Windows 11 is he operating system what else novelties will receive from now on from Microsoft. Windows 10 will see little news, and the future of the operating system is Windows 11. Although the system has removed some very useful functions from Windows 10, there are also others that it is changing and improving. And now you can try a change that users have been asking for for years.
Yesterday, Microsoft released the build 22533 of the version Windows 11 Preview. Being part of the Insider program gives you access to the latest news that Microsoft integrates into the operating system. The one released this week includes an important novelty: redesign of the volume control.
New indicator adapted to Windows 11
One of the most annoying features that we find in Windows 10 is the volume indicator. This indicator, instead of appearing at the bottom of the screen, appears at the top left. By default, if we use Spotify to listen to music, or are we watching a YouTube video in Chrome, the volume panel extends its size, and also stays longer on the screen. This panel takes up a huge space and can be very annoying at times, although luckily it can be disabled in both programs.
These pop-up indicators have now been completely redesigned, and will appear on the bottom of taskbar, just above the icons. There will be indicators for brightness, volume, turn camera on or off or turn airplane mode on or off. All these indicators will appear when we make changes with the computer keys, doing things like changing the volume, the brightness, or activating the airplane mode. In addition, they integrate with the dark mode if we have it activated.
Goodbye to the annoying indicator born in Windows 8
With this, the indicators in the upper left part disappear after wearing 10 years with us. They were initially released with Windows 8 in 2012, and then the feature was “improved” to add multimedia controls. The new indicators, in addition to being activated with keys, they can be activated by clicking, and are interactive, so we can adjust them with the mouse as with the current ones.
It is important to note that this function is available only on the Preview version, which can present stability problems. Therefore, if you want to enjoy this feature on your computer, you will have to wait for the big update that Windows 11 will receive in autumn 2022. Microsoft is going to release only one big annual update to reduce possible compatibility problems, although in exchange for This will also introduce more news and changes with those updates. The changes will, in principle, be thoroughly tested to avoid compatibility issues.