Windows 10: WhatsApp desktop closes itself when minimized through taskbar icon

I monitor the behavior when the WhatsApp taskbar icon is pressed to minimize the app through Sysinternals Process Explorer a new whatsapp.exe is running under the current whatsapp.exe, so when there are two whatsapp.exe both processes terminate themselves and log this error in event viewerFaulting application name: WhatsApp.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x65552599Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.2913, time stamp: 0xa1c3e870Exception code: 0x803e0105Fault offset: 0x0

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ThrottleStop 8.60 Stays in Taskbar

Hello!

I have an issue with ThrottleStop 8.60 (And 8.50U) staying in the taskbar when minimizing and not going to the notification area. The notification icon is there but it is always in the taskbar too. If I check 'Minimize on Close it still stays in the taskbar. Is this a bug or does anyone know how to get it off my taskbar and only in the notification bar?

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System Icons on taskbar

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

Are you referring to the clock system icon on the taskbar?

If so, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

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  Click on the search bar on the taskbar.
  
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  Type system icons.
  
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  Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.
  

Hope it helps.

 

Clicking taskbar icon does not minimize app

I have the same problem on Windows 11 when a number of windows are running for the same application. In this case, hovering or clicking on the app icon in the taskbar just shows a list of window thumbnails to select from. Hovering on a thumbnail shows the close option "X", but no minimize option either. Also, the context menu (right clicking on the icon) no longer shows the minimize and move options that were in Windows 10. Apart from restoring a window, the only useful option remaining is to close all windows.

Minimization from the taskbar seems to work only when an application has a single window running. In this case, clicking on the app icon in the taskbar works as expected but, here too, the context menu no longer shows the minimize and move options.

While there are workarounds for the absence of the minimize option from the taskbar, the absence of the "move" option is a serious regression, as it is a life saver when a window is lost because the last time it ran was on an extended display that has been disconnected. In this case the move option can be used to drag the window from the non-existing display to the built-in display.

Restarting Windows explorer did not make a difference.

Note: The workaround I use to minimize a number of windows is to press Win+D to minimize all windows, then restore whatever window is needed.