The battery icon in the taskbar is getting a completely new look in Windows 11. Previously, the small black symbol wasn’t very informative and didn’t tell enough about battery status at a glance.

If you want to display Battery Percentage in the Windows 11 Taskbar, you have to turn on the Battery Percentage switch in Windows Settings.

Hardware Color-coded battery icon update for Windows 11 should've been super simple, proves to be anything but News By Jess Kinghorn published February 27, 2025 ...