Task View (Win+Tab overlay) constantly pops up when moving cursor over the taskbar without clicking

Hi everyone,

I am experiencing a very annoying issue on Windows 11. Whenever I move my mouse cursor over the taskbar icons (without clicking anything), the full Task View screen (the overlay showing open windows at the top and Virtual Desktops at the bottom) constantly triggers automatically.

Key details:
- I am NOT pressing Win + Tab or clicking any mouse buttons.
- Simply moving or hovering the mouse cursor across the taskbar triggers the Task View overlay repeatedly.
- It happens regardless of which mouse or pointing device I use.
- I want to stop Task View from triggering automatically when moving over the taskbar, so it ONLY opens when I manually press keys.
-- Important detail: This issue does NOT happen when I am on the clean Desktop. It ONLY happens when I have an application window open and active on screen (like Chrome, File Explorer, etc.).

Has anyone encountered this taskbar hover bug or knows how to disable this specific behavior?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. The attached photos were taken with my phone because while the Task View overlay is triggered, standard screenshot shortcuts (like Win + Shift + S or Snipping Tool) do not work. But that is what constantly pops up, and google antigravity tried more than 20 tricks , none of them worked.

That issue happens to me as well, but I like it that way, and all other features that you describe work for me. Here is 10 points for filling out your specs. I have not tried to stop it.

System and Software Fixes

• • Restart Windows Explorer: Open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), find Windows Explorer under the Processes tab, right-click it, and select Restart.
  • Disable Sticky Keys: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard, and make sure Sticky Keys, Filter Keys, and Toggle Keys are turned off.
  • Perform a restart: Shut down your computer completely and turn it back on to clear temporary system glitches. [1, 2, 3]

Thanks for the reply!

Personally, I really dislike this behavior because it feels way too aggressive and constantly interrupts what I'm doing. I'm not sure if it's less sensitive on your setup, but for me it was very frustrating.

Even though all Sticky Keys, Filter Keys, and Toggle Keys were already OFF... wait! I followed your suggestion and manually restarted Windows Explorer from Task Manager after restoring all registry keys to factory defaults, and IT ACTUALLY FIXED IT!

It turns out that after google antigravity clear out all custom registry policies and resetting Explorer to default settings, restarting the Windows Explorer process completely flushed the DWM shell memory cache where the glitched taskbar hover buffer was stuck.

Now, the Task View overlay is no longer popping up automatically when I move the mouse over the taskbar icons. It's incredible that a clean Explorer restart completely resolved the glitch.

Thanks a lot for the help!