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m4mes30013
Sep 06, 2021Copper Contributor
[Windows 11] Hover on taskbar apps don't get preview when open multiple windows of the same app
Is this a glitch or features? I have the problem since the first Windows 11 Insider Preview (Dev Channel, Build 22000.51). But it seems haven't be fixed yet. My current OS build is 22000.176 (Beta Ch...
andyc58
Jan 31, 2022Copper Contributor
I've reported that via the feedback mechanism. I cannot understand how such a fundamental issue has escaped Microsoft's engineers.
andyc58
Feb 02, 2022Copper Contributor
One workaround for not being able to select windows from the taskbar is to hold ALT-TAB and click on the window that you want to view. That brings it to the fore.
- Ab_NasifMar 05, 2022Copper ContributorAppreciate the work around, Andy!
- WendyRNFeb 02, 2022Copper ContributorYou don't get it. ALT-TAB is painstaking slow when you have multiple items open. The hover feature is much quicker. MS needs to fix this.
I also reported through Feedback Hub since no one else had a solution.- andyc58Feb 02, 2022Copper ContributorI do get it. MS do need to fix the taskbar hover feature as I'd found it impossible to switch to other windows that weren't visible on the desktop. GIven the broken taskbar hover feature, the only way I know of doing that is ALT-TAB and click the window that I want to visit (or use ALT-TAB repeatedly which is tedious)