Microsoft is making an attempt to cut back Home windows 11’s desktop highlight litter

Home windows 11’s Highlight function is a fairly good option to jazz up your desktop background with totally different wallpapers and enjoyable info whenever you hover over the picture icon.

The issue with the present strategy is that it takes up a superb quantity of area on the desktop whenever you attempt to study extra concerning the wallpaper.

Current Spotlight experience in stable builds
Present Highlight expertise in secure builds
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As proven within the above screenshot, the Highlight pop-up covers about 20% of the desktop area and hyperlinks to Bing search outcomes, together with “Ask Copilot.”

New Spotlight designs
New Highlight designs
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Microsoft understands that some customers may not like how the Highlight function takes over their desktops.

In Home windows 11 Construct 22635.4145 for the beta channel, Microsoft is testing some changes to the Highlight expertise on the desktop, together with the addition of hotspots when customers right-click on the Home windows Highlight icon.

In a future launch, you will discover these Highlight pop-ups with a decreased flyout.

“There is no change to the interaction model where right click opens the experience in full screen and double clicking launches the Bing landing page,” Microsoft famous in a weblog put up.

“When in full screen, you will now see two hotspots which will be animated to aid discovery, and which will reveal additional information on hover. Clicking on a hotspot will close the full screen experience and launch the Bing landing page.”

Microsoft additionally promised that the hotspots will reveal further data on hover, so that you now not have to go to Bing to study extra concerning the Highlight.

Mouse-Settings
Home windows 11 Mouse Settings
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Along with a decluttered Highlight UX, Construct 22635.4145 ships with an up to date Settings > Bluetooth & Gadgets > Mouse part, which now consists of the choice to show off enhanced mouse pointer precision and a toggle for altering mouse scrolling path.

These choices have been beforehand provided solely within the Management Panel, however they’re now accessible in Settings.

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