Windows 11 leak teases new productivity-boosting features — what to expect

Windows 11 has received a slew of updates since its October 2021 launch, including Android app support, taskbar changes and UI overhauls, among other enhancements. A new leak reveals more possible Windows 11 updates coming to a PC near you in the near future.

As Neowin reports, well-known Windows leaker Albacore posted a series of tweets detailing some of the new features coming to Microsoft’s latest operating system. Some of the updates are more notable than others, but all should serve to make Windows 11 more user-friendly and inviting.

The most prominent addition is the new Stickers feature. This will allow you to edit stickers and add them to your desktop. Stickers are overlaid over your wallpaper and will remain there even if you change your background image. However, Albacore says that the feature may not work if you use a slideshow as your background or if you’re using multiple monitors.

Notifications are also receiving an update with a setting called “Set priority notifications,” which is separate from Focus Assist. In fact, Focus Assist will simply be called Focus. This change will let you hide badges on taskbar apps and mute notifications. Enabling this mode should cut down on distractions.

A “Sustainability” setting would let you manage your PC’s power settings to help your machine run better. There will also be a link to information on how to safely recycle your device. 

Albacore thinks the leaf-shaped glyphs at the top of the page are meant to rate a PC’s “Eco score.”

Lastly, it’s possible that we’ll see a new tablet mode setting since there is a taskbar setting that says: “Automatically hide the taskbar when using your device as a tablet.” This feature will certainly come in handy for devices such as the Microsoft Surface Pro 8.