Can confirm, not limited to Dell. Have this issue for about half a year now on Lenovo laptop and stationary PC.
Disappearance of Windows 11 Taskbar Icons after Switching Virtual Desktops
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Anonymous
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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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2024-01-24T13:15:39+00:00 Hello all,
problem is solved on my side thanks to latest KB5034204 I've installed today
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Anonymous
2024-01-02T16:57:13+00:00 I've found, that when I lose taskbar icons on different monitors (I have 3), then if I toggle "Show my taskbar on all displays" off and then back on again, they all come back.
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Anonymous
2024-01-02T07:12:49+00:00 Same issue here.
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Anonymous
2023-12-27T16:27:32+00:00 Same problem here, no solution so far.