The widget dashboard is a new feature in Windows 11 that allows you to quickly access information while looking more streamlined and cleaner than before.

Some users of the Windows Insider versions of Windows 10 have reported that widgets don’t function properly on their 11th-generation computers. Either they cannot access the widgets menu or they only see empty widgets.

Ways to Fix Widgets Not Working on Windows 11

Use a Microsoft Account instead of a Local Account

Scroll down to “Time and language” Under “Date and time” select your time zone Under “Language and input” make sure that the “Text input” box is checked. Now, under “Display”, make sure that the “Show date and time in the title bar” option is selected. ..

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In Email & Accounts, you will find all of your email and account information.

On the Add account page, enter your email address and password. Click on Sign In. If you have multiple email addresses, select the one you want to use for this account. Click on Next. On the next page, enter your name and contact information. Click on Finish. ..

Then proceed to sign in using your Microsoft account.

Manually Enable Widgets

Right-click on the taskbar and click on Taskbar settings. On the Taskbar Settings dialog box, click on the General tab. On the General tab, click on the following: On the Taskbar Settings dialog box, click on the General tab. Click on the following: In the “Taskbar Icon” field, type in “com.apple.tasks.” In the “Taskbar Appearance” field, type in “custom.” In this example, right-clicking would open up a new task bar setting dialog box that would allow you to change how your task bar looks.

If Widgets are enabled, you can see a list of widgets on the left side of the screen.

If you are not using a web browser, you can try disabling JavaScript and then enabling it again.

Restart Windows Explorer

Open the task manager by using the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys.

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Windows Explorer is a program that helps you manage your files and folders. ..

If you are having trouble starting windows explorer, try restarting it. ..

Kill Widgets process

  1. Open the task manager by clicking on the “Start” button and selecting “Task Manager.”
  2. In the task manager, click on the “Processes” tab.
  3. Locate and double-click on the process that is causing your computer to slow down.
  4. In the “Details” window, review the information about the process and try to identify any problems that may be causing it to run slowly.
  5. If you can’t find a problem with the process, then you may need to disable it or reduce its priority in order to improve performance on your computer. ..

End Task will close the Windows Widget application. ..

Disable integrated GPU

Open Run box using Windows key and type “cmd” (without the quotes) and hit enter. You will see a list of available commands on the right side of the window. The one you want to use is “cmd” (without the quotes).

This will open the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) console. In the WMI console, type “Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem” and hit enter. This will return a list of all the operating systems installed on your computer. ..

Now when the Device manager panel opens, under Display adapter, disable the integrated one.

Final Words

  1. Try restarting your computer.
  2. Check if the widget is installed on a specific location on your computer and if it is not, try moving it to a different location or uninstall the widget if it is already installed on another machine.
  3. Check for updates to the Windows 11 widget functionality and install them if they are available.