Taskbar Flash

Receiving Teams Chat Message

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I am using Start11 v2.11 with Windows 11 (23H2 OS Build 22631.4460) and MS Teams.  How can I make the hidden taskbar appear and flash when I get an IM chat in Teams?  I am not being notified when I get a new Teams chat and often reply late.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. But, do you set your Windows system notifications to ON? When I have this turn on, I do get popup notification when new msg come in.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Are you using an auto hide taskbar and if so is it the OS one or the optional Start11 enhanced taskbar one?

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for your reply.

For basj: Yes, I do have system notifications turned ON.

For Neil, I believe I have the taskbar hidden by using the Start11 taskbar setting to hide the taskbar.  If I right-click on the taskbar and select 'Taskbar settings,' I get to Settings>Personalization>Taskbar, and in those settings the option to 'Automatically hide the taskbar' is NOT checked.  If I recall, when configuring Start11, it said that I should disable the system setting to hide the taskbar and enable the Start11 option.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting JHamai, reply 3

For basj: Yes, I do have system notifications turned ON.
End of JHamai's quote

So you do see a notification appear on your screen when new chat came in, just not the taskbar appearing with flashing taskbar buttons, yes? If, so I believe, this is the same behavior with standard Windows taskbar.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Yes, there is a notification of new IMs in Teams on the taskbar.  It is just that the taskbar does not appear and flash as it did with Windows 10 (without Start11 installed).  Due to significant deficiencies and taskbar changes in Windows 11, immediately after upgrading to Windows 11, I began looking for options to enhance the native Windows 11 taskbar abilities (namely, moving the taskbar from the bottom to the top).  That is how I found Start11.  I immediately installed Start11 after upgrading to Windows 11, so I did not take any time to learn the subtle differences between Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Thank you for your time.  I guess this is just an issue I'm going to need to learn to deal with.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

But, I am on Windows 10 and I don't see the hidden taskbar appear if there is a notification came in. I am on current Windows 10 V22H2 (OS Build 19045.5131), maybe Windows 10 taskbar too change it behavior over time.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant