Add New Toggle to Disable/Enable Widgets found in Taskbar (#1768)

config/tweaks.json

@@ -2613,6 +2613,14 @@
     "Order": "a067_",
     "Type": "Toggle"
   },
+  "WPFToggleTaskbarWidgets": {
+    "Content": "Taskbar Widgets",
+    "Description": "If Enabled then Widgets Icon in Taskbar will be shown.",
+    "category": "Customize Preferences",
+    "panel": "2",
+    "Order": "a068_",
+    "Type": "Toggle"
+  },
   "WPFchangedns": {
     "Content": "DNS",
     "category": "z__Advanced Tweaks - CAUTION",

functions/private/Get-WinUtilToggleStatus.ps1

@@ -89,4 +89,13 @@ Function Get-WinUtilToggleStatus {
             return $true
         }
     }
-}
+    if ($ToggleSwitch -eq "WPFToggleTaskbarWidgets") {
+        $TaskbarWidgets = (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced").TaskBarDa
+	if($TaskbarWidgets -eq 0) {
+            return $false
+	}
+	else{
+            return $true
+	}
+    }
+}

functions/private/Invoke-WinUtilTaskbarWidgets.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+function Invoke-WinUtilTaskbarWidgets {
+    <#
+
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Enable/Disable Taskbar Widgets
+
+    .PARAMETER Enabled
+        Indicates whether to enable or disable Taskbar Widgets
+
+    #>
+    Param($Enabled)
+    Try{
+        if ($Enabled -eq $false){
+            Write-Host "Enabling Taskbar Widgets"
+            $value = 1
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-Host "Disabling Taskbar Widgets"
+            $value = 0
+        }
+        $Path = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"
+        Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name TaskbarDa -Value $value
+    }
+    Catch [System.Security.SecurityException] {
+        Write-Warning "Unable to set $Path\$Name to $Value due to a Security Exception"
+    }
+    Catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {
+        Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.ErrorRecord
+    }
+    Catch{
+        Write-Warning "Unable to set $Name due to unhandled exception"
+        Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.StackTrace
+    }
+}

functions/public/Invoke-WPFToggle.ps1

@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ function Invoke-WPFToggle {
         "WPFToggleSnapFlyout" {Invoke-WinUtilSnapFlyout $(Get-WinUtilToggleStatus WPFToggleSnapFlyout)}
         "WPFToggleMouseAcceleration" {Invoke-WinUtilMouseAcceleration $(Get-WinUtilToggleStatus WPFToggleMouseAcceleration)}
         "WPFToggleStickyKeys" {Invoke-WinUtilStickyKeys $(Get-WinUtilToggleStatus WPFToggleStickyKeys)}
+        "WPFToggleTaskbarWidgets" {Invoke-WinUtilTaskbarWidgets $(Get-WinUtilToggleStatus WPFToggleTaskbarWidgets)}
     }
-}
+}