Notification area, show hidden icons, stuck in the foreground randomly

[Somacruz]

Hello.

I am at random getting my Show Hidden Icons stuck in the foreground, and not dissapearing when I click anywhere else. Only way to fix it is to click the Show Hidden Icons button again.. it's a minor thing, but it's greatly irritating. Usually happens when I have clicked on a hidden icon in there, but that's not confirmed as again.. that happens at random, and sometimes when I didn't click anything. I posted an image just to show what I have in the hidden icons, I got a lot because I don't like it cluttering my notification area.

 

[DavidE]

A few things you could play with to see if they might fix this:

Try a different theme.
Change the size of the taskbar buttons(icons) in Taskbar Properties.
Run a System File Check:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Start Windows with a clean startup:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

 

[Somacruz]

Try a different theme.. that gets me thinking. I got 2 screens, and I'm using a software called Ultramon only to have 2 different wallpapers on 2 different screens.. could that be causing the issue?

 

[DavidE]

I can't say for sure.
Can you temporarily disable it so you can see if that fixes the problem ?
That's what doing a clean startup should help with in finding the cause for a problem.

I've tried some "multi-monitor utilities" and they caused issues for me, so i don't use them

 

[Baddog22556]

If the dual screen isn't the problem take a look HERE for some common icon problems in taskbar.
Just keep scrolling down until you see what you may need to do.

 

[Somacruz]

If the dual screen isn't the problem take a look HERE for some common icon problems in taskbar.
Just keep scrolling down until you see what you may need to do.

I think you didn't fully read. I'm speaking about the Show Hidden Icon area, not the whole taskbar. My taskbar is always visible, like I want it to be.

 

[Somacruz]

I can't say for sure.
Can you temporarily disable it so you can see if that fixes the problem ?
That's what doing a clean startup should help with in finding the cause for a problem.

I've tried some "multi-monitor utilities" and they caused issues for me, so i don't use them

I'm gonna have UltraMon shut down for a while, normally use my computer and see if I still encounter the issue I got.

 

[Somacruz]

I can't say for sure.
Can you temporarily disable it so you can see if that fixes the problem ?
That's what doing a clean startup should help with in finding the cause for a problem.

I've tried some "multi-monitor utilities" and they caused issues for me, so i don't use them

I'm gonna have UltraMon shut down for a while, normally use my computer and see if I still encounter the issue I got.

Well, it happened again yesterday. With UltraMon shut. Gonna go through the other options you posted.

 

[Somacruz]

Well the system scan said something about corrupt files but could not fix them. As I can't post the log here as it's too big I'll link it from my OneDrive.

CBS.log: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...0763&authkey=!AM_9SZbM9KHR7J4&ithint=file,txt

P.S. I changed it to TXT for easy-to-read inside OneDrive.com

 

[DavidE]

I can't help with fixing SFC errors
You could create a new thread in the http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/ sub-forum.
From what I've read, the experts that know how to manually fix SFC errors, hang out there, and might be able to help.
Unfortunately the most knowledgeable expert i know of, @NoelDP, is under the weather and might not be able to help now.

My prayers and wishes to NoelDP in a healthy recovery.

If no-one can help you manually fix your SFC errors, you might consider a Repair Install or a Clean Install.
Here's a few tutorials that might help if you're interested:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

 

[Anak]

Have you tried: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/13102-notification-area-icons-reset.html and then there is: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10697-notifications-change-how-long-stay-open.html, but I believe this second one is for a properly working notification area.

 

[Somacruz]

Have you tried: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/13102-notification-area-icons-reset.html and then there is: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10697-notifications-change-how-long-stay-open.html, but I believe this second one is for a properly working notification area.

I'm gonna try a cache reset and come back with information, thank you.