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BaylorHuck
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Mar 20, 2025
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Taskbar thumbnail no longer plays real-time video in background?

If I wanted to play a video on YouTube in my browser (Firefox), then switch to another app (i.e. Excel or Word) without minimizing the browser window, I could hover over the Firefox icon and see, in ...
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    YarrowSterling
    Mar 21, 2025

    Yeah, it’s likely a Windows update or graphics driver change that broke taskbar thumbnail live previews. Some recent builds (like 24H2) disable real-time thumbnails to save resources. Try turning Hardware Acceleration off in Firefox or tweaking Performance Options > Visual Effects in Windows—sometimes that brings it back.

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YarrowSterling
Iron Contributor
Mar 21, 2025

Yeah, it’s likely a Windows update or graphics driver change that broke taskbar thumbnail live previews. Some recent builds (like 24H2) disable real-time thumbnails to save resources. Try turning Hardware Acceleration off in Firefox or tweaking Performance Options > Visual Effects in Windows—sometimes that brings it back.

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    David_Udeh
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 03, 2025

    Are you still accepting replies?

    What is the exact process of tweaking Performance Options? I tried following this and am not sure to look?

     

    Or, how do turn off Hardware Acceleration in Firefox?

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