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Picture Puzzle history

Picture Puzzle original


The widgets originated in the Sideshow project at Microsoft Research. Its development started in the summer of 2000 and lasted for 1 year under the Microsoft brand. In 2001, Picture Puzzle was released for Windows Vista, and then later was included in Windows 7 upon its release. Just like all the other gadgets, Picture Puzzle was quite popular as a form of a fun and interactive way for users to enjoy their favorite images while challenging their puzzle-solving skills.

Sadly, rumors started to spread about the malicious potential gadgets had, as most gadgets were created by third-party developers, which could result in malware being coded into the gadgets. Because of that, shortly after Windows 7 release Microsoft had officially announced the removal of gadgets.


womp womp

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