How Windows 11's New Widgets Work

Did You Know?: James Doohan, best known as the actor who portrayed the chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott on Star Trek, was also a military man who served as both an infantryman and pilot for the Royal Canadian Artillery in World War II. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() July 15, 2021 Did You Know? James Doohan, best known as the actor who portrayed the chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott on Star Trek, was also a military man who served as both an infantryman and pilot for the Royal Canadian Artillery in World War II. [How Windows 11’s New Widgets Work]( [How Windows 11’s New Widgets Work]( In Windows 11, there’s a new widgets button on the taskbar that opens a menu with quick access to weather, traffic, news, sports scores, and more. Here’s how it works. 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