Microsoft just delayed one highly anticipated Windows 11 feature — but this hidden one slipped through the cracks

Microsoft appears set to keep its promise to address "pain points" on Windows 11. The tech giant heard the criticism pointed toward the operating system and committed to improve the OS in key areas.

But improving an operating system takes time, and sometimes Microsoft will have to delay features or take a step back before moving forward. That's the case with agenda view for the Taskbar on Windows 11. That feature has been delayed, as detailed by our Senior Editor Zac Bowden.

Meanwhile, a separate, hidden, Taskbar feature has wriggled its way into the latest Windows 11 Insider builds. X user "phantomofearth" spotted the option to remove unwanted quick actions from Windows 11's quick settings.

Quick settings are shortcuts for changing settings such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and if your PC is in light mode or dark mode. They're useful and quick, but they can feel crowded with unnecessary options.

A "new" feature in Windows 11 will allow you to hide unwanted quick actions in the quick settings menu.

I placed "new" in quotation marks because Windows 10 allowed users to customize the quick settings menu. That feature did not make the jump to Windows 11. You can rearrange the shortcuts at the moment, but you can't hide any of them.

Assuming the hidden feature in the latest Windows 11 Insider builds sees the light of day, that will change eventually.

Right now, trying to hide an item fails to do anything, but an option to "Edit quick settings" appears. A pin with a line through it indicates that you will be able to remove items from quick settings.

🗨️ Are you happy to see Windows 11 bring back missing features or is it "too little, too late?"

On one hand, it's odd to celebrate the impending return of a feature that was already present in Windows 10. Microsoft is to blame for Windows 11 lacking the option, so should the same company get credit for fixing its own mistake?

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