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
    2024-02-24T05:54:08+00:00

    Please Microsoft, this issue is debilitating.

    And for the people who are employed at Microsoft, don't you face this issue? or maybe all of you using Mac or Linux. Nearly everyone using Windows 11 with virtual desktops is struggling with this issue.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-25T19:53:39+00:00

    Didn't noticed this before on my desktop PC where I have two screens representing one desktop. But recently bought a Lenovo laptop and have the same problem, where I started to use multiple desktops feature. This is really annoying, and after read the thread is more frustrating Microsoft can't fix this for so long.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-26T10:37:14+00:00

    I've installed StartAllBack which isn't a great start-menu experience, but completely resolves the taskbar icons issue. They have a 100 day free trial. Makes my dev machine usable again with multiple monitors and virtual desktops. Still checking constantly for a fix from Microsoft, but StartAllBack makes the taskbar usable again!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-27T00:39:45+00:00

    Still have this issue even after a clean install of Windows.

    What the heck is Microsoft engineering team doing?!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-27T10:31:52+00:00

    Hello all,

    problem is solved on my side thanks to latest KB5034204 I've installed today

    I'm sorry to say that I was wrong. Problem is still there unfortunately. Very annoying

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