

We've been diving into all the new Windows 11 features over the last few weeks. Check out our other Windows 11 feature highlights Right now, for most of the settings in the Quick Settings panel, you need to go into the main Windows Settings app to configure them. Or click into Night Light to configure how strong the orange tint is or to schedule a time for it to come on.
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I'd love to be able to click into the Bluetooth button to see all my currently connected devices and their battery percentage. I'd like to see the same thing for Bluetooth or Night light, as right now they simply act as a toggle and don't have any deeper menus through the Quick Settings panel. Functions such as Wi-Fi and Accessibility have deeper menus such as being able to view the Wi-Fi list, or enabling/disabling certain ease of access functions. I like the new Quick Settings panel, though I wish it was a little more in-depth with some of its submenus. Hopefully, this will improve before Windows 11 ships. You have to move it a few pixels in so that it's exactly on the show desktop button, which is causing issues for lots of people who used to be able to aimlessly through their cursor into the corner and click. That said, Microsoft has moved the Show Desktop button ever so slightly so that it no longer works when you mouse your cursor into the very far corner. This is so the System Tray area looks clean while maintaining that legacy feature, and I much prefer it this way. On the far right of the Taskbar is the "Show desktop" button which still exists but is now invisible until you hover your cursor on to it. Whether the system displays your notification depends on this state. The System Tray still includes the old-school overflow menu where apps go to store an icon if they run in the background, and you can still move these icons to the main System Tray on the Taskbar if you wish. The system uses the SHQueryUserNotificationState function is used to check whether the user is in quiet time, away from the computer, or in an uninterruptable state such as Presentation mode. This opens the overflow area.ĭrag the icon where you want it in the overflow area.Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central) In the notification area on the taskbar, select or press the icon that you want to hide and start dragging it. To hide an icon from the taskbar notification area To turn system icons on or off, select Turn system icons on or off, then select On or Off to set which icons appear. To customize your taskbar, choose Select which icons appear on the taskbar, then select specific icons you don’t want to see on the taskbar-we’ll just move them into the overflow area so they're out of sight. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, then tap or click Taskbar settings. To change how icons and notifications appear Tap or click the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area. You can change which icons and notifications appear in the notification area, or even hide some. It provides status and notifications about things like incoming email, updates, and network connectivity.

It contains icons you might find yourself selecting or pressing pretty often: battery, Wi-Fi, volume, Clock and Calendar, and action center. The notification area is located at the right end of the taskbar. Use Keyboard Shortcuts Using the mouse, you can drag-'n-dock windows to either side of the screen, or drag it to the top to maximize it. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings.įind the app you want to hide and select Off. To hide an icon in the taskbar corner overflow Select Off for any icons you don’t want to see on the taskbar. Select On for any icons you want to see on the taskbar. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. has a popup context menu on right button click, opens the main window of the application on left click, has a customized balloon displayed that includes title, image and text on mouse hover and a double click on the tray icon activated the default menu item of the context menu. Select the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area. You can change which icons and notifications appear in the taskbar notification area, or even hide some. It also provides status and notifications about things like incoming email, updates, and network connectivity. It contains icons you might find yourself selecting often: battery, Wi-Fi, volume, Clock and Calendar, and Notification Center. The Notification Center is located at the right end of the taskbar.
