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
    2024-03-15T09:15:47+00:00

    In the search box type "animation effects." Slide the slider for "Animations effects" to off. I still have transparency effects still enabled. This has completely solved my issue and I was having a horrible time with this issue before disabling. It hasn't happened one single time since changing that setting. You will also notice a significant speed increase in changing desktops.

    Turning off the animation effects, whilst negatively impacting the user experience, does seem to have the biggest impact for me. Since I did this (with ExplorerPatcher installed), I haven't seen the problem. So a combination of these two things seems to be a reasonable solution until Microsoft get their finger out and fix the bug. Cheers!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-15T09:36:40+00:00

    Removing the animation's worked for me, but it's not very user friendly. If i have similar virtual desktops it's hard to know without transition effects in which desktop i am.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-15T10:38:32+00:00

    This might help you: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nhcl1xqwxf1 + some extra features.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-15T10:47:50+00:00

    Windows displays a small "toast" at the bottom of the screen when changing desktops that displays its name. By default, the names are "Desktop 1," "Desktop 2," and so on, but you can rename them!

    Press Win+Tab to open the "overview" (or whatever they call it), right click a desktop, and choose Rename.

    When you change desktops, this toast will briefly appear showing the name that you gave the desktop. If that is not happening, that may be another bug?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-15T12:29:35+00:00

    This was the main reason I upgraded to Windows 11. I can't believe it took this long for Microsoft to add the capability to show the name of the desktop when switching. Would be nice if there was some customization to it such as making the popup more pronounced.

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