Windows 10: Windows notification click doesn't bring the app Slack to foreground

The Windows' notification doesn't work as I expected.I'm using Slack app. When the message arrives, the Windows notification pops up in the bottom-right corner.When I click it, the slack app doesn't come to the foreground.It only comes to the foreground when the app is closed.So, in summary, when I click the Slack notification message, - [app is closed] Slack is correctly open and comes to the foreground - [app is minimized] Nothing happen - [app is behind other apps] Nothing happenMy laptop uses - Windows 11 Pro 24H2 windows is up-to-date - Slack version : Production 4.42.115 64-bit

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Wrong Characters from Slack Notifications

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as you are experiencing problems with notifications from the application Slack. Upon checking the screenshot that you have posted, we can see in the notification message that the html entities being
displayed.



In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Windows 10 version and Build (1903/1909) installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• Are you aware of any recent changes on the PC, prior to this issue?
  
• Do you see this issue on notifications for other applications?

However, most of the times the issues with toast notifications are application specific. Hence, I would suggest you to repair the app from Windows Settings.

1. Press Windows + I key to open Settings.
   
2. Click on Apps and select Apps & features from the left pane.
   
3. Search for Slack app and click on
   Advance option.
   
4. Click on Repair and check if the issue persists.
   
5. If the issue persist then Reset the app.

Note: Resetting the app will not delete the data but you need to reconfigure it with the email account that you were using prior to the reset.



Also refer this article from slacks and check if it helps: Guide to desktop notifications



If the issue still persists, then please contact (click the link and select Help Centre under resources)
Slack forum
for further investigation on this issue.



We await your response.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Difficulty to bring a window to the foreground

When the application is not open, clicking on its icon (attached to the taskbar), open's the app and brings it to the foreground. However, once opened, there is only one window of that app open. Instead of clicking on the picture, just clicking on the icon in the taskbar, should bring the opened app to the foreground. It often does, but it also often does not. I can click on the icon, or click on it's picture, but in that case the window is never brought to the foreground. I need to use ALT-TAB, or click on a small visible part of the window, to get it to come to the foreground.

I tried the Ease of Access Center thing but that option wasn't checked for me to begin with.

Please help earliest as different software I've to use together along with different folders for my professional works and using widows+Tab key is tough to use considering number of apps & folders.

 

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After upgrading to Windows 11, I have a difficulty to bring a window to the foreground. For example, I have multiple browser windows open. With Alt-TAB I can select one of the others, and then it comes to the foreground.

If I hoover over the icon in the taskbar, a small picture of each of the open windows appears. When I then click on one of those small pictures, the window should come to the top. Often it does, and often it does not. I can't find the pattern.

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This is very irritating, it slows my work down considerably.

Is this a known bug, or is there something I can do to fix this?