Windows 11's new battery design is one of the best additions to the operating system

The feature is hidden but it can be uncovered.

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Windows 11 battery

Windows 11’s new battery indicator is finally getting a redesign. This is good news for users who have found the current design hard to read.

Spotted by Windows enthusiast @phantomofearth, the new battery indicator in build 26120.2510, which is rolling out to Windows Insider Dev Channel members, is larger in scale and features several colors.

For example, the battery indicator turns green when the battery is charged, and the saver mode turns the battery yellow. However, the redesigned battery indicator is only on the taskbar, and the lock screen still uses the old version.

According to the spotter, the new Windows 11 battery design is currently hidden, but it can be enabled using ViveTool, and typing in the following command:

  1. vivetool /enable /id:48822452,48433719

Press Enter, and then restart your PC.

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Photo and ID credits: @phantomofearth

More about the topics: Windows 11, Windows Update

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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling. He's always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft's products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that's always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!

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