Folder and application icons appear in taskbar, then disappear

MrAustinFTW

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When I don't use my taskbar (When I'm using a program or AFK), stuff appears in my taskbar. First it's usually a folder (like a folder would appear in Windows Explorer, sometimes a bunch open up (stacked). Then application icons open (not actual applications, but what I associate with blank applications. When I click on anything on the taskbar, they disappear. When I woke up this morning, there were so many my computer was getting slow, and I spent over $1,000 on this 11 months ago. They appear over time (i.e. one after another, not all at once), so they build up after a while. Occasionally one will stack as if a second instance of it is occurring. In the picture, the stack of application picture has them all flat. It does that to them after you hover over them (and switch between them) for a while.:confused: error.png
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Release Preview Build 8400
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Dv7 6165us
    CPU
    AMD A8-3500M 1.5GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 8750M; AMD Radeon HD 6620G
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640 GB
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless mouse-a few years old
Although this has been gone over in these forums a few times since Win 8 CP came out, I shall attempt to help you.

These "empty" icons are generated when your Windows theme changes wallpapers. Hopefully this "bug" will go away in the final release. In the meantime there are a couple of fixes:

1. Right click on an empty spot on your desktop and click on the Personalize selection. At the bottom of the screen you will see the selections for your current theme. Click Window Color. One of the color selections on the resulting dialog screen is a multi-color fan icon. Click on that and save changes. This causes the Window frame color to change with every background rotation. The system chooses the apparent prominant color in the picture to color the frames. Yes, it can get some rather sickly colors at times. You can fix this by setting the color rotation in Personalization. This will fix the empty icons on the taskbar 99 % of the time. You may get occasional ones pop up, especially when your system comes out of sleep mode.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6479-window-color-appearance-change-windows-8-a.html

2. This method seems to fix the empty icon completely. In Personalization, pick the default Windows 8 theme that has the multi-colored fan on it. You will now need to add you own backgrounds to the theme.

Have fun!!!

John
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Update 1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP m8200n Media Center PC
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
    Motherboard
    ECS Nettle2 (Socket M2)
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 335 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    1GB NVidia GeForce GT 430
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung BX2440
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung (primary) 500 GB,
    WDC-WD10 HP Personal Media Drive (USB) 1.0 TB
    Keyboard
    HP Multimedia
    Mouse
    Microsoft Explorer Trackball
    Internet Speed
    10Mbps/750Kbps DSL
    Browser
    IE 11
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built system
    CPU
    Core i5
    Motherboard
    Intel DH55PJ
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI 4650
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L1742S; LG Flatron 19"; Samsung TV 48"
    Screen Resolution
    1280:1024; 1366:768;1920:1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD 256 GB
    Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
    WDC 1 TB
    PSU
    Power
    Case
    Simbadda
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    1.4 MBPS
    Other Info
    External HDD WDC 2 TB
    Dial Up Modem Huawei
    Home-made Home Theater
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