Small annoyance with a small and unimportant bug.


cool59

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Hello.
I have a small annoyance with a small and unimportant bug.
However, I've been trying to understand why this happens for months.
The thing is that the small account icon in search appears and disappears.
Typically the profile photo icon in search appears during the night and disappears around lunch time.
However, this may not be the case, as it may not appear for a whole night or even a whole day and suddenly it reappears.
I always have my Microsoft account connected and my PC is allways on.
This has been happening for a long time and have survived to some major updates and even some in place repairs that I made for other reasons.
Obviously it's not a big problem by itself but I'd like to understand why.

Any ideas are welcome.

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Thanks a lot !
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
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    Dell XPS 13 9360
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
cool59 said:
Hello.
I have a small annoyance with a small and unimportant bug.
However, I've been trying to understand why this happens for months.
The thing is that the small account icon in search appears and disappears.
Typically the profile photo icon in search appears during the night and disappears around lunch time.
However, this may not be the case, as it may not appear for a whole night or even a whole day and suddenly it reappears.
I always have my Microsoft account connected and my PC is allways on.
This has been happening for a long time and have survived to some major updates and even some in place repairs that I made for other reasons.
Obviously it's not a big problem by itself but I'd like to understand why.

Any ideas are welcome.

Thanks a lot !
Click to expand...
Hello @cool59 ,
It would annoy many of us as well.
What happens when you change to a different account image/avatar?
 

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OAT said:
Hello @cool59 ,
It would annoy many of us as well.
What happens when you change to a different account image/avatar?
Click to expand...

Thanks OAT.

I never changed the image.
It's been my profile picture for over a decade.
It is out of the question to think about changing it ;-) !!!
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
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    Laptop
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    Dell XPS 13 9360
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
cool59 said:
Thanks OAT.

I never changed the image.
It's been my profile picture for over a decade.
It is out of the question to think about changing it ;-) !!!
Click to expand...
No one is asking you to keep the change.
Change it temporarily, it might be corrupted.
 

My Computers

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
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    MS Bluetooth
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    Browser
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    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
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    Sound Card
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    17.3
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OAT said:
No one is asking you to keep the change.
Change it temporarily, it might be corrupted.
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Ok.
I'm gonna try that!
I will give feedback later as the photo may remain for several hours after it disappears.
Thanks again!
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 13 9360
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
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cool59 said:
Ok.
I'm gonna try that!
I will give feedback later as the photo may remain for several hours after it disappears.
Thanks again!
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Make sure to log out from all devices connected with MS account, including mail & phone.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & IGB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 13 (Trixie)
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
cool59 said:
Thanks OAT.

I never changed the image.
It's been my profile picture for over a decade.
It is out of the question to think about changing it ;-) !!!
Click to expand...
You do have a copy of the pic just in case something was to happen to the original?
 

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    Intel Core i7-10700K
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    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
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    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
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    Realtek Audio
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    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
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    16 MB DDR 4-2666
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Winuser said:
You do have a copy of the pic just in case something was to happen to the original?
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Hello!

Yes, after a lot of searching I found the original on an external disk, with many other photos.
So I edited a new copy of the photo and changed it in the account profile.
So far so good, but I won't know for sure until tomorrow.
Then I will post the result here.

Thank you for the advice ;-) !
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 13 9360
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
cool59 said:
Hello!

Yes, after a lot of searching I found the original on an external disk, with many other photos.
So I edited a new copy of the photo and changed it in the account profile.
So far so good, but I won't know for sure until tomorrow.
Then I will post the result here.

Thank you for the advice ;-) !
Click to expand...
I hope that solves your problem. I know for me it would cause my OCD to kick in.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    #1. LG ULTRAWIDE 34" #2. AOC Q32G2WG3 32"
    Screen Resolution
    #1. 3440 X 1440 #2. 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Hello Again!

Still no luck.
New photo uploaded yesterday afternoon, at first it remained on the search profile icon account until today morning.
As soon as i start using the PC the photo disappeared again.
It's strange, because it has a time cycle.
In 8 or 9 hours, come back again.
Perhaps it is linked to some task that run daily.
Some time ago I searched on Google and there was a report from a user with the exact same problem.
The small profile photo appeared and disappeared with the same time interval.
So far the problem remains unsolved.
The small account photo allways appears in Start, Windows Store and Outlook without any problem.
Just is Search keep comes and goes.
Mystery.

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Regards ;-) !!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 13 9360
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
I'm not in the habit of using the search option on the Taskbar so I never took notice. I just used it to see if my user pic was being used and it wasn't. I have a capital A instead. I think Windows is using the "a" because it's the first character of my email address. I'll keep checking to see if it changes. If it does then this is a bug in Windows and will need to be fixed by MS.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    #1. LG ULTRAWIDE 34" #2. AOC Q32G2WG3 32"
    Screen Resolution
    #1. 3440 X 1440 #2. 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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