Solved Windows Start Button Hover Issue

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I'm getting some very strange hover behaviour with the windows start button. When I'm in some programs (Google Chrome, Firefox) if I hover over the start button and then move my mouse off again, it remains highlighted. If I alt tab to a different program the issue stays until I Ctrl+Right Click on the task bar at which point it works as expected. As soon as I make Chrome (for example) my active window again, the same thing happens.

As I said it only happens with specific applications (So far the only ones I've found are chrome and firefox). Internet explorer doesn't have this effect so it isn't browser-wide.

It's a weird issue and hard to explain properly so I'll put a link to a video.

I'm currently using 7+ taskbar tweaker along with Windows 7 Start Orb Changer, but exiting both of those doesn't actually get rid of the problem.

Thanks in advance, Nick

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-eMrpFqN80YU2xDVGptdmFxNms/view?usp=sharing
 

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Disable both of them then reboot and see what happens.
 

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Looks like it's 7+ taskbar tweaker that's causing the issue. I messed around with the settings a little while and seems to be a problem with the "disable topmost" setting. I guess I'll just submit a bug report to them. Thanks for the help, can't believe I didn't think to try that myself....
 

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Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
PC Specialist
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-4200m
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce 750m
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
1080p 15.6" Laptop, LG 24MT46
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung Evo 840 Pro, 750GB Western Digital Black 7200rpm
Antivirus
None
Browser
Chrome
Glad you found it.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo IdeaCenter 450
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 22" LCD
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
Keyboard
Dell USB
Mouse
Lenovo USB
Internet Speed
Cable via Road Runner 3MB Upload, 30MB Download
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MBAM Pro, MBAE
Browser
Seamonkey
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
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