Your Windows 11 Taskbar Just Got A Major, Long-requested Feature - What's New

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• A caller Windows 11 update benefits users pinch aggregate monitors.
• You tin now entree notifications connected immoderate secondary monitor.
• Select nan day and clip connected immoderate show to position your notifications.

If you tally a multi-monitor setup successful Windows 11, you're getting a caller perk that users person agelong been requesting. A Windows update launched successful precocious September will fto you pat into nan notification halfway connected immoderate monitor, not conscionable your superior one.

Fixes an age-old problem 

Microsoft precocious revealed nan news connected a support page for KB5065789, arsenic spotted by Windows Central. Installing that update yet fixes an age-old problem that prevented you from accessing notifications connected a secondary monitor.

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"The Notification Center functionality is now disposable connected secondary monitors," Microsoft said connected nan support page. "To unfastened it, prime nan day and clip successful nan strategy tray connected nan taskbar. With nan August 2025 non-security update (KB5064081), you tin besides show a larger timepiece pinch seconds supra nan calendar."

In nan past, Windows 11 users who tried to click nan day and clip introduction connected nan strategy tray of a secondary show would get thing successful response. No error, conscionable nary response. With multi-monitor setups celebrated among galore Windows users, that was surely frustrating.

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Now, clicking nan day and clip connected immoderate show displays your notifications astatine nan apical and your almanac below, conscionable arsenic it would connected your superior monitor. Right-clicking nan aforesaid spot shows options for adjusting your day and clip and tweaking your notification settings.

Other features

Beyond nan notification hole for multi-monitor setups, nan KB5065789 update enhances different features successful Windows 11. You'll find caller improvements for File Explorer, nan desktop, passkeys, Click to Do, Settings, Narrator, and more.

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To instal this update, unfastened Settings and prime Windows Update. Click nan fastener to cheque for updates. You should past spot KB5065789 listed. If so, let it to download and install.

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