An emoji button is coming to the Windows 11 Taskbar
It was spotted in the latest Beta build.
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Microsoft is developing a new feature for Windows 11 that will make it easier for users to access the emoji panel. The company is adding an emoji button to the taskbar, as @phantomofearth first reported on X (formerly known as Twitter).
The button is hidden in the latest Windows 11 preview build for Beta Channel users, 22635.4580. It doesn’t appear enabled by default, but you can turn it on by downloading a ViveTool tool and running a command in the Command Prompt, using the following command:
vivetool /enable /id:48504539
Just make sure to restart your PC after typing the command.
The emoji button appears to be Microsoft’s latest attempt to make the Windows 11 emoji picker more discoverable. Currently, the emoji panel can be accessed by pressing Win + ;, but unless you know that, you might not realize the powerful panel exists.
The emoji panel in Windows 11 provides access to emoji, GIFs, ASCII art, special symbols, and clipboard history, and Microsoft has been working to make it even more useful. A recent update, for example, added the ability to search for emoji by keyword.
What do you think about this new Emoji button coming to Windows 11?
Photo credits: @phantomofearth
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