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dyutin
Copper Contributor
Jul 06, 2022

"Show hidden icons" taskbar button shows blank spaces

When I press the "show hidden icons" button on the taskbar, the UI pops up, but 90% of the icons are this weird blank space / ghost icon thing. When I mouse over one of these blank spaces, it quickly disappears (no text shows up and I can't click on it). This causes the UI to rearrange itself, making it very difficult to press any of the actual icons I want to press. If I mouse over all the blank spaces the UI will eventually look "normal":

However after a while some more blank spaces start showing up. This issue persists after a restart and happens even when I have no programs open. My computer is pretty new and this issue began shortly after updating to Windows 11. I tried searching for this issue online but I can't find any other cases. How do I fix this?

 

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  • Bipin-prakash's avatar
    Bipin-prakash
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 06, 2022
    Hi,

    Ran across this thread that is speaking of similar phantom icons ... can you check to see if any of the recommendations on this thread helps? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/all/windows-11-taskbars-minisearchhost-problem/e3f97677-b53a-43bf-8236-d8d4a165159c especially the minisearchhost one.

    Best,
    bp

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