Taskbar Icon Blinks When Switching Display Resolution and Orientation in Duplicate Mode

Summary: This article provides information about the blinking taskbar icon when switching display resolution and orientation in duplicate mode.

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Symptoms

The icons in the taskbar may blink when connecting both displays to onboard graphic ports or add-on graphic card ports.

Affected Platforms:

  • Inspiron 3020 Desktop
  • Vostro 3020 Small Desktop
  • Vostro 3020 Tower Desktop

Affected Operating System:

  • Windows 11 22H2

Cause

Windows 11 22H2 enables the Multi-Plane Overlay (MPO) by default which causes this issue.

Resolution

There is no functionality impact. The taskbar can still work. Sign out and sign in again or reboot the computer to fix the issue.

Affected Products

Inspiron 3020 Desktop, Vostro 3020 Tower Desktop, Vostro 3020 Small Desktop
Article Properties
Article Number: 000207550
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 24 abr 2025
Version:  5
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