Productivity Booster! Make the best out of Windows 11 widgets! Know how to use them

Widgets in Windows 11 can supercharge your productivity. From quickly accessing information to finding all important tasks at one place - widgets can do wonders. Here, find out how to use Windows 11 widgets.

Widgets can help you quickly access important information such as the latest weather updates, breaking news, and your busy calendar all in one place. Here are four ways you can make the most out of your personalised widgets. (Pexels)

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1/5 Widgets can help you quickly access important information such as the latest weather updates, breaking news, and your busy calendar all in one place. Here are four ways you can make the most out of your personalised widgets. (Pexels)

Start with the widgets - Press the Windows logo key + W to open the widgets board. You can check more widgets at once on your board, just use the expand button in the top right corner. The button will turn into a collapse button for when you want to shrink it. The board will remember the size you set and will open in that same size in the future.  (Amritanshu Mukherjee / HT Tech)

2/5 Start with the widgets - Press the Windows logo key + W to open the widgets board. You can check more widgets at once on your board, just use the expand button in the top right corner. The button will turn into a collapse button for when you want to shrink it. The board will remember the size you set and will open in that same size in the future.  (Amritanshu Mukherjee / HT Tech)

Customise them according to need - Once a widget has been added, click on More Options in the upper-right corner and select Customize widget. When you edit a widget, you can customize it by changing the city for your weather widget or updating the watchlist for your stock’s widget. (Unsplash)

3/5 Customise them according to need - Once a widget has been added, click on More Options in the upper-right corner and select Customize widget. When you edit a widget, you can customize it by changing the city for your weather widget or updating the watchlist for your stock’s widget. (Unsplash)

You can interact with widgets! Just tap the title bar in the widget's upper-left corner and access the program or website that the widget links to. In this, you can interact with various widgets to perform activities like checking off your to-do list or viewing the events in the calendar.  (Amritanshu Mukherjee / HT Tech)

4/5 You can interact with widgets! Just tap the title bar in the widget's upper-left corner and access the program or website that the widget links to. In this, you can interact with various widgets to perform activities like checking off your to-do list or viewing the events in the calendar.  (Amritanshu Mukherjee / HT Tech)

Add personalized news and interests - The stream of news content and widgets can be displayed on your widgets board on a timely basis. To do so, indicate your preferences by choosing "Manage interests" from the Widget settings dialog box. Here, you will now be able to access the "My Interests" page. (Unsplash)

5/5 Add personalized news and interests - The stream of news content and widgets can be displayed on your widgets board on a timely basis. To do so, indicate your preferences by choosing "Manage interests" from the Widget settings dialog box. Here, you will now be able to access the "My Interests" page. (Unsplash)