Windows 11 is finally getting a battery widget for your PC and accessories

Windows 11 is set to gain a battery widget that shows charge levels for your PC and any connected wireless accessories — something macOS and Android have offered for years. The feature was spotted inside recent Windows 11 preview builds by Windows Central, though it's hidden and not yet functional. No official announcement from Microsoft means this could still be some way off — or scrapped entirely.

What it does

The widget will display your laptop's battery percentage alongside a compact vertical list of connected devices — think wireless mice, keyboards, and headphones — each showing its name and charge level. It supports both light and dark themes and is designed to sit either on the Windows 11 lock screen or within the Widgets Board. The feature was first discovered via a Discord tip, then confirmed through strings and assets buried in a recent preview build, per TechPowerUp.

Long overdue

Apple added a system-level battery widget in macOS Monterey back in 2021. Android has had native battery widget support since version 6.0. Windows users, meanwhile, have had to dig into Bluetooth settings or rely on third-party apps to check if their headset is about to die mid-call.

Microsoft has been under pressure to rebuild user trust after a rocky stretch of feature rollouts — most notably the backlash against Copilot AI integrations. A practical, unobtrusive widget like this fits the kind of low-friction improvement users have been asking for.

No date, no guarantees

The catch: there's no timeline for when this reaches general users or even the Windows Insider program. Features found in preview build assets don't always make it to a public release — Microsoft has quietly dropped similar additions before. If and when it does ship, it will be a small but genuinely useful upgrade for anyone running a wireless keyboard or headphones alongside a Windows laptop.