Solved What't'hel is this, and how do I get rid of it?


John Pombrio

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I loaded in Hades game from Steam and this popped up on my screen (I also plugged in a controller for the game). I uninstalled the game and checked to see if there was a new startup program in Task Manager. I suspect that it is preventing me from seeing my task bar when Chrome is maximized. It automatically starts with Windows in the upper right corner, even after restarting and shutting down. What is it, and how do I get rid of it? Heh. EDIT SOLVED SEE BELOW

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    Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
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    ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
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Solved. NVidia overlay in the NVidia app was turned on when Hades started running. I turned it off in the NVidia app, and it fixed my taskbar issue with maximized Chrome as well. My bad. I am going to leave it here in case someone else gets bit by this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 version 26200
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    home built
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
    Sound Card
    Alpha Wireless 5.1 Headphones
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gigabyte M32U 32 inch 4k IPS 144Hz monitor
    Screen Resolution
    3340 by 2160 144 Hz with HDR 10
    Hard Drives
    4TB Samsung 9100 Pro NVME, 3X Samsung 4TB 860 EVO
    PSU
    Corsair RM850e modular
    Case
    Corsair Graphite 780T
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 3DHP air cooled 58C under full load.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 wired
    Internet Speed
    Frontier 990Mbps up/down Fiber to the home
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
I think it's part of your Nvidia software. Try pressing ALT+R to shut it off.
 

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    Windows 11 Professional 25H2
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Digital Storm VELOX
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 11900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS PRIME Z590-P
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard
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    Acer R221Q 21.5"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus (1 TB)
    2 x Seagate ST4000NE001 (4 TB)
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    None
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    VELOX
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    Cooler Master
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    Logitech
    Mouse
    Kensington trackball
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 version 26200
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    home built
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Rog Strix Z890-F Gaming
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS TUF RTX 4090 OC card
    Sound Card
    Alpha Wireless 5.1 Headphones
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gigabyte M32U 32 inch 4k IPS 144Hz monitor
    Screen Resolution
    3340 by 2160 144 Hz with HDR 10
    Hard Drives
    4TB Samsung 9100 Pro NVME, 3X Samsung 4TB 860 EVO
    PSU
    Corsair RM850e modular
    Case
    Corsair Graphite 780T
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 3DHP air cooled 58C under full load.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 wired
    Internet Speed
    Frontier 990Mbps up/down Fiber to the home
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
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