Win11 Dev preview Build 25300 hide function: can hide taskbar clock, date

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen goodfull for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, March 28 (Xinhua) according to outside estimates, Microsoft's Next Valley (commonly known as Windows 12) system may not be released for about a year, but we may already have a pretty good understanding of the appearance of this next-generation Windows version.

Around October last year, Microsoft may have accidentally leaked a new Windows 11 interface with a floating taskbar and a notification area at the top.

CTOnews.com notes that Microsoft seems to be gradually moving towards such a design goal. The company quietly added some strings to Dev build 25300, adding the following features: hide the taskbar clock, hide the time and date in the system tray, and turn on this option to hide the time and date information in the corner of the taskbar.

Brad Sams, vice president and general manager of Stardock Software, believes that the change is because Microsoft may be testing Next Valley's floating taskbar.

The following is the Windows 11 interface when these strings are enabled:

In addition to the Windows 12 interface, Microsoft seems to have made some small advances in functionality. Panos Panay, a senior executive, says the next generation of Windows 11 and Windows 12 will be a combination of cloud computing and artificial intelligence-driven experiences, and Microsoft is slowly making progress in that direction. In terms of security, the company is phasing out legacy components such as MSDT, as well as VBScript used by hackers in the past.