MetroSidebar

0.2.1

Add new Metro style sidebar to Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Windows 8 brought major UI redesign with its Metro. But in this process Microsoft removed various features. One of them was sidebar. Windows 9 is expected to bring back what Windows 8 took away. But till actual Windows 9 is launched we can just hope that Microsoft will listen to its humble users.

To solved issue of missing Sidebar, Amine Dries has designed a sidebar "MetroSidebar" which utilizes Metro style. Indeed its not the original one from Microsoft but does brings similar functionality and adds more appealing look to desktop.

MetroSidebar has its own custom widgets which can display all essential information about the system. Clock, Music Player, Alarm and Pictures preview are some to name. And the application is in active development so we can expect this to grow in future.

MetroSidebar is no brainier to install and get working. Just fire the installation, follow the installation procedure which is nothing but click next and next and you have MetroSidebar working. At first default tiles are displayed but you can add more or remove them. You can use settings icon to add new tiles or reach settings page.

It has little to configure on settings page. You can choose whether to start this application at startup or not, auto-hide it which is cool since you might want it to block space on desktop all the time.

MetroSidebar comes with 10 live tiles, you can choose which one to display on screen, and there's an online tile store

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September 06, 2014
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By WALNUTROOF

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Version: MetroSidebar 0.2.1

ProsSeems like a decent & useful piece of software.
ConsI installed this item on my Windows 8.1 laptop without a problem, and seems to be useful & legit. But when I tried to install this on my Windows 8.1 desktop, Bitdefender Total Security blocked it and labeled it a virus. I have Bitdender Internet Security on my laptop, and it didn't block it. From what I've seen so far it's not a virus, but I could be wrong. use at your own risk.....

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"could not load t my computer because AVG stopped"

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Version: MetroSidebar 0.2.1

Proslooked good
ConsAvg thought was a virus

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General

Publisher
MetroSidebar

Publisher web site
http://metrosidebar.com

Release Date
October 01, 2013

Date Added
June 16, 2014

Version
0.2.1

Category

Category
Desktop Enhancements

Subcategory
Desktop Customization

Operating Systems

Operating Systems

Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows, Windows 7

Additional Requirements

.NET Framework 4.0

Download Information

File Size

788.75KB

File Name

metrosidebar-setup.exe

Popularity

Total Downloads
921

Downloads Last Week
33

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License Model
Free

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Price
Free

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