resolved, was 'registry tweak to vertically stack "peek" icons over taskbar app icon'


jorba

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On 5/22, I posted the following registry tweak to vertically stack "peek" icons over taskbar app icon - Windows 10 Help Forums
Then I received friendly helpful guidance that there was an Windows 11 Forum which would be a better place to ask.
I was able to resolve the issue before making my way here (the fix: uninstall KB5058411, which had been installed on my PC late on 5/21).
I hope someone at MSFT sees that KB5058411 breaks Shawn's excellent rgy tweak and fixes that breakage with a new KB.
Here's the original post:

For years I've been using Shawn Brink's excellent rgy tweak for "Taskband Thumbnails" at

Change Taskbar Thumbnail Threshold to Show List in Windows 10

This registry tweak is to add a DWORD value (named NumThumbnails, with a value of 1) to this key:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband

Last night my Windows 11 PC was updated to Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.4061) and Shawn's rgy tweak stopped working.
Another PC running Win11 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3981) is still doing the right thing w.r.t. Shawn's rgy tweak, but the .4061 will be forced on me soon....

I've checked my registry settings on the .4061 PC, and the Taskband.NumThumbnails is still set to the magic value (1).
I've killed all instances of explorer and then relaunched explorer (this is usually sufficient for the rgy tweak to start working).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP ZBook Power 16 inch G11
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
    Motherboard
    HP 8CA0 <BC Version 07.4A.00>
    Memory
    64 GB DDR5 from SK Hynix
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Arc Pro + nVidia RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop
    Sound Card
    built in + Poly BT600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP E272q + Dell U2515H
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440, 2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 TB KIOXIA KXG80ZNV1T02 SSD for C:
    2 TB SanDisk SDXC for D:
    2 TB Samsung Evo 970 SSD for E:
    PSU
    laptop integrated
    Case
    laptop integrated
    Cooling
    laptop integrated
    Keyboard
    laptop integrated
    Mouse
    laptop integrated trackpad
    Internet Speed
    kinda depends on ISP
    Browser
    Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    CrowdStrike
KB5058411 broke Shawn's "Change Threshold of Taskbar Thumbnails to Show List" registry tweak on Windows 11 24H2 (OS Build 26100.4061),
uninstalling KB5058411 returned the functionality. KB5058411 didn't cause harm on a Win11 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3981) box.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP ZBook Power 16 inch G11
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
    Motherboard
    HP 8CA0 <BC Version 07.4A.00>
    Memory
    64 GB DDR5 from SK Hynix
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Arc Pro + nVidia RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop
    Sound Card
    built in + Poly BT600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP E272q + Dell U2515H
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440, 2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 TB KIOXIA KXG80ZNV1T02 SSD for C:
    2 TB SanDisk SDXC for D:
    2 TB Samsung Evo 970 SSD for E:
    PSU
    laptop integrated
    Case
    laptop integrated
    Cooling
    laptop integrated
    Keyboard
    laptop integrated
    Mouse
    laptop integrated trackpad
    Internet Speed
    kinda depends on ISP
    Browser
    Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    CrowdStrike

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