Windows 10: taskbar not showing when i hover my mouse over it

i cant access the taskbar when i hover the mouse over it if the windows is maximized once i minimise all the open applications i can access the taskbar as i hover the mouse over itit seems that the taskbar deos show on mouse hover but for some reason it is not able to overlap the maximised apps i am on the latest version of windows 11 pro 22621.1702i have tried all the solution methods that were given as replies in the following threads :https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/task-bar-not-coming-up-when-mouse-hover-it/1aaaa04c-3a04-4bf9-a7b6-385cb4c99670https://answers.micros

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Taskbar mouse hover options

What you are describing sounds to me like the difference between
- hovering your mouse over a Taskbar explorer shortcut
and
- right-clicking on a Taskbar explorer shortcut {except that this shows recent folders not necessarily open ones}.

All the best,
Denis

dalchina - Well done on your new Bronze.

 

Mouse hover preview not showing when on browser and other apps which do not fully take up the taskbar. Win. 11

Hey Gamer. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

What is meant by "preview not showing when on browser and other apps which do not fully take up the taskbar?"

Here are all fixes for mouse hover/taskbar thumbnail previews in Windows 11:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-mouse-hov...

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https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2165453-...

https://gearupwindows.com/taskbar-thumbnail-pre...

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/hover-p...

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/126722-enab...



Report back results for each step so I know what else to suggest.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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Color Changes to mouse hover

Hi Dick

Tried the icon cache reset, it did reset, but so far I didn't detect any change.

I looked at your step recording. What's interesting is that your taskbar does show a loudspeaker icon, apparently even when you're not hovering over it. Then when you click on it you get the vertical slider picture. I get that but by clicking on an empty box. For me, the same is true for the other missing icon - "new notifications"

In your other picture of the mouse over the power icon, I get that just the same, but when I move the mouse down to the first option - Sleep - it is replaced by a black rectangle.

I'll live with these for the time being.

I will try MCBUILDER.exe and report the results later.

.....then I'd have to consider the Spitfires.......

Many thanks
Don