Windows 11 introduces lots of changes, including a new Start menu and centered icons around the taskbar, but what it really doesn't change may be the notification system bundled with the OS.

Therefore the toast notifications show up on Windows 11 PCs continue to be displayed in the right lower corner, much like in Windows 10.

But as as it happens, not everybody is a huge fan of this approach, and given Windows 11 as a whole is supposed to be a contemporary operating system, updating notifications is one thing which should totally happen.

Notifications within the top right corner

In theory, notifications turning up within the right lower corner makes sense not just because it's a familiar approach that Windows 10 users already know (therefore making Windows 11 easier to use) but additionally because it's the right method for touch-capable devices.

Using Windows with touch and interacting with notifications is much easier if they are displayed within the lower right corner, particularly when holding the screen at hand.

A well known suggestion within the Feedback Hub calls for Microsoft to move them to the very best right corner, similar to the company originally planned to exhibit notification in Windows 8 and, you realize, much like others already do in their os's.

Even though in the first glance this could work and even make Windows 11 feel a bit more modern with regards to handling notifications, there's one big problem with this particular approach: as compared to macOS, where window controls come in the very best left corner, in Windows, all of them are put into the very best right corner, so showing notifications in the same location would make everything much harder to use.

In addition it'd be too easy to mistakenly close windows when, in fact, you wanted just to click a notification, and the same for touch input where it's much easier to tap the incorrect button.

Certainly, Microsoft providing users with more customization options is a good thing, but should notifications be gone to live in the very best right corner?