Windows 11 Introduces the Long-Awaited Seconds Display on Taskbar – Increased Energy Consumption Explained

Windows 11 added the ability to display seconds on the clock on the taskbar. The feature became available after the release of update KB5028185.

Activation of an additional scale is carried out through the settings of the taskbar. At the same time, the description of the function specifies that after turning it on, the PC will begin to consume more energy.

Microsoft tried to add seconds to the clock on the taskbar back in 2003 with Windows XP. However, during testing, it turned out that this setting significantly reduces the performance of computers, and it was decided to abandon it. Seconds could also be enabled in Windows 10, but this required editing registry entries.