Windows 11 could be getting new features revealed in dev builds
An insider build teases out new features.
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After a bit of a rocky start for Windows 11, Microsoft is continuing to add new features to their brand-new flagship OS that will give users a little bit more freedom with their system, including stickers for personalization of your desktop in addition to being able to hide your taskbar.
Originally found by Twitter user Albacore, these features were rolled out on Windows Insider dev channel builds of the Windows 11 OS. Be warned that this might not actually make it into the official release, but we can’t see why little quality of life features might not make it into the final release, but it’s ultimately down to Microsoft to make the final call.
New features potentially coming to Windows 11
Wallpaper sticker customization
The first of the two new features poised to come to Windows 11 is wallpaper customization, where you can configure stickers on your desktop using a brand-new Sticker Editor app, and they are also able to persist between changes in your wallpaper, if you don’t use Slideshow, Fill Fit and have a single monitor. This is one of those things that Microsoft may want to address with tuning in future builds, before finally bringing it over to a release build of the OS.
It’s a shame to see stickers limited to a single monitor, but as The Verge speculates, it could also be a part of their feature set for Windows 11 SE, which is geared towards the lower end of the market, and at students.
Could Windows 11 be getting a Tablet mode?
We last saw Tablet Mode hit Windows when the company released Windows 10x, which was unceremoniously canceled before launch. Now, Albacore once again has dug into the new build and found elements that relate to using the device as a tablet.
The text alludes to using Windows 11 on a tablet, and it also has further features that focus on Notifications, Focus and Energy Consumption, all of which corroborate the idea of Windows 11 coming to Tablet and Hybrid devices in the future. We’d love to see Lenovo return to making high-quality hybrid devices and fully-fledged tablets, as they started when Windows 8 was released, regardless of the quality of the OS itself.
With further improvements for Windows 11 now rolling out on insider builds, we could potentially see these new features never see the light of day. However, there’s always a chance, and if the tablet modes on Windows 11 are to be believed, it could be huge for expanding on the number of devices that Windows 11 is actually compatible with, so keep your eyes peeled out for more.
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