Windows 11 will soon have third-party widgets

In June last year, just a few days after Microsoft launched Windows 11 there were many rumors about the software giant's new operating system will have third-party widgets. At that time, rumors were that initially there would only be widgets from Microsoft, but in the future the third-party widget installation feature will be updated.

Recently, information from Twitter account FireCube - specializing in revealing information about Microsoft products, shows us evidence of 3rd-party widgets coming to Windows 11. The evidence is provided in the form of 3rd party widgets. The screenshots show that widget support is almost ready for Windows 11.

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In addition, the leaked images also provide information related to publishing widgets to the Microsoft Store as recommended by Microsoft to increase discoverability on both Store but like Widget Board.

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There are some details regarding the registration of packaged and unpackaged applications and support for web-based widgets. In one image there is also text hinting that there will be more updates coming, meaning there are more ways to add widgets in an upcoming update.

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Another photo shows something called Adaptive Cards. Most likely Adaptive Cards will be what is used to integrate upcoming third-party widgets inside Windows 11.

The photo above also shows the benefits of using Adaptive Cards for widget implementation.

It is not yet known when Microsoft will deploy third-party widgets for Windows 11. However, the implementation will help the number of widgets become more and more diverse, thereby attracting users to use this feature. on Windows 11.

David Pac

Update 17 January 2022