Windows 11 is finally getting a new volume indicator

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The Windows 8 era slider is going away.

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It has taken nearly 10 years, but Windows is finally getting a new modern volume indicator. Originally introduced in Windows 8 in 2012, the black bar that pops up when you adjust the system volume using a keyboard or other device is finally going away. Microsoft is replacing it with a volume indicator that matches the overall Windows 11 design.

Indicators for volume, brightness, camera privacy, camera on / off, and airplane mode are all being updated soon with a more modern design. “These new flyouts will appear when you press the volume or brightness keys on your laptop and will honor light/dark mode to give you a more coherent Windows experience,”The updated Windows 11 taskbar and volume indicator.Alongside this design tweak, Microsoft is also allowing testing a new call experience in the Your Phone app on Windows 11.

This latest Windows 11 preview build, 22533, also includes an extension of touch keyboard themes to the emoji panel and elsewhere for all Dev Channel testers. If you’ve always wanted to uninstall the Clock app in Windows 11, there’s an option to do that now, too.Microsoft may deliver some of these changes on a monthly basis to Windows 11, as the company has moved to delivering a larger annual update for its latest OS.

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For me windows 11 needs folders in the start menu it would make organising applications/software easy

file explore tabs, pls

I’ll be excited when you ran relocate the task bar without changing the registry. Having it locked to the bottom is stupid.

Where is kde ! I am waiting for you to comment😉

First they move the media controller, now the whole volume bar?

oky still doesn’t make me want to upgrade

does anyone remember when microsoft said windows 10 was going to be 'the last windows'

🤮

Needs a quick way to connect to Bluetooth device.

Yeah took me 3 minutes to find if lol

Still looks like shit 👌

Olemwa

Don't celebrate the trivialities like a new volume indicator, font or changing curves/corner of windows. Microsoft products have lost 98% of the context Sensitive help, online documentation & tech support made public. F1, error codes, event logs point to MS homepage or 404.

Why is this news? Nothing better on tech to report on?

Looks awful, it's super small and tiny. Great accessibility for those with vision issues.

I only use windows with ParallelsMac but having this update is nice.

wasn't that was already available?

Almost perfect. But a great upgrade.

Yeah its becoming more like mac os 👌😂

When wilk these bastards fix the taskbar? Who the hell even thought destroying millions of peoples workflow was a good idea?

Hmm 🤔 seems familiar

Wow, breakthrough!!!

stupid asshat funcionality, bring back the multiple output switcher. -_-

Wow I stopped at Win 7.. How did we get to 11?

i miss the vertical task bar :/

Ye i seen that i just wait for when it will come the the beta canal

Nice. Now let me know when I'm able to move the taskbar to the left side of the screen

🤨🧐😟😔

The colour they used looks like MacOS 😭

It looks good, but it's useless for touch interfaces as it goes away too quickly.

Oh great more MS crap for surveillance and to lock up my tech. YAY?

Ok now make mouse scrolling work again after pressing volume icon

I still see 10-15% decrease in performance everytime i upgrade to windows 11.

I didnt get i.

The Verge is finally getting a new story. Oh, wait...

Is it new on windows? Linux (kde plasma at least) have it for years. Just switch to linux guys.

It looks cool

About time! Kinda ironic how Win 11 is supported only up to 3yo machines but macOS is supported on 6 yo ones, it used to be the other way around 😅

looks a lot like Linux

Has been in Linux since ages.

I hope Apple changes macOS volume indicator as well to match iOS

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Linux has a similar thing that came our earlier hmmmm I wonder how windows came up with it...

When I right click on the sound icon to open the volume mixer on Win 11, it only works right about half the time. The other half -It opens & is unresponsive (must restart app) -Moving the slider doesn't actually update volume (must restart app and re-adjust) Anybody else?

Which one of you only uses a Windows OS to play games and use another OS for everything else ?

Finally? It's only been out two and half months.

WOW!

Can anyone fix this

Linux style!

Yeah and this center location is such a good idea...

Say: Thank you MacOS!!!

i don’t really care how it looks.. i just wana play games. i miss the damn tiles tho

Microsoft is doing something great time to improve his OS 👋👍

No

SHASHWATJOHRII see this 11 user.

The bad thing is it says to retry all the time when installing

That should have been something included by default...How many decades does it take to build an operating system without making all the unnecessary changes to something that works properly for the sake of being new & inevitably creating more bugs to rectify over & over again.

should i go to windows 11? :)

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Nothing but love for the Sweaty Bastard Software Company.

not going to switch back, ricing on arch is my best comfort place now

bringbackthevolumemixer

yall still using windows?

I won’t be moving to windows 11 for at least another 2 years

This passes for news lol?

looks stupi

Well, this is gonna change everything. Move over, flying Ubers

The 7th core can’t get an update to windows 11, which is really sucks

Cringe

Game changer. Humanity can now reach the moon in just 1 hour and explore distant planets after this volume indicator update

Ffs the one here's fine

Groundbreaking

Gee, how thriling.

And how long did it take them to do it?

Still feels like a alpha version of windows 10. Hope it's failure brings more people towards Linux. Microsoft has been slacking off for the past few years

Finally!

Anyone else feel like windows is getting really similar to Mac in a lot of ways? 🤔

Please just make the volume mixer convenient that's all I'm asking

i really do not understand the need of windows 11 when the 10 was already perfect . there was no need YET

Tried using 11 and it felt like MacOS

Dude why? Why do you guys make this fuzz about something irrelevant as that. fuck.

Wow!

Now to finish the other half of their outdated UI

Fucking finally.

I use my ears. Am I doing it wrong?

Wow

The pace of innovation is relentless

Thank you!!! I practically rage about that and the task manager.

Looks like MS watched the latest LinusTech Techquickie

It looks so bad 🤮

Finally. It was time it takes a apple-style look. Now I like it. It feels more practical and smooth.

Still 11 ?

Wow! Such a game changer? 🙄

Finally

Why is it in the middle🤔 also they need to increase slider size for touch input

Finally!

How about allowing the bar to stick to top like Windows 10 You're not apple

And I switched to linux.

W 11 has pretty cool design

How did we end up here? We are cheering and writing articles about volume slider design of all things.

no one was waiting, but ok..🙄

Still no microphone controller? Yes, a OS wide mute button/microphone volume controller, is a must!

*windows 10. It is what it is

Windows11 Bluetooth button has to be clicked twice.. Everytime.

Did they change that awkward [Network+Sound] button? Or [Time+Notifications] button?

Damn they really watched Techquickie.

I hope it disappears faster this time

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