Microsoft introduced several quality-of-life improvements in its Windows 11 build 23511 release, which recently aired on the Dev Channel, including an overhauled button for the system’s notification center. This small but necessary change will make the UI more understandable. This feature will come to the end user in the future.New feature coming from Windows 10
The notification screen is a bit confusing in the currently in use version of Windows 11. First of all, there is no indicator in the operating system that shows where Windows 11 users should click to see notifications. A prominent notification button only appears when there are unread notifications or when do not disturb mode is on. In other cases, the user has to guess how to open the notification center.
Unlike Windows 11, Windows 10 has a fixed notification button that is always visible in the lower right corner of the screen; simple and intuitive solution. Now Microsoft is bringing the same concept to Windows 11 in its latest preview build. In Windows 11 build 23511, the calendar and notification center are still whole. However, the latter now has a dedicated, always visible bell-shaped button. The idea is simple: when new notifications arrive, the bell icon is colored by the system accent color to draw your attention. Rejecting all messages makes the button blank, and enabling do not disturb mode now brings up the familiar ring-sleep icon.The only downside to the updated button is that the OS no longer displays a prominent notification counter, so you can’t immediately tell how many unread alerts you have. The counter is there though, and when you hover over the notification center button, Windows will show you the number of unread notifications. By the way, as a tip, you can use the Win + N keyboard hotkey to quickly get to the notification center of Windows 11.
