Microsoft is making an effort to bring some classic features back to the Windows 11 taskbar and this will delight many longtime users of the operating system. The company recently added the ability to display seconds in the system tray and re-added the ability to launch the task manager by right-clicking anywhere on the taskbar. The company is currently working to bring back two more highly requested features to the taskbar: “never merge” and “show app tags”.

These features are important for users who prefer the old-fashioned way of manually managing the location of running programs in the taskbar and displaying the names of running programs. The latest preview builds of Windows 11 now have a working version of these features that are currently hidden but are expected to be released in an official Windows 11 update later this year.

Microsoft is rebuilding the taskbar in Windows 11 from the ground up, so many of the classic taskbar features were missing in the first two versions of Windows 11. However, the company listened to user feedback and worked to add the most requested legacy features.

A video from Albacore on Twitter shows that the Windows 11 taskbar looks the same as it did in previous versions of Windows with “show app tag” enabled. This news should be of interest to users who prefer the classic taskbar and want it back in Windows 11.

Overall, Microsoft’s effort to bring classic features back to the taskbar is a positive step towards improving the user experience in Windows 11. While not all classic features will be coming back, it’s good to see Microsoft working on features that users already use. they want the most. We can expect more exciting developments in the future as the company continues to develop the new taskbar.