Taskbar

Forum discussion tagged with Taskbar.
  1. Archon of the Valley

    Question Transparent Taskbar and opaque Start Menu with the last two Nvidia driver releases ?

    Previously, I made a post here about this same issue where the Taskbar would go transparent (without the blur effect) and the Start Menu would be completely opaque. With that previous issue, I was able to whittle down the cause to a toggle in Winaero Tweaker that I accidentally enabled, which...
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    Question Flashes in Windows Explorer and Random Restarts of the Taskbar (Windows 10)

    I have a Dell Precision 5540 with Core i7-9850H, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 4GB, 15.6″ Inch 4K, running Windows 10 22H2. Recently, I have been noticing flashes in Windows Explorer and random restarts of the taskbar; all its icons disappear suddenly and load again. As you can see...
  3. D

    Question Some functions of the taskbar are not working at all ?

    Hi guys any help would be greatly appreciated, I am having an issue where I can't interact with the start button on the taskbar, time/date button in the left of the taskbar or the "control panel thing" where you change WIFI etc. I can still open pinned apps I have on the task bar and I am also...
  4. Kremo

    Question Defective RTX 3060Ti?

    Relevant System Specs: I5 12400 Asus TUF B660 Plus WiFi MSI Ventus 3x 3060Ti 16gb Cosrsair LPX 3200Mhz RMX 850W 2x 1440p LG 27GN800P-B 27" UltraGear FreeSync Hi everybody, i'm posting here today as something of a final resort relating to my MSI Ventus 3x 3060Ti. I've had this card for a year...
  5. Orbit Storm

    [SOLVED] How to hide open app names (labels) on the taskbar?

    I'm referring to the labels shown here: After doing some Googling, it appears that this should be an option in Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Behaviors but it's not there. I just upgraded to Windows 11 a few hours ago and have already applied available updates. I've also...
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    Question All windows float on top of task bar only on main display

    Hi, I have a problem with my task bar. I have two displays, on my main display all my windows are on top of taskbar, except when I press on the task bar, then it jumps to the top. On the secondary display it does not happen, the task bar is always on top. In task bar settings, there seems to...
  7. Nephern

    Question PC homebar is slow

    so recently when i turn on my pc and attempt to open something, it shows the loading icon on my cursor when i hover over the taskbar, im using windows 10 pro, is this an issue or is this regular for my pc specs?
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    Question Windows 11 taskbar appearing over apps when I hover over it

    Starting yesterday I'm having an issue I've not encountered before. When I mouse my mouse towards the bottom of the screen on fullscreen apps to where the taskbar would be on desktop (so the taskbar is currently hidden), it will appear, causing my mouse to leave the current window. This is...
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    Question Issue with missing icons on Taskbar and unable to restore ?

    I'm running Windows 10 Professional (x64) Build 19043.1766(21h1) and recently my taskbar lost some icons. I'm missing the volume icon and also I've installed HW Info and I added the CPU temperature and the GPU temperature to the system tray. However, these icons are not displaying. I have my...
  10. M

    [SOLVED] New heart icon in taskbar by clock?

    I have Windows 11 with all updates. A little bit ago I noticed a little heart with a pulse line icon in the taskbar, by the clock (need to expand for the other icons). No name pops up when I hold my cursor over it. When I click on it, it opens a web page for MSN Health. Has anyone else seen...
  11. shiftyisplayingcs

    [SOLVED] pc lags after cpu uprade

    Hello, so I just upgraded my CPU and mobo from an i5 3470 to a r3 3100. It is very weird, often my taskbar lags, when I check task manager my CPU and ram is normal. Does anyone know the problem? I've tried to restart the Windows explorer, but 2-3 seconds later is still the same. Please someone...
  12. noidis

    [SOLVED] Display system tray on all monitors?

    Hey folks, I'm trying to get my system tray to display on all taskbars in Windows 11 (Or at least on a display other than my "primary" display), unfortunately no amount of tweaks have helped me to this point. In Windows 10 this was as easy as dragging the "main" taskbar to any other display...
  13. kilo24

    [SOLVED] "Automatically hide the taskbar" still shows some of it

    I enabled this option (settings > personalisation > taskbar) on a clean install that's only a week old and half the time the very last rows of pixels of the taskbar would still show when not hovering over it. After restarting my PC it's been stuck like this. Important to note that I had Musicbee...
  14. B

    [SOLVED] Windows in taskbar

    Hi, is there a way on Windows 11 instead of icons use like windows 10 extended windows like in the screen below? Thanks
  15. aden.anderson2001

    Question Windows 11 Taskbar looks like Windows 10 after update and start wont work

    Hello. I just installed Windows 11 enterprise by installing it using setup.exe. I had done it before using insider builds and same method but this time i tried the october 5 version. The taskbarlooks exactly like windows 10 except there is a gear icon next to clock which opens windows 11 control...
  16. Anreyy

    [SOLVED] Taskbar bug and slow pc

    Hi, I'm having some issues with my pc. In the last period windows (10) takes at least 1 minute to start and it's sooo slow. There's a very weird bug that annoys me so much, the taskbar: When I turn on the pc everything works except for the taskbar that keeps loading forever so I have to spam on...
  17. Dawis67_AE

    [SOLVED] Taskbar frozen until clicked upon launch

    Hi I'm here to report another issue I'm having with Windows. Recently, not sure exactly when, I noticed some strange behavior of my PC. The first thing I noticed was that when booting up, the user-sign-in stage (I have no password so it just automatically tries to log in) takes much longer than...
  18. L

    [SOLVED] Games randomly minimize to Taskbar when gaming ?

    When I'm playing games, they pause and go to taskbar randomly. I never quit out and the game doesn't stop running, I just get kicked to taskbar. It's quite annoying, especially when playing multiplayer. Any solutions?
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    [SOLVED] Taskbar freezing on Startup ?

    I've been assisting a friend with their new PC and they have suddenly started experiencing an issue with their Taskbar being frozen for a period of time ranging from 2 mins to 15 mins after startup. (it's happened occasionally after startup and in the middle of use). Sometimes restarting...
  20. sonah

    [SOLVED] How to Disable these Taskbar Thumbnails?

    Hi when I move my Cursor over the Taskbar I get these Thumbnails, How to Disable theme please?
  21. R

    Question Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) crashing after booting Windows.

    Aight, making this in my last hope of trying to fix this **** [Moderator edit to remove profanity. Remember that this is a family friendly forum.] problem. So, these recent days I've been using my old laptop and it was doing fine, until a few days ago. Whenever I boot Windows 10, It goes...
  22. Hootla1

    [SOLVED] Right side of taskbar unresponsive

    Whenever I try to click Action Center, Time & Calendar, Volume Mixer or Network Settings nothing happens. My System Tray, Start Button & All Program shortcuts are responsive. Can anyone help?
  23. Dididoo

    [SOLVED] Taskbar Icons Disappear Until Hover

    Hi, When I click the show system tray button, internet or volume button on the taskbar, all icons in the taskbar except the Start, Cortana and cascade view buttons disappear. They only reappear when I hover over where the icons should be. Does anyone know why this could be happening? I'm...
  24. M

    Question Why is the taskbar not going back to hidden while excel is open?

    The problem only happens while excel is open. Unsure of how to fix, or why it's even happening. I will post the fix if I find it in the meantime.
  25. M

    [SOLVED] Better Taskbar

    I absolutely despise the Windows taskbar; it is extremely inconsistent with how it works whenever I need it to open. Are there any recommended programs outside of rainmeter in order to change the default taskbar?
  26. H

    Question Windows 10 taskbar keeps moving

    i recently put together a new pc and since i have everytime i log in to my account my tastbar reverts back to being on my main monitor. I have always kept my taskbar on my second monitor with my old pc running windows 10 and never had the issue. I am using the same two monitors i always have and...
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    Question Taskbar thumbnails stop working after launching a game

    I got a new monitor for Christmas and now every time I launch a game, the taskbar hover live preview breaks. It's fixed when you open the tab, but it's very annoying. After opening a game my taskbar looks like this for every program. The new monitor is a Viewsonic XG2402. I'm not sure why...
  28. J

    Question What's wrong with my PC?

    My task bar has this gap between the bottom of it and the bottom of my screen as if it was a few pixels off the bottom My apps don't boot up before i log in anymore and they wait until i'm on the desktop before starting up Some apps keep crashing completely, such as voicemod and peripheral...
  29. AvidXD

    Question HELP Task bar isn't working

    So today when i turned on my PC.My task bar would't show my pinned apps I thought that was strange then when i tried to shutdown my PC I found that my whole task bar wouldn't work I couldn't click on the search bar or anything else on the task bar.I tired to end the windows explorer and restart...
  30. J

    Question Glitch in my taskbar

    Whenever my taskbar goes down and disappears, as it goes down there is a small but very noticeable and annoying gap between the bottom of the taskbar and the bottom of my screen, what is is and how can i fix it?
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    Question Displaying separate instances whilst hiding labels in taskbar

    I am one of those people with an unspeakable number of browser tabs, but I also thematically distribute them across windows. My only problem is that each the chrome windows stack, and hovering over the icon on the taskbar and then having to identify the correct window is a hassle. The closest...
  32. D

    Question Updated Windows 10 - Now screen brightness button in taskbar is gone

    Hi everyone. I allowed Windows 10 to update, but now the taskbar icon that used to let me adjust my screen's brightness has disappeared. Each time I clicked on this icon in the past it opened up a little window. When I clicked on the brightness button icon on this little window, the screen...
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    Question New PC build freezes randomly

    Hello, About 3 months ago, I built my first PC - didn't encounter any problems, everything went really smooth. However, I've had this isue for about 3 weeks where my PC randomly decides to freeze. Sometimes it only freezes for some seconds then gets back on track, but other times I have to...
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    Question Windows 10 Problems- Start menu, win10 applications, sound all not working.

    Hello All, I have recently run into some problems with my computer (surprise surprise). The start menu and Cortana on the task bar aren't responding to clicks- When I press the button, the start menu just does not open. It also does this when I click it. I don't get anything from right click...
  35. J

    Swapping LCD screens between monitors

    I currently have a 24" ACER KG240 144hz monitor that has been damaged by something hitting it busting pixels. The monitor still works but has a rainbow color spider as well as lines across it. I recently bought another KG240 from Newegg only to find out that the KG240 is now a 60hz monitor (I...
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    CPU cooler. Liquid AIO or Air cooler.

    I’ve been running my Ryzen 7 1700 with the standard cooler up to now but looking to overclock. Looking for best value for money, don’t care about rgb, would prefer to keep black/red colour scheme.Have about €80-€100 to spend. Spec: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Groche2000/saved/8ZfkdC
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    [SOLVED] Amd rx 580 randomly crashing in the middle of games

    Ok so I have a sapphire nitro + rx 580 8gb and when i play certain games it crashes. I just built this pc btw and the only 2 games it runs fine are minecraft and league of legends, but when i run them both at the same time it crashes. The only other games ive tried are fortnite and csgo. Rn i...
  38. K

    Is it worth buying a GTX 970 founder edition

    I recently started getting back into playing on my pc but I’m getting really bad performance. I had a gtx 710 and I have just seen a deal for a Gtx 970 founders edition for £150($191.21) and I’m not sure if it’s worth it or are there better ones I can get for around the same price range.
  39. C

    lost desktop icons

    My desktop settings changed and I can't find my apps/softwares as well as those pinned to the task bar in my windows 10
  40. M

    [SOLVED] Z370 Question About 8700K

    i have i pretty start to point and quick question about one of the z370 mother boards the z370-e by asus i was going to pick this up with my build and assumed it was out of stock cause of holidays i picked up the 8700k to as of 25th dec and was wondering did the mother board get discontinued...