

Show seconds in the taskbar clock – added in May 2023 update.Here’s a list of all features that have been restored or are coming to Windows 11 in future: However, this feature is currently hidden in the preview builds and won’t arrive in the production channel soon. As you can see in the above screenshot, Microsoft is bringing back “show labels” to the taskbar. It also means you can display app labels on the taskbar. Apps with labels/window titles in taskbar However, some users hate it, and Microsoft is adding an optional feature that will soon let you never combine app icons. This means you can turn on the feature to prevent multiple instances of apps like File Explorer from grouping on the taskbar.Ĭurrently, multiple instances of the same app are stacked vertically on the taskbar, which is also the default experience on Windows 10. Taskbar to get more featuresĪs we previously reported, Microsoft is bringing back the “never combine” option to the taskbar and the ability to show labels (app names alongside icons). Or you can open Settings > Personalization > Taskbar in the Taskbar behaviour section and finally display seconds in the taskbar. Taskbar’s clock settings | Image Courtesy: In preview builds, you can right-click the taskbar and go to Settings. You can navigate the Settings app and toggle on the functionality in future updates. In response to feedback, Microsoft has confirmed that it plans to let users quickly turn on or off taskbar clock seconds from Windows Settings. To show seconds in the taskbar clock, head to Windows Registry and navigate to the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AdvancedĬreate a new DWORD named “ShowSecondsInSystemClock”, and the taskbar clock can display seconds.

However, with the release of the May 2023 update, the “ShowSecondsInSystemClock” feature will be returning to Windows. This feature was previously available in Windows 10 and other operating systems but was removed in Windows 11.
