Windows 10: Taskbar Icons not Highlighted?

Discus and support Taskbar Icons not Highlighted? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi just a quick question and wondered if anyone else has this? My Taskbar Icons don't highlight when in use, I'm used to seeing them highlighted in W7... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by SoxmisUK, Jan 29, 2016.

  1. SOXMISUK
    SoxmisUK Win User

    Taskbar Icons not Highlighted?


    Hi just a quick question and wondered if anyone else has this? My Taskbar Icons don't highlight when in use, I'm used to seeing them highlighted in W7 and miss that as I often close W10 with something open in the background, like notepad or something..

    Is there a way to force them to highlight when open/in use?

    Cheers!

    :)
     
    SoxmisUK, Jan 29, 2016
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  2. DIONICIO JRPASCUAL
    Dionicio JrPascual Win User

    Icons in taskbar disappeared; pinning same icon in taskbar now shows "icon (2)"

    ok, maybe I'm not describing my problem correctly.

    As far as I know, I have only one taskbar active.

    I right click on an app & select 'pin to taskbar', it appears in the taskbar as 'Icon'.

    I right click on the same app & select 'pin to taskbar', it appears in the taskbar as 'Icon(2)'.

    Now I have two icons of the same app (Icon & Icon(2)).

    In my situation, the first 'Icon' disappeared somehow & only 'Icon(2)' is visible.

    I then unpin 'Icon(2)' from the taskbar.

    I then right click on the same app & select 'pin to taskbar', BUT instead on 'Icon' appearing in the taskbar, 'Icon(2)' appears! This leads me to believe that 'Icon' is still pinned to the taskbar BUT not VISIBLE.

    The question is how do I correct this?
     
    Dionicio JrPascual, Jan 29, 2016
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  3. E FOR EXCEL
    E for Excel Win User
    Pin to taskbar

    Just drag that icon from desktop to taskbar. It will pin it to taskbar by creating an icon on taskbar.
     
    E for Excel, Jan 29, 2016
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  4. DAVIDHK
    davidhk Win User

    Taskbar Icons not Highlighted?

    For the programs that are in use, the "highlight" is a line laminated under each thumbnail, and the one that is on the screen is "shaded".
    Do you have the same thing as shown in the screenshot below ?


    Taskbar Icons not Highlighted? [​IMG]
     
    davidhk, Jan 29, 2016
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  5. SOXMISUK
    SoxmisUK Win User
    Most of mine (Apart from Firefox and Thunderbird and maybe event viewer do not light up in anyway.

    Like the one not arrowed on the left.
     
    SoxmisUK, Jan 29, 2016
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  6. SOXMISUK
    SoxmisUK Win User
    In W7 even when minimised you knew that the program was still open minimised or not.
     
    SoxmisUK, Jan 29, 2016
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  7. SOXMISUK
    SoxmisUK Win User
    I took a snapshot of the desktop t show how they didn't light up even when open and I think that the action of doing that triggered something as they all lit up again. I sometimes see this coming out of games.

    Ideas?

    I've replaced all the drivers etc and everything seems to work just dandy. Just cannot tell when items on the taskbar are open.
     
    SoxmisUK, Jan 29, 2016
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  8. SOXMISUK
    SoxmisUK Win User

    Taskbar Icons not Highlighted?

    I'll check out my monitor settings. It's got a manual an inch thick.
     
    SoxmisUK, Apr 4, 2018
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