I’m sure you remember, we told you a few weeks ago Microsoft tried to bring back in Windows 11 one of the particularly controversial elements of Windows Vista, widgets. (then called widgets) on the desktop. Let’s remember that we came from Windows XP SP3, an operating system that was already very mature, stable and reliable at the time, and which brought an interesting aesthetic change compared to its immediate predecessor, the not so fondly remembered Windows ME. .

Windows XP managed to garner very positive reviews, but then came Windows Vista. I won’t go into blood with this version because the speech has already been repeated ad nauseam, suffice it to say that the best part was that it gave way to Windows 7a system that can still be found in some systems today, although it has not had technical support for a long time, and to be honest, the level of maturity that Windows 10 reached some time ago makes it a better option.

Be that as it may, although Windows Vista left a rather bitter taste in our mouths, it’s fair to admit they had some positive ideas and that the problem with them was found in their implementation. And while it may sound sacrilegious to say this to those who suffered from them at the time, the truth is that desktop widgets were not a bad idea, and I think there is no better proof of this than the success of their implementation on both Android and Android. . on iOS.

Well, today Windows Central assumes that The introduction of Desktop Widgets in Windows 11 is very close. As we can read in the mentioned publication, the store had access to Microsoft’s internal documentation, which not only reaffirms the company’s goal to restore these elements, but also clarifies that they will be deployed soon, in a future Windows update. 11. there is no explicit confirmation in this regard, it leads us to believe that they are referring to the release of Windows 11 22H2, the main update of Windows, which we expect to arrive around September.

However, it is also possible that this new feature will not be deployed together with Windows 11 22H2, but in a moment separately, which is the new format that Microsoft has chosen to launch new features. If so, it is possible that its arrival, the arrival of widgets, occurs even earlier.

And why the rush to launch it? Precisely because of what I mentioned above, the great success of widgets on mobile platforms, where they have been around for a few years and are used by users every day. Now touch of course Keep your fingers crossed that its implementation will be more successful in Windows 11 than in Windows Vista because that is what will determine its success or failure.