Solved Win 8 CP taskbar display oddity

thatmanbrian

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You can see on my taskbar 10 blank windows. There is nothing open though. Clicking any one of them makes them vanish.

i5-2500k
16Gb Ram
AMD HD 5700 with Catalyst Beta 4.2
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    i5-2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD5700
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HPLP2475w, AOC
    Hard Drives
    SATA 3 SSD, SATA 2 5 drives total 6Tb
Someone else reported this while having iTunes open. You didn't say you had iTunes open, I'm just providing info.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8 Consumer Preview
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite A105-S4397
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo 1.73 GHz T2250 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel 945GM Express
    Memory
    4GB PC4200
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel GMA 950
    Sound Card
    On-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.4" built-in
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    160GB 5400RPM Hitachi
    PSU
    15VDC@5A or 12VDC at 6600MaH Li
    Case
    Plastic
    Cooling
    Smallest fan on the planet
    Keyboard
    Querty Eng/German
    Mouse
    Yes, but I've set traps
    Internet Speed
    10M
    Other Info
    Clean install from a corrupted and virus laden Vista original factory install on this ancient laptop.

    Runs like it was at Indy!
Because 32-bit app have to convert to 64-bit app, and the blank window is mean tht you open a lot of 32-bit apps. Try to close any apps in your systray
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 64-bit, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit (Triple Boot)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    CPU
    Laptop
    Motherboard
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    Memory
    DDR3 2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 540M (up to 2,7GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD6400BPVT-22HXZT1 (640GB)
    PSU
    Default PSU
    Case
    Default Case
    Cooling
    Default Cooling
    Keyboard
    Default Keyboard
    Mouse
    Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    ~20Kb/s download and upload (one of slowest in the world)
    Other Info
    This is my second laptop after my old notebook that broke because file system is corrupted and I can't recover it. And my Internet speed is super duper low in other countries. And my income is so low (US$200/month) so I don't have any electronic equipment except this laptop.
Thanks, I have no apps open and no 32bit progs running. Good luck with exams btw!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    i5-2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD5700
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HPLP2475w, AOC
    Hard Drives
    SATA 3 SSD, SATA 2 5 drives total 6Tb
I installed the official MS 7 Ultimate theme pack. You know, the one with all the desktop background colors that switch the wallpaper on a timer.

Every time the wallpaper changes, I get one of those superbar icons like you, until I click it or the icon for any other open program. It then goes away.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
Thanks, I have no apps open and no 32bit progs running. Good luck with exams btw!

Ok. Don't forget give +1 rep. ;)

I installed the official MS 7 Ultimate theme pack. You know, the one with all the desktop background colors that switch the wallpaper on a timer.
Every time the wallpaper changes, I get one of those superbar icons like you, until I click it or the icon for any other open program. It then goes away.

Because wallpaper change need to open with a .dll file, and it's shown as blank window, and then when .dll file closed, the blank window goes away.
And about iTunes, iTunes have a lot of .dll module, and it's shown as a lot of blank window
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 64-bit, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit (Triple Boot)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    CPU
    Laptop
    Motherboard
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    Memory
    DDR3 2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 540M (up to 2,7GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD6400BPVT-22HXZT1 (640GB)
    PSU
    Default PSU
    Case
    Default Case
    Cooling
    Default Cooling
    Keyboard
    Default Keyboard
    Mouse
    Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    ~20Kb/s download and upload (one of slowest in the world)
    Other Info
    This is my second laptop after my old notebook that broke because file system is corrupted and I can't recover it. And my Internet speed is super duper low in other countries. And my income is so low (US$200/month) so I don't have any electronic equipment except this laptop.
Probably a good explanation there. I buy it. MS should disable the .dll from opening an icon/windows whatever they're called, on the superbar for them.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
Whenever Windows 8 open any 32-bit apps that use .dll file (rundll32.exe), it shows as blank window
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 64-bit, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit (Triple Boot)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    CPU
    Laptop
    Motherboard
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    Memory
    DDR3 2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 540M (up to 2,7GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD6400BPVT-22HXZT1 (640GB)
    PSU
    Default PSU
    Case
    Default Case
    Cooling
    Default Cooling
    Keyboard
    Default Keyboard
    Mouse
    Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    ~20Kb/s download and upload (one of slowest in the world)
    Other Info
    This is my second laptop after my old notebook that broke because file system is corrupted and I can't recover it. And my Internet speed is super duper low in other countries. And my income is so low (US$200/month) so I don't have any electronic equipment except this laptop.
Reckon you're right as I'm using a Win 7 theme that changes backgrounds at random.... Well done.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    i5-2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD5700
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HPLP2475w, AOC
    Hard Drives
    SATA 3 SSD, SATA 2 5 drives total 6Tb
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