Disappearance of Windows 11 Taskbar Icons after Switching Virtual Desktops

Anonymous
2023-11-24T09:01:51+00:00

Windows 11 22H2
In Windows 11's built-in virtual desktop feature, there is a high probability that icons of active applications on the current desktop may not be displayed when switching between different virtual desktops. The icons only appear when I click on the respective application. I have attempted to resolve the issue through restarts and using Sfc and Dism for repairs, but the problem persists. An essential configuration to note is that the taskbar is set to display windows only from the current desktop.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-12T11:45:20+00:00

    I still have the problem after today's update (KB5039212)

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-04T02:17:21+00:00

    They maybe do something, but make it worse.

    In May 29, 2024—KB5037853, they updated taskbar and made it temporarily glitching, not responding, disappearing, and reappearing automatically.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/may-29-2024-kb5037853-os-builds-22621-3672-and-22631-3672-preview-dcf14fd8-84d6-4234-9d5b-784c319cd7cf

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-03T15:21:28+00:00

    have the same probleme ... does micro$oft do something or they dont do anything ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-24T10:31:17+00:00

    ⬇️⚠️ Here is a workaround, until Microsoft finally decides to fix the issue! ⚠️⬇️

    The workaround is to install ExplorerPatcher.

    This seems to fix the issue where icons disappear when switching virtual desktops in a multi-monitor environment.

    Steps:

    1. Download ExplorerPatcher and install it. This will restart Windows Explorer and change your taskbar to the Windows 10 one.
    2. Once installed, open the start menu and launch Properties (ExplorerPatcher).
    3. On the first settings tab Taskbar, change Taskbar style back to Windows 11 (or keep Windows 10 if you want ^^).

    Voilà! After restarting the File Explorer, the icons should stop disappearing when switching virtual desktops!

    If this works for you, please share it as largely as possible! The issue has been driving us insane for long enough.

    Also consider donating to the ExplorerPatcher project which is Open Source (disclaimer: I'm not affiliated to the project in any way)!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-24T10:13:51+00:00

    I installed ExplorerPatcher, and by default it will change to the windows 10 taskbar, but after changing it back to the Windows 11 taskbar, the icons now keep appearing every time. so it seems that by installing ExplorerPatcher, it fixed my issue that has been bothering me for months now. Even when I have a ton of apps open, they all show up. so it feels like nothing changed, but something has been changed in the background to fix this issue.

    FINALLY, a workaround that works for me!

    Thank you so much!!

    I'm going to share this on each and every of the dozens of threads mentioning this issue!

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