Many people are disappointed after moving to Windows 8, to discover that the Gadgets they are accustomed to using are no longer supported. The Analog Clock, CPU meter, GPU meter, System Monitor, Process Monitor, and many other Gadgets are very useful enhancements that allow you to easily monitor the status of your computer in real time for free.
Now you can use these Gadgets again in Windows 8. There is a great free program that I have been using since I switched to Windows 8 that restores the use of your old gadgets, and offers some very useful new ones.
You can read about it and download at: 8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 8 / 8.1 http://8gadgetpack.net/