Windows 11 Taskbar changes in the KB5010414 update

Windows 11 is due for an update. Various issues currently plague Windows 11 users, including one particularly annoying niggle with the taskbar. Users report that the incorrect tooltips sometimes appear in an empty region of the taskbar after the mouse passes over other icons. The new KB5010414 update to Windows 11 makes improvements to this and other issues, and it also adds a few new features to make the taskbar more functional and convenient. 

Here is a list of some of the new additions to the taskbar with the latest Windows 11 update:

• If users have more than one monitor connected to their devices, a clock and the date will now be a fixed feature of taskbars on all monitors. 
• Weather content and updates will now appear to the left of the taskbar if the taskbar is aligned to the center of the screen. The left side of the screen will also now feature a widgets panel when users hover over the weather. This panel will disappear when users move the mouse to other areas. 
• It is now possible to quickly share open applications to Microsoft Teams directly from the taskbar. 
• Users are now able to instantly mute and unmute Microsoft Teams from the taskbar. An interactable active microphone icon will now appear on the taskbar so that users no longer have to return to the Microsoft Teams window to mute audio. 

You need to register for the Beta and Release Preview channels to get early access to this update, but if you are, head to Windows Update in the Settings app and download update KB5010414. While you wait for the final build of the update to release, check out our other articles, including how to perform a factory reset on Windows 11.