Opened 16 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#3186 closed defect (obsolete)
Windows 7 (possibly other) task bar disappears while in Seamless mode
| Reported by: | Matt | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | GUI/seamless | Version: | VirtualBox 2.1.2 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description (last modified by )
While using VirtualBox with a Windows 7 host there is an issue which causes the host taskbar to vanish while the guest operating system has focus. The bug is 100% reproducible. The problem only occurs when on the host machine windows background slideshow is enabled and at least two backgrounds are in the rotation list. Disabling background slideshow on the host remedies the problem.
Problem has been tested using a guest OS of Ubuntu 8.10 on two different host machines. Problem may exist in other versions of window's host.
Change History (4)
comment:1 by , 15 years ago
comment:2 by , 15 years ago
but only if there are no open windows.
I should have said, only if there are no open windows on the guest.
comment:3 by , 15 years ago
You can also get this problem if you have 2 monitors and full screen -> seamless mode on the secondary monitor that doesn't have the task bar. The whole VM will disappear.
Workaround: Click on the taskbar item that represents the VM and press Host+L to undo seamless mode.
comment:4 by , 8 years ago
| Description: | modified (diff) |
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| Resolution: | → obsolete |
| Status: | new → closed |
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.
I can confirm this same behavior running Ubuntu 9.04 host with Windows XP Media Center guest. Both the upper and lower menus bars disappear when the guest is in seamless mode, but only if there are no open windows. Opening any application or even hovering the mouse to display a tooltip (e.g. over the start button or any icon in the system tray) causes the menus to reappear.