Windows 10: Program opens then closes on taskbar by itself Virus?

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  1. SHAMWOW311
    Shamwow311 Win User

    Program opens then closes on taskbar by itself Virus?


    There's a program that opens on my taskbar, then immediately closes, so fast that I can't tell which program it is. I've checked task manager and it doesn't show any programs open that I'm not using. When the program opens it kicks me out of full screen programs so I'd like it to stop. It happens randomly with no apparent pattern. Is it a virus or something?

    :)
     
    Shamwow311, Feb 5, 2021
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  2. NEWTEKIE1
    newtekie1 Win User

    Remove (open) programs from taskbar

    I'd just get a program called Ultramon. It puts a second taskbar on the second monitor, so if you have something up and running on the second monitor at all times it is displayed on that taskbar. It doesn't do exactly what you want, but it does solve the problem of wasted taskbar space.
     
    newtekie1, Feb 5, 2021
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  3. FRICK
    Frick Win User
    Remove (open) programs from taskbar

    Hey all!

    Ok, so some programs I have running all the time, like Spotify and Outlook. They are actually pretty much open all the time as I finally got around to plug in the second monitor. So it feels like a waste of taskbar space to actually have them be there, especially as I have them ready at hand in the notification area.

    It seems almost no programs can do this on their own, so does anyone know of anyway that this can be done?

    Thanks for looking!

    /Frick

    EDIT: I know Outlook since 2003 have the option to "Hide when minimized", and that's good and all, but it's still in the taskbar when it's up and running.
     
    Frick, Feb 5, 2021
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  4. DREAMING VOID
    Dreaming Void Win User

    Program opens then closes on taskbar by itself Virus?

    Taskbar hides and shows itself after opening start menu.

    Steps:

    1. Using HDMI for a second monitor.
    2. Open start menu using the icon.
    3. Close start menu using the icon.
    4. Click anywhere other than the task bars. (e.g. an open window, the desktop, even the first monitor's desktop)
    5. Taskbar on second monitor slides down to be hidden.
    6. Taskbar then immediately slides up to reappear.

    If after closing the start menu (step 3), you click on the taskbar, then click outside the taskbar, this behavior does not occur.

    Performing the steps on the main monitor's taskbar does not produce this behavior.

    This has been happening for as long as I can remember using this laptop (~3years), with different nVidia drivers and Windows 10 updates.
     
    Dreaming Void, Feb 5, 2021
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