

It goes to the expanded state with bigger icons optimized for tapping. When Windows 11 detects a convertible device, it changes the taskbar look once you undock the screen part. However, there is a little chance that this very feature won’t come with Moment 2 but will appear with its successor, Moment 3. It no longer requires editing of the registry, and can be easily turned on right in the Settings app. Seconds in the clockĪnother great and long awaited change is the ability to enable seconds for the taskbar clock. The new Bing with AI will help you find answers to your questions faster than ever. It is one of the most used features in the operating system, with over half a billion people using it every month. Microsoft decided to integrate the capabilities of the new AI-powered Bing into the Windows search on the taskbar.

When the taskbar is getting filled with open app icons, it collapses back to a small icon. The search box is slightly improved over its predecessor.

The latter option not only allows you to directly type a term, it also instantly opens the search pane with results it collected for you. Search box – the last option displays a text box with the “ Highlights of the day” image in the rightmost corner.Show icon and label – adds the ‘Search’ word to the right of the looking glass icon.Search icon only – shows the traditional icon as it currently appears in the stable version.Hide – removes the Search from the taskbar.Actually, there are 4 modes you can choose from. In addition to the button, it can be an interactive search box like it used to be in Windows 10. With Moment 2, Windows 11 will allow you to customize the Search control in the taskbar. There is a cute zoom-in animation.įinally, when you move icons out of the tray overflow flyout, the taskbar displays updated separators and pin/unpin tips. Windows 11 now nicely animate the appearance of the overflow pane and tray icons when you drag-n-drop them to re-arrange. So icons there will become completely hidden! The user is able to make the tray overflow invisible in the Personalization > Taskbar section in the Settings app. The tray overflow flyout has also received the same visual revamp. The same for their tooltips that now also have touches of the Windows 11 style. The icons in the tray will have rounder corners to match the Fluent Design appearance of the OS. The taskbar will receive many improvements, such as the updated system tray that has a more consistent look.
