Windows 10: Strange mini "MainWindow" appearing in Win 11 without Dragon stuff installed ever?

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  1. cg spt Win User

    Strange mini "MainWindow" appearing in Win 11 without Dragon stuff installed ever?


    Hello,I have been reading about the solutions from years ago for the weird mini Window appearing on each startup. It's not causing any problems but when you have lots of stuff running and tab through them all it annoys. I normally click it away, but it is just annoying.I don't have Dragon or any gaming related or any voice control stuff on my machine, never had, when I bought it, I hired a guy to get rid of all that including the disruptive pop-ups for advertising that are associated with all sorts of gaming related MS things.Therefore, the only solution I was able to google doesn't work.Witho

    :)
     
  2. Carlo TJ Win User

    Strange MainWindow popup in the taskbar

    Good Day McxgamecasterYT,

    My name is Carlo, I am also using Windows 10 pc and community member like you. Let us work together to sort this out.

    Do you have MSI Dragon Center app installed in your computer? The MainWIndow is related to that app.

    Visit this similar thread below and try these steps.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    I hope the information above helps.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.
     
  3. [SOLVED] Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15.6 Stopped Working After Windows 11 Update

    I was able to get Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15 to start working again with the latest version of Windows 11 – Version 22H2 OS Build 22622.590.

    After communicating with nuance customer support over multiple days, they provided me with the tools that were successful in getting Dragon back up and working for me. Although, I should state that what worked for me was not recommended by them as a solution.

    NOTE: I had performed many of the steps multiple times with no success before the following steps worked.

    1. Uninstall Dragon
    2. Restart computer in clean boot
      1. Open Run Prompt type in msconfig and click OK
      2. Select Services tab on the System Configuration window
      3. Click Hide all Microsoft services on the bottom left of the window
      4. Click on Disable all – this disables all non-Microsoft startup services
      5. Click on the Startup tab and open up Task Manager
      6. Disable all apps that start on Windows startup and exit Task Manager
      7. Click Apply and OK on System Configuration window
      8. Restart the computer with the prompt on the window that pops up
    3. After Windows restarts, open the task icon window at the bottom right and close any apps that may have started up.
    4. Nuance provided me with this link to a Dragon 15 Removal Tool: http://supportcontent.nuance.com/dragon/15/DPG_DPI_15_Cleaner.exe
    5. Download and run the cleaner
    6. After the cleaner is completed, repeat Step 2 to restart in clean boot.
    7. Install Dragon
    After installing the base Dragon 15 (without updates 15.3 and 15.6), I made sure that it was working properly. I then restarted the computer following Step 2 and updated it to 15.3. Performed the same tasks and restarted the computer again following Step 2 before updating to 15.6.

    I then went into the beta channel of Windows Update and updated to the Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Insider Preview (10.0.22622.590) (KB5017846). This is where all my problems began. After installing the update, Dragon is still working. I am using it to write this post.
     
  4. Arun B J Win User

    Strange mini "MainWindow" appearing in Win 11 without Dragon stuff installed ever?

    Unable to install Dragon 13 on Windows 10

    Hi,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



    I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

    I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

    1.
    Insert the DVD

    2.
    Run compatibility from Windows explorer.

    3.
    Select "not listed"

    4.
    Browse to Dragon DVD and select the setup.exe file

    5.
    Run the compatibility mode in default mode (Windows selects a solution)

    6.
    A Window will open with "Compatible with Windows 8"

    7.
    Type on "Test" (this will run the setup.exe in compatibility mode)

    8.
    The Dragon 13 install Wizard will open, and you can start the Dragon 13 installation,

    9.
    You will be able to do the complete set-up in Windows 10, and it works



    Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help
     
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