Outlook issues on Taskbar

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Hi

I have has this issue over at least the past year over many version releases and hoped it would magically get fixed. This issue is on both my Desktop PC and my Surface Pro 9, both running Win Home 22631.3958 and Office 365

I have Start 11 2.08 taskbar at the top of my screen and have pinned Outlook and other Apps. When I initially click on the Outlook Icon the Outlook Window opens. If I open, say an email, then when I hover over the icon it shows both mini windows (see first snip). [Curiously when I right click on Outlook or indeed any other app the right click  shows nothing. In the past you could right click and see a list of say open web pages (Edge) or Word docs or Excel sheets, or in the case of Outlook any open emails or calendar items PLUS an outlook executable- by the by).

If I now minimise the email the Outlook appears to disappear (second snip). Only the open email appears when I hover or if I alt-tab. If I click on the Outlook icon in the taskbar, then the open email opens up not Outlook. And I can't right click and select the Outlook executable because nothing happens on right click. So...to reopen Outlook to access my inbox, I have to close all open emails etc and then click on the Outlook and Outlook reopens.

Bizarrely after some time if I hover over the icon on the taskbar multiple Outlook inboxes appear representing the number of times I have had to reopen it.

Help much appreciated. Surely I can't be the only one- bog standard Win 11 and bog standard Office 365. 

BC

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please try Start11 v2.09 Beta which released recently.

Refer here: https://forums.stardock.com/529635.

If you browse the changelog for this version: you will notice this.

  • Resolved issue with right-click menus when the taskbar is at the top of the screen - requires enhanced taskbar enabled.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you, But will that solve the main issue of Outlook App disappearing/shutting down?

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I can not reproduce your issue on my system. Refer screenshot below. Need to know more on your system and Start11 setting.

  1. Windows 11 full version and OS Build number. Please use Winver.exe
  2. Start11 Enhance taskbar turn on or off?
  3. If Enhance taskbar "on", setting for combine taskbar button is set to ?
  4. Autohide turn on or off?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Hiya

 

1. This is my Win version 

2. Enhance is on (but also same issue if off)

3. Never combine

4. Autohide off

 

Thanks for your continued support

 

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

I have match your setting on my system. But, I can not reproduce your issue on my system. Also, I notice from your screenshot, you have selected never combine taskbar button, but on your system, you only have one icon for two active Windows. While on mine there are two taskbar button, which what it should be when never combine taskbar button is selected.

Moving forward, please try this. Uninstall Start11, reboot immediately, re-download latest Start11v2.09 Beta from your account: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products. Install it. Reboot immediately again after the installation is done. Retest and report back.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Sure, not a problem, glad to hear you've figure it out.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant