How to get rid of the black box at the upper left corner of the screen that stays onscreen all the time.

Jesse James 5 Reputation points
2026-07-09T14:04:26.8533333+00:00

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Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Desktop

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  1. Gustavo Paredes 0 Reputation points
    2026-07-09T20:18:18.35+00:00

    same issue here, it appeared today

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  2. DaveM121 946.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-09T14:37:53.5133333+00:00

    That empty app window at the top left of the Desktop is being reported by many people at the moment, most likely it is some app that is set to startup with Windows that is causing the problem.

    Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc).

    Select the processes tab.

    Try to find the app/process in the list that starts with Windows, then right click it and choose End Task.

    If you find the app causing the problem, it would be best to reinstall the app.

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