DesktopWindowXamlSource now appears on my Win 10 taskbar?

Anonymous
2023-01-10T16:18:40+00:00

Starting today an invisible window named DesktopWindowXamlSource appears on my Win 10 Pro taskbar. Closing this window shuts down OneDrive so it has something to do with OneDrive. All updates are installed on this PC. How do I get rid of this annoying icon on the taskbar. Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-16T15:23:22+00:00

    This is the only thing that worked for me.

    1. Right click any blank area of the Desktop
    2. Select Display Settings
    3. click MultiTasking
    4. Set Virtual Desktops "On the taskbar, show windows that are open on" **** to Only the desktop I'm using

    The DesktopWindowXamlSource should disappear.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-27T18:36:44+00:00

    Thanx, your completely unintuitive simple trick that doctors hate worked perfectly.

    It's why I tell people keeping windows running is witchcraft - just spells and incantations.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-26T15:16:47+00:00

    I can see why this works for most people; unfortunately, I use multiple virtual desktops and often switch between windows open in different ones, so this isn't an option for users like me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-20T21:17:29+00:00

    This is a link to install the same version of Windows 10 that I am running - obviously no one would install an OS to fix a app issue.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-24T13:18:37+00:00

    This is an error with OneDrive - reinstalling OneDrive does not fix the error.

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