Windows 10 bugs

Edwin · 24 Mar 2015

Yeah..., definitely something dickered here!

Dude · 24 Mar 2015

That is very strange Edwin. I got both of those updates today.

Kari · 24 Mar 2015

The ghost taskbar, sometimes full, sometimes only visible on the other half of the screen is a bug I can recreate at will both on single and multi display systems. It's enough to unlock the Taskbar, move it and lock again.

Sometimes I get Taskbars at left (my default) and bottom:

... sometimes at left and somewhere on the right half of the display:

(First screenshot from secondary display in two display system, second screenshot from a single display system.)

Killing and relaunching the Explorer process fixes this.

Edwin · 24 Mar 2015

Weird!
Thanks for the info.

Edwin · 24 Mar 2015

Here's the next thing:
Not necessarily a bug but, apparently you can move apps to another drive if you're not going to use them.
I would presume to save space? Renders them unusable.

Kari · 24 Mar 2015

The "Ghost" never has the notification area meaning it's the gohost of the additional taskbar used in secondary displays. Why it sometimes appears also on a single display, I don't know, but the pattern is at least on my rigs quite clear: unlock, move, relock the Taskbar and the ghost is shown.

Luckily I do not usually have need to move the Taskbar and if I do, killing and relaunching Explorer fixes it.

Wynona · 24 Mar 2015

Edwin said:

Here's the next thing:
Not necessarily a bug but, apparently you can move apps to another drive if you're not going to use them.
I would presume to save space? Renders them unusable.

Wow! Now that's something I could use with my Office 365 subscription. Every time I reinstall Windows, I have to re-download and install Office 365.

Slartybart · 25 Mar 2015

Kari said:

Anyone else having shutdown issues? One laptop of mine (HP ProBook) restarts if Shut down is selected from Start Menu or Win+X menu. Not a big deal, though as command line shutdown works, I just created a shortcut for command shutdown -s -t 1 and can shutdown using it but normally I forget this so I first select Shut down from Start Menu, then realize it's not goiung to work and wait the laptop to restart and finally shutdown using the shortcut.

Yes, shutdown reports an explorer crash. I haven't written down the erro msg yet or reported it.

When I click the OK, then the proceed anyway button, there are three tasks reported as hanging the shutdown.
Task host
?????
?????

The information is cut off from the Task Host msg and the other tow are not clearly identified.

fracking4oil · 25 Mar 2015

I've noticed after todays update, the search bar no longer overlays the start menu with the taskbar on auto-hide. :)

jimbo45 · 25 Mar 2015

fracking4oil said:

I've noticed after todays update, the search bar no longer overlays the start menu with the taskbar on auto-hide. :)

Hi there

Note also that the Hide system icons box has been removed in the display settings (settings from menu not control panel)- you can apply a registry fix but it then breaks the taskbar (as before) so leave it alone for the moment. Just display the relevant system icons on the taskbar.

What is good now is that I can now move my custom toolbar to the LEFT near the windows Logo and auto hide works properly.

The toolbar is built from data I have in a file D:\My Progs so I don't have to re-create after each release -- I can dynamically update - the new items are shown without re-boot and by adding new folders into the file can cascade as many levels as I want. I've posted elsewhere on how to do this and add links for Internet sites And Metro apps too.

Cheers
jimbo