Very long delay with taskbar response

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Microsoft Windows

Version 21H2 (OS Build 22000.856)

Start11 version: 1.25

 

I can fairly easily reproduce a problem where the taskbar is completely unresponsive for quite a long time (about 20 seconds or so).  

 

  1. Open up both a command window and a Microsoft Teams chat window (it may work with other apps too but it happens for me with Teams)
  2. Click on the command window on the task bar to freely show and hide the window.  
  3. Move around the other Teams window a little bit
  4. The taskbar is completely unresponsive - I can click on the command window in the task bar several times and nothing happens, and then about 20 seconds later it will flash on the screen for as many times as I clicked it.
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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

That should do it , it any further issue report back here .

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Welp, I still pretty frequently get task bar delays.  I can reproduce it pretty easily.  I just start minimizing and maximizing a window by clicking on the taskbar item and after a few times the taskbar freezes, and then all of my clicks get queued up and then that window pops up many multiple times in a row as the queue gets processed.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting djarvis8, reply 3

Welp, I still pretty frequently get task bar delays.  I can reproduce it pretty easily.  I just start minimizing and maximizing a window by clicking on the taskbar item and after a few times the taskbar freezes, and then all of my clicks get queued up and then that window pops up many multiple times in a row as the queue gets processed.
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There have been some changes made in v1.3 which was released today.

Please update and see if your problem continues.  If so please do let us know.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting djarvis8, reply 3

Welp, I still pretty frequently get task bar delays.  I can reproduce it pretty easily.  I just start minimizing and maximizing a window by clicking on the taskbar item and after a few times the taskbar freezes, and then all of my clicks get queued up and then that window pops up many multiple times in a row as the queue gets processed.
End of djarvis8's quote

 

Any chance you upgraded to v1.3 to test this?  My trial just ran out and the problem is so bad that I've been unwilling to pay because it makes the product fairly un-usable for me.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting djarvis8, reply 6

I recently upgraded to version 1.3 and so far the problem has not been seen.
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Thanks, I'll see if I can start a new trial for my work PC and try it out.  Hopefully the problem does not come back for either of us!