Not gone for good, but will instead empower a future release.

As a former disorganized individual, I understand the anxiety that comes with a dwindling battery. Nowadays, checking the battery status on phones is straightforward, but the same couldn’t be said for Windows 11 devices until recently.

An update on the Windows Insider Blog announced new battery icons to enhance visibility for users in the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11 Build 26100.3321. With this update, users would have seen battery percentages clearly visible in the system tray along with a color-coded battery icon system: green for full, yellow for 20% or less, and red as a critical alert.

However, Microsoft began rolling back this update to address certain issues (via The Register). They did not elaborate on the problems but promised to roll out these features in a future update soon.

Current Windows 11 users are still left hovering over the battery icon in the system tray to check battery levels. It’s less than ideal, and many are eagerly awaiting a permanent solution.

Microsoft is still working on optimizing the user experience with OS features, demonstrating that not all seemingly simple requests can be easily executed. Until then, Windows 11 users are left managing their battery lives with the current setup.