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hhudo
Oct 09, 2024Brass Contributor
Line under taskbar icons
There's a weird line below some taskbar icons. Before, I knew that line indicates if app is open/focused, but there's a line under closed apps now, for example third icon in my screenshot, while seco...
dannyt43262
Feb 18, 2025Copper Contributor
I'm also experiencing this issue. My guess is that the gray line under the taskbar icons indicates that the app has been recently used, because when I open and close apps, the line appears.
mcDeveloper
Nov 21, 2025Occasional Reader
I notice the grey bar appearing under icons I haven't used in a while. What is the usefulness of this feature and how much resources did MS pour into this useless feature? Am I now supposed to open the app and start doing something with it? I haven't used it in a while because I don't need it. MS doesn't need to tell me that.