Taskbar Artifacts

Question

Hello,

I'm having some graphic artifacts on the Windows 11 taskbar.

It looks like a watermark with a pattern.

Please see the images to see what I'm referring to.

It happened after a fresh install of Windows without drivers. After installing drivers the problem still persisted.

Only happens on my main monitor.

Thanks,
Flávio

Answer 1

Hello! My name is Mostafa; I will assist you today.

I’m sorry that you are experiencing this issue. Please boot in safe mode to see if the issue persists.

Press and hold the Shift key and restart your PC. After your PC restarts to the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sta...

Please let me know the result. Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi Mostafa,

Still the same issue in Safe Mode.
Even in the Login screen where I need to type my PIN to enter I already see this "watermark" on the bottom of the screen.

Answer 3

It's a hardware issue. It seems your monitor is damaged.

Could you please try to connect another monitor to your pc to see if the issue persists?

Answer 4

Interesting point of view.

Indeed it works with no issues on my other 2 monitors.
I had no issue with my main monitor since today when I installed W11, which is so weird.

It does not ghost or create other artifacts other then the taskbar which is really strange.

Answer 5

May I know if you tried connecting one of your other monitors to it?