Windows 10: Gap at the top of taskbar

Discus and support Gap at the top of taskbar in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; So, I recently restarted my computer after an application hang and found my taskbar looking like this.[ATTACH] My icons cannot be dragged above the gap... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by BlakeGaither, Jan 27, 2021.

  1. Gap at the top of taskbar


    So, I recently restarted my computer after an application hang and found my taskbar looking like this. Gap at the top of taskbar 2ee8dfe6-f8f6-4218-942d-6124c2a9831b?upload=true.jpg My icons cannot be dragged above the gap and my taskbar settings have not changed. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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    BlakeGaither, Jan 27, 2021
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  2. Gap in Taskbar?


    I have exactly the same issue. Win 10 home 64bit. using the stock theme

    Gap at the top of taskbar [​IMG]


    I have no idea how to fix what causes it but I managed to figure out that its an un-named toolbar. if you right click on your taskbar and go to toolbars you will see a blank line under desktop as per this photo.


    Gap at the top of taskbar [​IMG]


    click this blank line and the gap will disappear. it will come back again at some point, I don't know how or why but this is easier than a reinstall.

    Hope this helps and someone more knowledgeable than me can find a root cause for it.
     
    eddkawasaki, Jan 27, 2021
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  3. toastboy Win User
    Gap in Taskbar?



    Gap at the top of taskbar [​IMG]




    It usually takes a little while, but at some point this little gap in the taskbar appears and the only way I've ever managed to get rid of it is doing a full reinstall of Windows. Then its usually gone for little while (weeks to months) but then will come back again. Sometimes its not a gap and its a second arrow, but one that cannot be clicked.

    Any ideas? I've done an SFC and disabled some of the programs that load on startup. No change. Sometimes restarting explorer.exe works, and sometimes it doesn't.

    Its there as soon as the desktop appears.

    This is an issue I also had in Windows 7 before I upgraded to Windows 10 (clean install)
     
    toastboy, Jan 27, 2021
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  4. Tetsu Win User

    Gap at the top of taskbar

    Big gap on taskbar icons


    Hello.

    After installing a software (Splashtop), the gap between the icons on taskbar became big. If I uninstall the software, everything goes back to normal. Is there a way to customize the gap/space between the icons?

    Here is a picture of what I'm talking about.


    Gap at the top of taskbar x1yohg.jpg


    At the top is when the software is installed, at the bottom is when I uninstall it. I want to note that when I installed it for the first time, the "Show touch keyboard button" got automatically enabled.
     
    Tetsu, Jan 27, 2021
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