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Microsoft is testing tweaks to the Windows 11 taskbar that may return it\u2014somewhat\u2014to the glory days of Windows 10, according to reports by beta testers.<\/p>\n

Microsoft is apparently testing two features: item labels, as well as the ability to ungroup items. A third, the ability to hide the date and time, is apparently being worked on as well.<\/p>\n

Microsoft tests new features in both the Windows Insider Canary Channel and Dev Channel, both avenues for code, which may or may not eventually ship to actual mainstream users. Microsoft released a pair of new builds late on Wednesday: , and . The Canary Channel is for the next iteration of Windows (Windows 12, hypothetically) while the Dev Channel focuses on Windows 11.<\/p>\n

What Twitter leaker Albacore discovered, and , are the three new features. (Microsoft disclosed the ability to turn off date and time in its Build 23440 notes.)<\/p>\n

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Taskbar item labels (as well as ungrouped items) are indeed on their way to Windows 11 \u2728
Here’s a demo of the current state of the feature, definitely further along than last time we looked at it<\/p>\n
Fiddled with a few settings in the video so you can see how it reacts <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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What you can\u2019t do, apparently, is move the Windows 11 taskbar around your screen, or expand it\u2014you\u2019ll still need a third-party utility like Start11<\/a> to achieve that. But the ability to \u201cungroup\u201d taskbar icons means less of a chance that you\u2019ll actually lose any tabs that you want to preserve. More explicit taskbar item labels will do the same.<\/p>\n
Microsoft\u2019s new Dev Channel build also includes a few handy tweaks: the ability to turn on and manage Windows Spotlight<\/a>, which adds personalized wallpapers, by right-clicking your desktop. You\u2019ll also be able to see a network troubleshooter when you right-click the taskbar and the network icon. Microsoft also hopes to tweak the taskbar\u2019s Search box by permitting a flyout when your hover over it, but Microsoft uncovered a glitch and killed it, the company said.<\/p>\n
Microsoft\u2019s Canary Channel build offers familiar updates, too. In recent Dev Channel builds, Microsoft added features to control the screen brightness<\/a> automatically on supported laptops, as well as manage presence detection on similar devices. Those are being added to the Canary Channel. Microsoft is also offering an interesting new feature: the ability to turn off HDR support while running on battery. HDR actually dials up your screen brightness (when called for by the scene) to better improve visual fidelity\u2014at the expense of your laptop\u2019s battery.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\n\t\tAuthor: Mark Hachman<\/a>, Senior Editor\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nAs PCWorld’s senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology, among other beats. He has formerly written for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK, and ReadWrite.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n