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Disappearing Taskbar icons from recent w11 update

Anonymous
2024-01-14T19:58:40+00:00

Icons are disappearing from the task bar from a recent windows 11 update. Only way to stop it, is remove the update. I can't believe Microsoft is trying to point the finger at individual PC's or video drivers. Too many having this issue to be other than an update issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-24T12:03:48+00:00

    ⬇️⚠️ Here is a workaround, until Microsoft finally decides to fix the issue! ⚠️⬇️

    The workaround is to install ExplorerPatcher.

    This seems to fix the issue where icons disappear when switching virtual desktops in a multi-monitor environment.

    Steps:

    1. Download ExplorerPatcher and install it. This will restart Windows Explorer and change your taskbar to the Windows 10 one.
    2. Once installed, open the start menu and launch Properties (ExplorerPatcher).
    3. On the first settings tab Taskbar, change Taskbar style back to Windows 11 (or keep Windows 10 if you want ^^).

    Voilà! After restarting the File Explorer, the icons should stop disappearing when switching virtual desktops!

    If this works for you, please share it as largely as possible! The issue has been driving us insane for long enough.

    Also consider donating to the ExplorerPatcher project which is Open Source (disclaimer: I'm not affiliated to the project in any way)!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T20:38:26+00:00

    Hi John,

    I am Bill, an Independent Advisor. I am here to help.

    The recent updates have several errors. I recommend postponing the update for the next seven days.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T22:50:46+00:00

    Not fixed. I even returned the task to default. Still issues. I am totally frustrated at this point. I really don't want to reinstall Windows. I have way too many programs to reinstall for this. I tried using gredit.msc to block that update. No change.

    I tried uninstalling KB5031354. It indicated Uninstalled, but is right back as if it was unaffected.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-15T21:16:52+00:00

    I've had it removed in the past, but Window update installs aren't very user friendly to stop individual ones.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-15T14:44:02+00:00

    Can you revert the latest updates?

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