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Windows SideShow in Control Panel is the central configuration point for the Windows SideShow platform. Users can select which gadgets appear on which devices, as well as configure device-specific settings, gadget settings, and related features such as wake settings. The following image is of Windows SideShow in Control Panel. The control panel shows the gadgets and devices that are installed.
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To start Windows SideShow in Control Panel
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Hardware and Sound.
Click Windows SideShow.
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If you currently have any Windows SideShow-compatible devices installed, a link to Control Panel appears under Hardware and Sound. If there are no Windows SideShow-compatible devices installed, Windows SideShow does not appear in Control Panel.
When the Windows SideShow Control Panel opens, a table appears with a vertical list of installed gadgets and a horizontal list of installed devices. The user can enable a gadget for a particular device by selecting the check box that is located at the intersection of the gadget row and the device column.
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The user can configure only those devices that are currently connected.
To configure a device the user clicks the device name or icon. If a gadget provides additional settings, the user can click the gadget name or icon to access the settings.
Automatic Wake is a feature of Windows Vista that enables the computer to automatically wake at a specified interval so gadgets can update connected Windows SideShow-compatible devices. This feature may not be available on all computers, and is turned off by default.
For more information, see “Know the external factors that can affect device updates” in Sending Data.