Microsoft keeps focusing on making Windows 11 as a whole feel more modern, and part of its effort may be the expansion of the brand new look and feel towards the entire operating system.

Obviously, this isn't by any means easy and there's a lot of work that needs to be completed in this regard, but Microsoft uses the Windows Insider program specifically to make sure things are working just as planned.

Consequently, every Windows 11 build brings news about this front, with Microsoft therefore continuing the refresh of the Windows knowledge about such refinements ahead of a production launch.

Windows 11 build 22581 will not make any exception, because the software giant has now revamped the system tray icons experience to align with the rest from the operating-system.

If you're currently running the stable version of Windows 11, whenever you hover the Show hidden icons button around the taskbar, you should begin to see the old visual style that's been used in Windows 10.

Currently live only for insiders

The introduction of the aforementioned build changes this, because the flyout has been updated to appear more contemporary, with Microsoft bringing the same refresh to more parts of the machine tray.

"Keyboard focus and mouse hover for Win32 system tray icons and the "Show hidden icons" flyout have been updated to complement the rest of the visual style of the taskbar. You may even notice that drag-and-drop is no longer supported to pin/unpin these items - you are able to show/hide these icons using by right clicking on the taskbar and choosing "Taskbar settings". We also introduced an optional setting to hide the "show hidden icons" button completely, supporting users who want a less complicated taskbar," Microsoft explains.

Bear in mind this build is different to users within the Windows Insider program, but given it's live in both the Dev and Beta channels, it's probably only a matter of time until people running stable Windows 11 get their hands on these refinements too.