Taskbar is dimmed in Start11 Taskbar V 2.81

September 30, 2026 9:46 AM from

Windows Version Number: Windows 11 26H1
App Version: 2.81

With yesterday's install of v 2.81, my taskbar is now dimmed whenever it loses focus. There is no benefit to dimming the taskbar.

The icons are too dim to see clearly when dimmed, and I now have to click the taskbar twice, once to undim it and again to select the desired icon. There does not appear to be a setting to stop this behavior.

Please add a setting to disable this behavior or undo whatever you changed in v2.81, or fix the feature/bug that dims the taskbar when it does not have focus.

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Reply #3 October 1, 2026 9:25 PM from

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The problem has resolved after killing the explorer process and reloading x 2.

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Reply #1 September 30, 2026 11:21 AM from

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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Just to be clear, are you on ARM/Snapdragon base system or x86 base system?

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 September 30, 2026 6:46 PM from

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Dimming the taskbar based on focus isn't a feature of Start11.

Can you check the transparency settings for the taskbar you have set in Start11 taskbar settings as perhaps you have it set to be more transparent?

Reply #3 October 1, 2026 9:25 PM from

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The problem has resolved after killing the explorer process and reloading x 2.

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