General Open Quick Settings in Windows 11


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Quick Settings (Win+A) gives you quick access from the taskbar corner to commonly used settings and apps like Volume, Brightness, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Rotation lock, Battery saver, Accessibility, Night light, Mobile hotspot, Nearby sharing, Cast, and Project. Directly above your Quick Settings, you will see media playback controls when playing music or videos in Microsoft Edge or streaming music in apps like Spotify.

This tutorial will show different ways on how to open Quick Settings in Windows 11.


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EXAMPLE: Quick Settings on taskbar corner

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Option One

Open Quick Settings using Keyboard Shortcut


1 Press the Win + A keys.




Option Two

Open Quick Settings from Taskbar


1 Click on the Quick Settings button on the taskbar.

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Option Three

Open Quick Settings from Taskbar with Touch


1 Press and hold (tap) on the Quick Settings button on the taskbar until it opens.

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Option Four

Open Quick Settings from Taskbar with Touch Gesture


This option is only available starting with Windows 11 build 22557.


1 Swipe with your finger from the bottom right of the taskbar to open Quick Settings and swipe back down to close it.

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Because the Notification Center (Win + N) and Quick Settings (Win + A) buttons are missing from the taskbar. How to activate all the buttons of the previous Win 10 example in the quick settings: the "Capture and Annotate" button ????
 

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Josoft said:
Because the Notification Center (Win + N) and Quick Settings (Win + A) buttons are missing from the taskbar. How to activate all the buttons of the previous Win 10 example in the quick settings: the "Capture and Annotate" button ????
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It doesn't appear that option is available for Quick Settings yet in Windows 11.

I suppose you could pin to taskbar or Start menu the "Snip & Sketch" app for now.
 

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Thanks Brink, solved in fact I added the "Snip & Sketch" app to the taskbar but I still haven't been able to insert the contacts in the bar itself. Very useful operation to send emails quickly.
 

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    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 3.90 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX
    Memory
    16,0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 720, NVIDIA compatible
    Sound Card
    NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ GW2270 Color Profile.D6500
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB + CT1000BX500SSD1 + ST2000DM006-2DM164 + WDC WD5000AAKS-07TMA0 +WDC WD10EARX-00N0YB0
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    EVGA 600 W2, 80+ WHITE 600W, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-W2-0600-K2 (EU)
    Case
    RAIJINTEK Agos - mid tower - ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo heatsink + Fans: 2 front+1 back+1 up
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    Logitech Internet 350 Keyboard
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Josoft said:
Thanks Brink, solved in fact I added the "Snip & Sketch" app to the taskbar but I still haven't been able to insert the contacts in the bar itself. Very useful operation to send emails quickly.
Click to expand...

You could create a People app shortcut with ms-people: , and pin to taskbar to use for your contacts.
 

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    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    16 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 980 PRO M.2,
    1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2,
    6TB WD Black WD6001FZWX
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    Linksys EA9500 router,
    Motorola MB8611 cable modem,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
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When clicking the quick settings or notification buttons nothing happens. Even hitting "windows + A" or "windows + N" won't open them
 

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