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
    2024-12-16T18:53:22+00:00

    Thank you :)

    I have tried many of fixes but this one actually helped me.

    1.) Open this link and download mpo_disable.reg.

    https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5157/~/after-updating-to-nvidia-game-ready-driver-461.09-or-newer%2C-some-desktop-apps

    2.) Click on register file and complete the write of new data ( You can also revert this by using mpo_restore.reg ).

    3.) After the write is completed, restart your computer.

    I am still testing it, but for few hours the missing icons are back.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-09T21:53:15+00:00

    Hi , after trying solutions online to know avail , i looked at it critically and realized it only happens during the animation of switching tabs , so i disabled animation effects in Settings under Accessibility > Visual effects. I also realized turning it off and back on fixes it , at least for me , so you can just leave it disabled if it doesn’t for you. Hope this helps

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-01T06:22:35+00:00

    Not limited to Dell. I have a custom build here and I have this issue as well.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T10:13:26+00:00

    Same here, though a workaround is to minimize and maximize the app with missing icon. That makes the icon re-appear. But even that doesn't work if one has switched virtual desktops and uses multiple monitors with one app being shown on the second monitor only. In that case, minimizing and maximizing doesn't restore the icon in the taskbar of the first monitor. Instead, one needs to move the app window to the first monitor, minimize+maximize to restore the icon and move the app-window back to the second monitor.

    I'm pretty often surprised how these very basic things get broken in Windows. Nobody of MS's own users seems to use such basic things, even though virtual desktops were introduced as a main feature of Windows 8 or 10.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-27T01:21:58+00:00

    Sure, the update record includes the KB5032190 update, dated November 16, 2023, but I believe the occurrence of the issue predates that date. Here is my update record:
    是的，更新记录包括日期为 2023 年 11 月 16 日的 KB5032190 更新，但我认为该问题的发生早于该日期。这是我的更新记录：

    KB5032190

    KB5032007

    KB5032883

    KB4023057

    KB5031455

    KB5032874

    KB5031323

    KB5031354

    KB5031900

    KB5030310

    KB5031217

    KB5030219

    KB5030559

    KB5029351

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