Minimized apps. randomly pop open when others closed or opened (temporary fix)

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Great program, thanks! I've noticed a few of the other bugs that you've addressed in other posts, but one that I haven't seen yet that is happening to me is when I have two or three apps. minimized on the taskbar and am using another regular program or app. in a window, one of the minimized apps. will pop open for no reason when I close the program that I'm using and I have to minimize it again. Fullscreen and windowed. It also happens when launching programs. It seems to happen at random. I'm running an i5 asus desktop with Logitech k400r keyboard and wireless m705 mouse and Windows 8 64bit pro. with start8 and decor8 installed as well. Thanks again.

 P.S.   I can reproduce it every time with the launch of ccleaner. My minimized (in a window) mail app. or other minimized app. opens in the foreground and then switches to the background when I launch the program. It happens when running file explorer a lot as well. Hope this helps.

(temporary fix found) 

I've found a temporary fix that seems to work. Leaving a regular program open on the desktop stops the minimized apps. from opening on their own. In my case I leave a sticky note open on the desktop. Small, unobtrusive and handy at the same time. :)

 

(solved) Problem solved with updates

modernmix
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

This is caused by Start8. I have reported this twice before in the Start8 thread and never had a response.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I tried removing start8 and still no luck, but maybe I didn't purge it completely with the uninstall. I'll try it again, thanks. Only thing I could do to fix it was remove modernmix. I guess I should have waited until it was out of beta before parting with my money. :) Hopefully it gets fixed.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I believe this has already been resolved in our internal builds so the next update should contain the fix.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Will it be possible to get the apps working/showing in the ThumbnailLivePreview, like the normal desktop programs does?

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank-you for replying on a weekend. :)

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

I've found a temporary fix that seems to work. Leaving a regular program open on the desktop stops the minimized apps. from opening on their own. In my case I leave a sticky note open on the desktop. Small, unobtrusive and handy at the same time. :)