Is a "Task..." popup causing my troubles


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HansL

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From time to time, a little window (from monitor's bottom) containing the two lines "Task manager" and "Task bar settings" pops up and then, I have trouble using mouse and fingers on the screen. For instance, the NYTimes puzzle does not allow me to put in letters, and I cannot close apps and boxes. This popup pops up and down without to me obvious regularity or reason.

Laptop is newly bought, I am new to Win 11, and the above is all I really know. But I am more than willing to troubleshoot.

Thanks in advance!

Hans L
 
Windows Build/Version
22H2

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz
    Motherboard
    –
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth, Digital microphone, and USB audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16"
    Screen Resolution
    3072 x 1920
    Hard Drives
    IntelSSDPEKNW512GZL
    PSU
    –
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    –
    Keyboard
    –
    Mouse
    –
    Internet Speed
    Up: 100 mB/s, Dn: 12 MB/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows
Hi, @HansL and welcome to the Eleven Forum (11F for short)!

What you're seeing is actually the context menu, aka right click menu, from the taskbar:

Screenshot 2023-08-20 160702.png

On a regular laptop and desktop, you get to this by right clicking on the taskbar.

On a tablet, you get to it by long pressing on the taskbar, and that is probably what is happening to you.

This tutorial will help you change the length of that delay, if you wish to make it easier to use the device without this popping up all the time:

www.elevenforum.com

Change Touch Press and Hold Speed and Duration in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to change the touch press and hold speed and duration for right-clicking for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A touch screen, or touchscreen, is an input device that enables you to interact directly with what is displayed, rather than using a mouse...
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN Z73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (3x 120 mm push top) + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
John, of course (now that I know :-). I hold fingers on the screen quite some time when I activate a box where I want to put a letter in puzzles. I have printed out the tutorial and will now go in and make the changes. Thank you very much!!! / Hans L
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz
    Motherboard
    –
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth, Digital microphone, and USB audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16"
    Screen Resolution
    3072 x 1920
    Hard Drives
    IntelSSDPEKNW512GZL
    PSU
    –
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    –
    Keyboard
    –
    Mouse
    –
    Internet Speed
    Up: 100 mB/s, Dn: 12 MB/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows
HansL said:
John, ... will now go in and make the changes. ...Hans L
Click to expand...
Could not do the changes. I think the tutorial is for an earlier version of Windows 11. However, now that I know what makes the popup pop up, I have been able to avoid it popping up, so my problem is solved. Again, thanks!

Hans L
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz
    Motherboard
    –
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth, Digital microphone, and USB audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16"
    Screen Resolution
    3072 x 1920
    Hard Drives
    IntelSSDPEKNW512GZL
    PSU
    –
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    –
    Keyboard
    –
    Mouse
    –
    Internet Speed
    Up: 100 mB/s, Dn: 12 MB/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows
Hans,

My Windows 11 is up to date and the tutorial Option 1 allows me to change the setting.

What went wrong when you tried?
You did set the Control panel to Large icon view or Small icon view as the tutorial says? That is what allows you to see the Pen & touch entry.
If you used the Registry method, you did restart the computer afterwards?

I have changed both the double-tap and the press&hold settings in Control panel and in the Registry.
Neither of them seem to be having any practical effect.
Changes in the Control panel applet do not affect the Registry entries or vice versa.
- I've been playing with the double-tap speed as well because I thought it would be easier to see differences.
- Nothing I do in the Control panel changes the Registry values. [I do refresh the Registry view each time I change the Control panel setting.]
- In my Windows 10 touchscreen laptop, the Registry values do change in response to changes in the Control panel setting and I experience the changes in settings in practice.
Change Touch Double-tap Speed - ElevenForumTutorials
Change Touch Press and Hold Speed and Duration - ElevenForumTutorials

I've told Brink about this.

Denis
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 Build 22631.3447
HansL said:
Could not do the changes. I think the tutorial is for an earlier version of Windows 11. However, now that I know what makes the popup pop up, I have been able to avoid it popping up, so my problem is solved. Again, thanks!

Hans L
Click to expand...

Try3 said:
Hans,

My Windows 11 is up to date and the tutorial Option 1 allows me to change the setting.

What went wrong when you tried?
You did set the Control panel to Large icon view or Small icon view as the tutorial says? That is what allows you to see the Pen & touch entry.
If you used the Registry method, you did restart the computer afterwards?

I have changed both the double-tap and the press&hold settings in Control panel and in the Registry.
Neither of them seem to be having any practical effect.
Changes in the Control panel applet do not affect the Registry entries or vice versa.
- I've been playing with the double-tap speed as well because I thought it would be easier to see differences.
- Nothing I do in the Control panel changes the Registry values. [I do refresh the Registry view each time I change the Control panel setting.]
- In my Windows 10 touchscreen laptop, the Registry values do change in response to changes in the Control panel setting and I experience the changes in settings in practice.
Change Touch Double-tap Speed - ElevenForumTutorials
Change Touch Press and Hold Speed and Duration - ElevenForumTutorials

I've told Brink about this.

Denis
Click to expand...

Ahhh, bummer. Thanks Try and Hans for trying, and thanks Try for reporting it as well.

Kinda bums me out now that we have to have tutorials for specific builds / releases lol.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN Z73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (3x 120 mm push top) + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
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