Microsoft will not give you these desktop widgets, so I found a free app that does

Though Microsoft Windows offers more ways to customize the Desktop, there’s an area where it continues to disappoint: desktop widgets. Sure, some widgets on Windows 11 live on a pop-out menu, but they’re limited or inconvenient, if not both.

I’ve tried options like Rainmeter but found them difficult to navigate. Recently, however, I came across a free app called Layer that lets me bring desktop widgets to my Windows PC. The best part? It makes these widgets work as though they’re built-in.