Taskbar flashes when playing in borderless window games

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Taskbar flashes when playing in borderless window games and I have to switch to fullscreen and back borderless windows  in order to fix it , but I have to do it everytime I relaunch the game.

 

I read someone post who has simliar issue but mine is different because it keeps flashing every like 3-5 seconds and I don't have enhance the taskbar enable.

Also Using the Windows 10 style

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Assuming you're asking about Start11v2, we need more information on your issue.

  1. Your Windows full version and OS Build number. Please use Winver.exe.
  2. Start11 full version number.
  3. Is the issue appear on any borderless window games?
  4. How many display you have on your system?
  5. Do you have Auto hide taskbar turn on?
  6. Your taskbar is located at the bottom, top, left or right of your screen?

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

1. Windows 11  Version 23h2 (OS Build 22631.4602)

2.Star11 Version 2.11

3. Yes

4. 3

5. Off  (because I like using the taskbar)

6. Bottom

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Please try Start11 v2.49.3 Beta, should be available for download in your account products page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products. Make sure to reboot immediately after the install. Retest your issue and report back.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I believe I figure out what was causing the issue since I was digging around on Reddit and that disabling Windows 11 Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling just fixed the issue and there no more random taskbar flashing while gaming on borderless windows fullscreen and I don't have to switch to fullscreen and back to borderless fullscreen windows to fix the issue.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting basj, reply 3

Hello,

Please try Start11 v2.49.3 Beta, should be available for download in your account products page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products. Make sure to reboot immediately after the install. Retest your issue and report back.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant
End of basj's quote

not needed I just figure out the issue it was Windows 11 Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling was enable by default and turn it off and everything is running fine.

 

Thank you for coming to help and I know where to come incase any issue shows up on Star11 , but in this case it was not Star11.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Great, really glad to hear that. Thank you for reporting back.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant