Windows 11 is finally getting a removed feature from Windows 10

Published Nov 20, 2025

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Windows 11 still misses Windows 10 features like Start-menu resizing and taskbar repositioning.
Agenda view returns to Notification Center in December 2025 preview, integrated with Calendar.
Join meetings and invoke Microsoft 365 Copilot from Agenda view to prep and manage your day.

If you've been using Windows for a while, you'll likely already know that Windows 11 doesn't contain all the same features that Windows 10 did. For instance, resizing the Start menu and positing the taskbar on any side of the screen you like are still strangely absent, despite being a seemingly easy tweak to make.

The company has been making progress, though, potentially because it needs to make Windows 11 more appeasing to Windows 10 fans who have migrated over to escape the end-of-life date. Now, it has announced that it's bringing back the Windows 10 Agenda view in a future preview build.

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Windows 11 is getting back the Agenda view from Windows 10

You can see the notes for yourself over onthe Windows IT Pro Blog, albeit you'd be forgiven for missing it on a first pass-over. Microsoft published these notes during its annual Ignite event, and this year, they announced aton of AI-powered features. It's likely the beginning of Microsoft's plan to turn Windows into an agentic operating system,even if people don't really want it.

However, tucked within the AI features talk is this little nugget:

Need assistance with organizing your day? Coming soon to preview in December 2025, the new Agenda view appears right in Notification Center — offering a quick-glance, chronological list of your upcoming events, seamlessly integrated with Calendar in one unified interface. Users will also be able to interact directly with the events shown in their Agenda view, such as joining a scheduled meeting or engaging with Microsoft 365 Copilot. This makes it easier to prepare for upcoming meetings and streamline your day.

If that sounds familiar, it's because it's the same feature that got removed from Windows 11 during the jump from Windows 10. As the notes say, it's not quite ready to release yet, but we should see it pop up in the Windows Insider builds next month.

The bad news is, there are still some features we know and love from Windows 10 that are still lost in the void between it and Windows 11. The good news is that, whatever spots Microsoft forgets about, there's usually an app out there that can replicate it, and sometimes even does it better. For instance, check out thesetools that put the Windows 11 Start menu to shame if you miss actually having control over it. Apps like StartAllBack can go a long way in letting you reclaim your Start menu.