Windows 11’s battery level indicator isn’t great to use. It’s confusing, difficult to read (especially when charging), and the experience is inconsistent. Fortunately, Microsoft has finally solved this problem. The latest Windows 11 development channel 26120.2510 includes a hidden new battery indicator and some much-needed improvements.
The new battery level indicator is significantly larger, giving it more pixels to accurately display the current level of charge. Second, it's no longer black and white: the light turns green when connected to the charger. When Energy Saver is turned on, the remaining battery power turns yellow. For reference, the current battery level indicator in Windows 11 only shows a lightning bolt icon when charging and a leaf icon when saving power.
Currently, the redesigned battery indicator only appears on the taskbar. The lock screen is still using the old version, but it’s safe to assume that that part of the lock screen will eventually be updated as well.
If you want to try the new battery indicator in Windows 11, update your system to build 26120.2510 from DevChannel, then use the ViVeTool app to enable multiple feature IDs:
Download ViveTool from GitHub and extract the files into a convenient and easy-to-find folder.
Run Command Prompt as administrator and use the CD command to navigate to the folder containing the ViveTool files. For example, if you put the ViveTool in C:Vive, type CDC:Vive.
Type vivetool /enable/id:48822452,48433719 and press Enter.
Restart your computer.
Other changes in Windows 11 build 26120.2510 include a host of artificial intelligence capabilities for more Copilot+ PCs. Now, users of computers using the latest Intel and AMD processors with Neural Processing Units can try Recall, ClickToDo, PaintCocreator, ImageRestyle and other features previously only available on computers powered by Snapdragon processors.