Windows 11 Preview 25211 and later introduces new Widgets settings. But you may need to enable these new settings manually. This article will guide you on how to enable the new Widgets settings on Windows 11.

New settings for Windows 11 Widgets (preview version)

Microsoft has introduced many new features in Windows 11, and Widgets is one of them. Initially, it was just a small panel on which you can display your favorite apps and services. Now Microsoft has made some changes to it. For example, in the Dev channel, Windows 11 Preview allows you to enable Widgets full screen mode. Additionally, starting with Windows 11 Preview 25211, new Widgets settings are available.

If new settings are not ready on your Windows 11 computer, you can force enable this new feature using ViVeTool. This article will provide a complete operating guide.

How to enable the new Widgets settings on Windows 11?

ViVeTool is an open source tool that helps you enable, disable, and manage hidden features on your Windows 11 computers. It is not preinstalled on your device, you need to manually download ViVeTool from github.com.

After obtaining this tool, you can run the specified command to enable the new Widgets settings on Windows 11.

Step 1: Visit the ViVeTool download page to download the latest version of ViVeTool on your Windows 11 computer.

Step 2: The downloaded file is a compressed folder. You need to unzip it and move the folder to the C drive.

Step 3: Open the folder and copy its path from the top address bar of File Explorer.

Step 4: Skip.

Step 5: Run cd [ViVeTool folder path] in the command prompt. For example, on my computer, I run cd C:\ViVeTool-v0.3.2 in a command prompt.

Step 6: Type vivetool /enable /id:38652916 and press Enter to run this command. When this command runs completely successfully, you will see the following prompt:

ViVeTool v0.3.2 – Windows Feature Configuration Tool

Functional configuration has been successfully set

Step 7: Restart your Windows 11 computer.

How to disable full-screen Widgets on Windows 11?

If you want to disable the new Widgets settings on your Windows 11 computer, you also need to use ViVeTool:

Step 1: Run the command prompt as administrator.

Step 2: Run cd [ViVeTool Path] in the command prompt.

Step 3: Type vivetool /disable /id:38652916 in the command prompt and press Enter to run this command.

Step 4: Restart your computer.

Recover lost and deleted files on Windows 11

Some files may be accidentally deleted or lost when using a computer. To retrieve them, you can use MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

This is a free file recovery tool that can run on all versions of Windows, including the latest Windows 11. Using this data recovery software, you can recover various files from computer hard drives, external hard drives, SD cards, memory cards, etc.

With the free version of this software, you can recover files up to 1 GB for free. If you need to recover more files, you need to use the advanced version.

Summarize

The new Widgets settings are still being tested in Windows 11 preview. Microsoft is working to make it better. This new feature should be released to all Windows 11 users in the future. If you have other related questions, please let us know in the comments.

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