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Windows 11’s Notification is getting a new elegant bell icon
The Notification icon will be a bell that will respond to new notifications.
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Published onJuly 28, 2023
published onJuly 28, 2023
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Microsoft released a lot of updates for Windows 11 this week, in the Windows Insider Program.KB5028245was released and it brought with it a lot of quality updates for Windows 11, including a fix for the Sleep mode.
It seems that Sleep mode is causing audio and display drivers to not work anymore, every time the PC gets out of it. But with this update, the issue should be resolved.
KB5028251was another update patch released this week, andit mainly focused on File Explorer. It seems Windows 11’s File Explorer would often crash and show transparent backgrounds. But with this patch, the issue is fixed. While it’s in the Insider Program, the update should arrive on the live servers soon.
Now, it seems Microsoft is changing Windows 11’s Notification Icon in anew update patchfor the Insider Dev Channel. The Notification icon is an elegant bell now, which will be colorized based on your system color. Where there are no notifications the bell will be empty, and when there are notifications, the bell will be colorized.
According to Microsoft, the notification count will no longer be displayed on Windows 11 moving forward. Below is the full list of features, changes, and improvements coming with Build 23511.
New notification icon and new Windows Spotlight features
[General]
[Windows Copilot]
[Start menu]
[File Explorer]
[Snap Layouts]
[Settings]
Fixes
[File Explorer]
[Notifications]
[Taskbar & System Tray]
[Task View & Desktops]
[Search on the Taskbar]
[Windows Ink]
NOTE: Some fixes noted here in Insider Preview builds from the Dev Channel may make their way into the servicing updates for the released version of Windows 11.
Known issues
[General]
[Start menu]
[Windows Copilot]
[File Explorer]
[Dynamic Lighting]
[Windows Ink]
What do you think about the new Notification icon coming to Windows 11? Let us know in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Update
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