calender etc. Gadgets are no longer supported from Windows 8 and also not supported in Windows 10. If you would like to bring back the gadgets on Windows 8 or Windows 10, follow the steps below.

How to bring back the Windows gadgets in Windows 10?
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Windows Live Writer does not connect to Blogger anymore

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Many Windows Live Writer users blogging to Blogger faced logging issues. I also tested Windows Live Writer 2012 both on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 and confirmed that it does not connect to Blogger any more. Apparently, the reason is because Google has changed it�s old authentication system (Read here). Google Blogger now uses the more modern OAuth 2.
Attempt to setup a blog on Windows Live
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How to setup Open Live Writer- a Windows Live Writer (WLW) replacement for Blogger service?

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Open Live Writer
Windows Live Writer (WLW) is now Open Sourced and the new project is called �Open Live Writer (OLW)". It was officially announced on December 9, 2015 on the .NET foundation website (Windows Live Writer is now Open Sourced � Open Live Writer).

Most bloggers on Windows loved the Windows Live Writer as it�s like a �one tool for blogging� to several blogging services such as Blogger, WordPress, etc. You can check out our previous blog post on Windows Live Writer here. Though Windows Live Writer still works on the latest Windows 10, there are some issues working with Blogger platform. Check out this post: Windows Live Writer does not connect to Blogger service any more.

How to install, setup and use Open Live Writer for Blogger service?
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How to remove the Windows.old folder after Windows upgrade?

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Suppose we have upgrade Windows to a newer Windows version. Then, there will be a folder under C drive called "Windows.old". Do we need to keep the Windows.old folder? What is it's purpose? Can we delete or remove the Windows.old folder? How to remove the Windows.old folder after Windows upgrade?

What is the Windows.old folder?
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