I have windows 8.1 (fully updated on a surface pro. I find that when I have set the taskbar to always combine buttons and attempt to hover over a group of open windows and try to preview ("peek") at a given window, it will automatically disengage peek as though I moved my mouse off, even if I haven't touched the mouse.
For example, suppose I have outlook open with several emails open. If I hover over that cluster on the taskbar, all of the open windows pop-up. This is where the crazy starts. If I leave the mouse there, undisturbed, the windows will retreat. I'm not sure if this is supposed to happen, but i don't like it. it happens at what feels like random intervals and it's annoying.
The next problem is about the actually "peek" function. After popping the windows up via hover, if I slide over to an individual windows, all other windows with turn transparent and leave the selected window visible (the way it is supposed to). Again, how long I'm allowed to see this is random. In some cases it will disappear instantly. In some cases, after a few beats. In others, it will stay until I move the mouse.
I don't understand why this isn't working. Any thoughts?
For example, suppose I have outlook open with several emails open. If I hover over that cluster on the taskbar, all of the open windows pop-up. This is where the crazy starts. If I leave the mouse there, undisturbed, the windows will retreat. I'm not sure if this is supposed to happen, but i don't like it. it happens at what feels like random intervals and it's annoying.
The next problem is about the actually "peek" function. After popping the windows up via hover, if I slide over to an individual windows, all other windows with turn transparent and leave the selected window visible (the way it is supposed to). Again, how long I'm allowed to see this is random. In some cases it will disappear instantly. In some cases, after a few beats. In others, it will stay until I move the mouse.
I don't understand why this isn't working. Any thoughts?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Microsoft Surface Pro 3
- CPU
- Intel Core i5
- Memory
- 4GB