Windows 11 brings some great new features, and the Quick Settings menu is no exception. Below is the most optimal way to use Quick Settings on Windows 11 .
What is the Quick Settings menu on Windows 11?
On Windows 10, when you click on the notification icon in the lower right corner, it opens Action Center. Here, you will see useful quick access icons to commonly used settings such as Bluetooth, airplane mode...
However, Windows 10 Action Center is not really smart. So Microsoft swapped it out on Windows 11, turning the Action Center into a Quick Settings menu.
How to use Quick Settings on Windows 11
Quick Settings is similar to Action Center. You still access settings via the taskbar, but now you'll click on the status icons (Wi-Fi, battery, speaker...) instead of the notification center icon. Furthermore, the Action Center shortcut Win+A will now open this quick settings menu.
Default options in the Win 11 Quick Settings menu include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Focus Assist, Flight Mode, Accessibility and Cast connectivity. Touch and toggle the option you want.
Below the Quick Menu, you'll also find volume and brightness sliders.
Some menus also open to submenus. For example, clicking Accessibility opens up more options like Magnifier, Narrator...
How to customize the Quick Settings menu on Windows 11
- Open Quick Menu .
- Click the pencil icon.
- Click the Add button .
- Click one of the options you want to customize from the Quick Settings menu:
- Keyboard Layouts - Keyboard layout
- Mobile Hotspot - Mobile hotspot
- Nearby Sharing - Share around
- Night Light - Night mode
- Project - Project
- Rotation Lock - Rotation lock
- Connect - Connect
The menu will automatically expand when you click on an option. Additionally, you can use the pencil icon to remove settings from the quick settings menu.
- Open the Quick Settings menu .
- Click the pencil icon.
- Tap the pin icon to remove Quick Menu settings.
Above is how to use and customize the Quick Settings menu on Windows 11 . Hope the article is useful to you.