Don't show gray dot under apps not being used in taskbar

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• Feb 26, 2025

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Jan 13, 2023

Don't think much has changed.

 

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• Mar 30, 2026

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Hi @garlin this is another issue i've always had with Win 11, If you read the first post you will understand, maybe there would be something to alter this in registry editor :) without vive tool

 

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• Mar 30, 2026

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Offhand, I don't know of any registry setting or Feature ID that manages this setting. I believe it's a design change in W11 to highlight taskbar apps which have recently been running.

 

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• Apr 1, 2026

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@garlin That's right, I just wish somehow you could go back to the Windows 10 behaviour. It's definitely possible in Windhawk

 

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