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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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I also noticed one or two icons disappearing with the "Windows 11 style" setting on Explorer Patcher. I have switched back to "Windows 10 style" with "always combine icons," which looks almost the same.
I can't seem to get notification tray icons of selected apps to persist on the taskbar but that's a trade-off I think I'm willing to make if the other icons stop disappearing. See updates to my post on this above, with screenshot.
It does appear to be associated with multiple desktops. I use a second desktop periodically. Sometimes if I toggled back and forth between desktops, the icons will come back, or maybe some come back and others disappear. When I completely close out the second desktop, the problem goes away. It's inconvenient because a second desktop is handy, but then I have this problem with taskbar icons disappearing. My only fix is to remove the extra desktop when I'm not using it.
Having the same issue here; clicking and dragging the app on the taskbar like you're going to move it will make it show up again, so it's really just inconvenient and annoying, but still...
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.
This has been going on for months and months. From this thread, I now realize that it's connected to switching desktops.
