By default, Windows 11 and earlier versions of the Windows operating system display a calendar when you click on the date/time on the taskbar. The calendar helps you quickly glance through dates and months without leaving the desktop or an open app.
Many Windows 11 users have asked how to access the calendar, as it might not appear when you click on the taskbar date/time. In fact, some users believe the calendar has been removed from the taskbar.
The calendar has not been removed from Windows 11. It’s pretty much part of Windows 11.
The following are the two ways to open the calendar from the Windows 11 taskbar.
NOTE: Please note that this guide shows you how to open the taskbar calendar and not the Calendar app (Mail and Calendar), which has now been removed from Windows 11.
Open the hidden taskbar calendar in Windows 11
Step 1: Click the date/time on the right of the taskbar to open the Notifications Center. Alternatively, use the Windows logo + N keyboard shortcut to access the Notification Center quickly.
Step 2: Once the Notifications Center is open, but the calendar is not visible, all you need to do is click the small up arrow/caret icon (^) next to the date located at the bottom of the Notifications Center (refer to the picture below) to reveal the calendar. That’s all!
From now on, the calendar should appear every time you click on the date/time in the taskbar.
Press the Esc key or press the Windows logo + N keys again to hide the Notification Center as well as the calendar again.
Tip: To quickly scroll through months of the current year in the calendar, click on the month/year at the top left and then select a month. If you click on the year here, the view will change to the years of the current decade.
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