Windows 11 Codes (August 2026)

Windows 11 is Microsoft’s desktop operating system, and it doesn’t hand out prizes or currency the way a game does. Instead, each “code” below is a feature ID tied to a specific cumulative update, and unlocking one gives you a new setting, redesigned menu, or interface tweak that Microsoft has bundled into that update.

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Working Windows 11 Codes
How to redeem codes in Windows 11
How to get more Windows 11 codes

Working Windows 11 Codes

Every code below is currently active and tied to a feature you can turn on once the matching update is installed on your PC.

27829265,61457898 Adds a modernized mouse pointer indicator with an option to keep it visible until you dismiss it (September 2026 update, KB5120998)

61161244 Prerequisite bundle needed for the September 2026 update’s new features

59213768 Lets you move the taskbar to the top, left, right, or bottom in Settings

61090762 Adds an option to shrink the taskbar to a smaller size

61754985,61225604,61596616,61596617,61596618,61596619 New Start menu resize and customization settings

59728252 Swaps the spinning-dots animation on sign-in, shutdown, and restart screens for the modern boot animation

51406324,60288851,48433719,58989092,58989177,61160789,61161244,61161268,61161283,61161304,61754985,61225604,61596616,61596617,61596618,61596619

Turns on Administrator Protection in Windows Security

60813048 Adds new customizable context menu settings

61160789 Feature bundle for the August 2026 update (KB5121003)

58989177 Feature bundle for the July 2026 update (KB5101650)

58989092 Feature bundle for the June 2026 update (KB5094126)

58989092,60716524,48433719,61391826 Turns on the Low Latency Profile, which briefly boosts CPU frequency to speed up app launches

58989070 Feature bundle for the May 2026 update (KB5089549)

58989021 Feature bundle for the April 2026 update (KB5083769)

58989002 Feature bundle for the March 2026 update (KB5079473), covering the network speed tester, camera pan and tilt controls, redesigned Settings dialogs, and Extract All support for non-Zip archives

57741219 New Windows Protected Print Mode dialogs in Settings

55994763 New full-page Widgets settings

58988972 Feature bundle for the February 2026 update (KB5077181)

61014711 Turns off the KB, MB, and GB file-size display in File Explorer’s Details view

57048237 Feature bundle for the December 2025 update

59162732,55994763 Widgets redesign from the December 2025 update

41356296 New taskbar autohide behavior from the December 2025 update

45690266 Cloud file search inside File Explorer from the December 2025 update

59265307 Redesigned About page in Settings from the December 2025 update

57882334 Lets you share any open window directly from the taskbar (December 2025 update)

53343270 Device info card in Settings, limited to the US (December 2025 update)

57048231 Feature bundle for the November 2025 update

47205210 Redesigned Start menu from the November 2025 update

48433719 Battery percentage indicator option from the November 2025 update

57048226 Feature bundle for the October 2025 update

57048218 Feature bundle for the September 2025 update

57048216 Feature bundle for the August 2025 update

How to redeem codes in Windows 11

You won’t type these codes into a box the way you would in a game. Each one is a feature ID tied to a specific cumulative update, identified by its KB number. The feature attached to that ID turns on once you install the matching update, though Microsoft often rolls features out in stages, so it can take a few days to appear even on a fully updated PC.

Open Settings and go to Windows Update. Check for updates and install the cumulative update whose KB number matches the feature you want.

Restart your PC when prompted so the update finishes installing.

Open the Settings page tied to the feature you’re after, such as Personalization > Taskbar for taskbar changes or Windows Security for Administrator Protection, and look for the new option. If it isn’t showing up yet, give it a few days, since Microsoft frequently staggers the rollout even after the update itself is installed.

How to get more Windows 11 codes

New feature IDs show up with nearly every monthly cumulative update Microsoft ships for Windows 11, so keeping your PC current through Windows Update is the most reliable way to pick up new ones. Checking for updates regularly under Settings > Windows Update ensures you get each bundle as soon as it’s released, along with whatever features Microsoft has attached to it.

People enrolled in the Windows Insider Program often see these feature IDs and their attached options weeks before they land on general-release builds, since Insider builds test them ahead of the wider rollout.

Keep Windows Update on and check back after each monthly patch, since that’s when most of these feature IDs get added or refreshed with the update they belong to.