{"id":32197,"date":"2023-01-21T22:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=32197"},"modified":"2023-01-21T23:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T17:49:15","slug":"onedrive-desktopwindowxamlsource-empty-taskbar-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/onedrive-desktopwindowxamlsource-empty-taskbar-window\/","title":{"rendered":"[Fix] OneDrive DesktopWindowXamlSource Empty Taskbar Window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many users are experiencing an issue with the OneDrive app wherein an empty window titled &#8220;DesktopWindowXamlSource&#8221; appears on the taskbar. Closing the window will terminate OneDrive. This issue seems to occur on Windows 10 and 11 systems, irrespective of the version or build installed.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hovering over the empty taskbar window shows a blank preview window displaying only the generic icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DesktopWindowXamlSource-onedrive-2.png\" alt=\"DesktopWindowXamlSource onedrive\" width=\"372\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a fix posted by Microsoft Answers user &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/all\/empty-taskbar-window-called\/26d09d37-3f27-4b3f-9e9b-d3ca2468dd58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Bushman<\/a>,&#8221; which resolved the issue for most users. The fix for the empty DesktopWindowXamlSource window is as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Use the search option to open the &#8220;Multitasking&#8221; settings.<\/li>\n<li>In the Multitasking page, under the &#8220;Virtual Desktops&#8221; section, set\u00a0&#8220;On the taskbar, show windows that are open&#8221; to &#8220;<strong>Only the desktop I&#8217;m using<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Here&#8217;s another method that you can try.<\/h4>\n<p>Enabling the &#8220;Get OneDrive Insider preview updates before release&#8221; seems to have worked for some users.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DesktopWindowXamlSource-onedrive-3.png\" alt=\"DesktopWindowXamlSource onedrive preview builds\" width=\"421\" height=\"524\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope one of the above fixes the issue. Let&#8217;s know your comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many users are experiencing an issue with the OneDrive app wherein an empty window titled &#8220;DesktopWindowXamlSource&#8221; appears on the taskbar. Closing the window will terminate OneDrive. 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