How to Enable Full-Screen Widgets on Windows 11

Sep. 28, 2022



For now, Windows 11 Dev channel Insiders can turn on full-screen widgets right away, and here’s how:

  1. First off, you need to set up ViVeTool on your Windows 11 PC. In case you are unaware, ViVeTool is a free and open-source tool that lets you turn on experimental features on Windows 11. So go ahead anddownload ViVeToolfrom the developer’sGitHub page.

  2. After that,unzip the ZIP file on Windows 11by right-clicking on it. Next, choose the “Extract all” option and click on “Next”. The files will be extracted into a folder in the same directory.

  3. Once the files are extracted, right-click on the extracted folder and choose “Copy as path“. This will copy the path of the folder to your clipboard.

  4. Now, press the Windows key to open the Start Menu and search for “CMD”. Command Prompt will appear on top in the search results. In the right pane, click on “Run as administrator“.

  5. In the Command Prompt window that opens,typecdand add a space. Then, right-click in the CMD window to automatically paste the directory path we had copied above. You can also press “Ctrl + V” to paste the address directly. Finally, hit Enter, and you will move to the ViveTool folder. Note that the path will be different for your PC.

  6. Once you have moved to the ViVeTool folder in Command Prompt,run the below commandto enable the full-screen widgets board in Windows 11.

  7. Now, close the Command Prompt window andrestart your PC. After logging in, click the widget button in the bottom-left corner or use theWindows 11 keyboard shortcut“Windows + W”. On the top right corner, you will now find an “expand” button. Click on it.

  8. And there you have it! The full-screen widgets panel is now working on your Windows 11 PC without any issues. You can againclick on the expand buttonto make it half-screen or full-screen, as per your convenience.

In case you want to disable the full-screen widgets panel on Windows 11, move back to the ViVeTool directory, as instructed above. Then, run the below command from the CMD window.

Use the Widget Panel in Full-Screen Mode on Windows 11

Use the Widget Panel in Full-Screen Mode on Windows 11

So these are the commands you need to execute to get the full-screen widgets panel on your Windows 11 PC. I think it looks pretty neat, and you can quickly get information on all the happenings around the world with a glance. With third-party widgets support coming in the near future, the widgets panel will become even more useful. Anyway, that is all from us. If you want toenable Taskbar Overflow on Windows 11, head to our linked guide. And to read about more suchupcoming Windows 11 features, we have a list compiled for you. Finally, if you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below.

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