In OS X El Capitan, Apple has kept it disabled and users have to enable it manually to get it working again. Then again, it can still serve its purposes, which is why you might want it enabled. Read: How to Perform a Clean Install of OS X El Capitan However, ever since the introduction of the Notification Center in OS X, there’s been less and less use for the Dashboard. If you’re unfamiliar with the OS X Dashboard, it’s essentially a second desktop of sorts on your Mac that can houses all sorts of different widgets, like a calendar, weather, a calculator, stocks, and more. Apple first started disabling the Dashboard by default in OS X Yosemite and hasn’t even updated the feature in several years. The Dashboard in OS X hasn’t been the most popular feature of Apple’s operating system, and the company has been focusing less and less on it with every new OS X release, but nonetheless, many users still take advantage of it. Here’s how to enable it and get it back just like before. Apple disabled the Dashboard by default yet again in OS X El Capitan.

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