Explore Windows 11 toast features: hero images, scenarios, and rich content

[shanselman]

Goal

Make toasts look modern and take advantage of Windows 11 features.

Windows 11 Toast Features to Explore

Hero Image

<image placement="hero" src="file:///..."/>

Big banner image across the top of the toast.

Scenarios

<toast scenario="urgent">

Options: reminder, alarm, incomingCall, urgent

• urgent = stays on screen longer, high priority
• Could map to --urgent or --priority high

Attribution Text

<text placement="attribution">via Claude Code</text>

Small gray text at bottom showing source.

Progress Bar

<progress title="Building..." value="0.75" status="75%"/>

Audio

<audio src="ms-winsoundevent:Notification.Default" />
<audio src="ms-winsoundevent:Notification.IM" />
<audio src="ms-winsoundevent:Notification.Mail" />

Research Questions

• Which features require specific Windows 11 version?
• What's the fallback on Windows 10?
• Can we detect OS version and adapt?

@copilot research Windows 11 toast notification XML schema and which features are 11-only vs 10-compatible