The Windows Widgets feature is finally getting some useful innovations that allow you to monitor CPU, memory, and GPU usage. With a few new widgets included in the new version of Microsoft’s Dev Home app, it’s now possible to monitor hardware locally without the need for a third-party app.Hardware monitoring widgets in Windows 11
Its new widgets can show CPU usage and speed, memory usage, GPU temperatures and usage. Additionally, they can be used to monitor Wi-Fi or Ethernet speeds. Frankly, they’re definitely much more useful than regular widgets or MSN’s bullshit feed. Of course, it is possible to monitor hardware from HWiNFO64, Game Bar or Task Manager, but it is very useful to quickly access information with the Windows+W shortcut.How is it activated?
On the other hand, widgets can sometimes show incorrect information for now. That’s one reason why Dev Home is already in preview. If you want to try these new widgets in Windows 11, you need to go to Microsoft Store and install the Dev Home Preview app. Widgets will then be available in the Windows Widgets section (Winkey + W) and you can add them using the “+” button at the top.
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