Important Update to Multi-Monitor Support in Windows 11

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So, get this, Microsoft is finally—yeah, finally—doing something about one of my biggest gripes with Windows 11. You know how on secondary monitors, you couldn’t see the notification center or calendar flyout? Just me? I doubt it. Anyway, they’re testing a new feature in the latest preview builds where now you can see those things. Weird they didn’t do it sooner, right? Maybe I’m just overthinking it. Or not. Who knows.

Before this, if you had more than one monitor, you were stuck with only being able to click the system tray on the primary screen. Secondary screens just showed the date and time, mocking us almost like, “Haha, you can’t click me!” (Okay, maybe they weren’t mocking us, but it felt like it). But Microsoft’s like, "Hey, we heard ya," and now you can just tap on the time on your other monitors and boom, there’s your notification center and calendar. So, no more mouse Olympics back to your main screen. Thank goodness for small mercies.

This tidbit popped up in the changelog for some fancy Windows 11 Dev Channel build. Microsoft’s saying, “Let there be calendars on every monitor!” Okay, maybe they didn’t say it like that, but they’re definitely extending the Notification Center. Now you get to see your calendar—or even a big clock—on all your screens. Go wild!

Why this matters now? Well, turns out when Windows 11 came out, this feature was gone. Windows 10 folks could always see the notification center on any screen. And now, with the upgrade push to Windows 11, it’s like Microsoft’s scrambling to not tick off everyone. Imagine that.

For those like me with multi-monitor setups, this change is a game-changer. Ever been working on one screen and just want to check a thing without going over to the main one? Yeah, happens to me all the time. Microsoft’s doing this because users asked for it. Who knew they actually listened? It’s rolling out to Windows Insiders, so if you’re one of the cool kids, you’ll probably see it soon.

What’s nuts is, Microsoft’s been on this quality-of-life spree with Windows 11 lately. They’re making the energy saver smarter—yup, adapting to how we use our PCs—and even tweaking the Start menu so it’s all spiffy and less cluttered. Oh, and their BSOD screen? Now it generates crash dumps faster or something. Less downtime, I guess.

So yeah, this update for secondary monitors might seem little, but sometimes it’s the tiny updates that make you actually smile at your screen. Submitting feedback really works, it seems. Who’d have thought?