Right-clicking on the Windows 11 taskbar will soon suffice to access Task Manager.
Microsoft continues to refine the features of Windows 11. The latest build (25211) posted in the channel developer for Insiders members, introduces several new features, some of which should delight more than one. Microsoft has optimized its widget settings, enabled Outlook’s new interface for Office Insiders, and changed the behavior of its screenshot tool to automatically save screenshots.
With this news build, Microsoft intends to respond to the wishes of Insiders. The Redmond firm has thus just inaugurated a shortcut to the Task Manager. A simple right-click on the taskbar will soon suffice to display a shortcut to open the operating system’s Task Manager.
Windows 11’s built-in Snipping Tool, which hasn’t changed much since Windows 10, is also getting an improvement that, let’s be honest, should have been introduced long before. By default, the Snipping Tool will now automatically save screenshots taken in the dedicated directory located in the Windows Pictures folder.
In addition, Microsoft has looked into the settings interface of its Widgets. Widget picker settings are now separate from Widgets app settings. Adding a new widget is done by clicking directly on a + button, while accessing Widget Settings is done by clicking directly on your avatar.
In addition, the settings displayed when you click on your avatar now allow you to define the behavior of widgets on the taskbar. The first option allows you to choose whether you want to open the widget panel when hovering over the icon in the taskbar. The second proposes to control the display of widget notification badges on the taskbar. The third and last allows you to choose whether the live widget icon displays other information than just the weather on the taskbar.
Finally, this update is also an opportunity for Microsoft to start testing the new version of Outlook.
Windows Insiders, who are also Office Insiders, can now activate the new interface of Microsoft’s mail client, using a simple button displayed at the top right of the Outlook window.
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