Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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gswan
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Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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When hovering over the FlexiPDF taskbar icon in Windows 11, it displays twice as many docs as there are tabs open.
For example, if I have 8 docs open in FlexiPDF, when hovering over the taskbar icon it shows 16 docs to select from.
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Re: Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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Thank you for reporting this issue. While I haven't been able to reproduce it on my end, I'd recommend checking if the problem occurs with other applications as well.

Please ensure you're using the latest version of FlexiPDF — you may want to update or reinstall the software if needed.
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Re: Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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I have the current version of FlexiPDF installed under Windows 11 Pro.
The problem only occurs with FlexiPDF. I've attached a screenshot to show what it looks like.
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Re: Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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Thank you for sharing the screenshot. Please reinstall FlexiPDF and then check.
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I reinstalled flexiPDF and it looked fine for a short while and then went back to showing twice as many thumbnails as there are docs open.
Not sure exactly what triggered it.
I had one instance of flexiPDF open with three tabs and then opened an email pdf attachment which started a second instance of flexiPDF. It was then that I noticed the problem again. It would be nice if double-clicking on a PDF or opening an email attachment used the same running instance and opened another tab instead of starting another one.
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Re: Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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Are you currently seeing 4 thumbnails or 8 total in your taskbar?

I've forwarded your improvement suggestion about opening files in existing instances.
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Re: Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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I have three docs open in FlexiPDF and am seeing six thumbnails.
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gswan wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 1:49 am I reinstalled flexiPDF and it looked fine for a short while and then went back to showing twice as many thumbnails as there are docs open.
This issue might be related to your graphics driver. Please:
  1. Reinstall the latest graphics driver
  2. Update Windows
  3. Restart your system and check again
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Graphic driver updated just now. Looking better. Will see how it goes over the next few days.
Thanks.
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Re: Windows - taskbar shows doc tabs twice

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Nope. Didn't fix it.
A few hours later it is back to showing two thumbnails for each document open.
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