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Unidentified icon in Windows 7 task switcher
Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026182 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
Recently this icon started to appear in my Windows 7 x64 task switcher (the one that is currenly selected in the screen shot below). It has no title and there is no visible window associated with this task, i.e. I cannot bring it into the foreground and I cannot close it using Alt-F4. I have not be…
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Fix for: Unidentified icon in Windows 7 task switcher
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In these situation, it is best not to assume. Fire up msconfig and turn off all startup programs and all non-Microsoft Services. Start from the bottom and go up. If you start from the middle and can't find it, then it is likely you were searching in…
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