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Whenever i click the controls in fullscreen, pause/play, stop and so on the windows taskbar pops up infront of the player, is it possible to fix this?

I would also like to know how to fix this

So there is no solution for this problem so far?

I just arrived here via google as I'm having the same issue.

Is this an issue with Vista? I stayed with WinXP rather than moving to Vista so I don't really know about Vista taskbar behavior.

This issue is existent on all versions of Windows. The developers are well aware of the issue but don't know (last I heard) how to fix it.

Hasn't happened to me up til windows 7 but now it does the same thing. Any news?

This isn´t a VLC bug, it´s a Win 7 Bug. Other players have this problem too.

To fix it go to the exe-file ("C:\Program Files\Videolan\vlc.exe") > right click > Properties > Compatibility > disable display scaling on high DPI setting > OK

Oh? interesting!
Can that be added to the VLC_Windows7 page of the wiki?

Didn't help me yet. Tried changing it to Vista mode... also no help. So far the problem persists. The box for "Disable display scaling on high DPI setting" was unchecked. I checked it. Saved. Restart. No change.

This isn´t a VLC bug, it´s a Win 7 Bug. Other players have this problem too.

Well I don't get the problem in at least 4 other players (WMP, Realplayer, Quicktime, MPC) so it looks more like a VLC bug . To clarify, if you go into full screen and then try and click the controls i.e. skip, volume etc, one click will bring the taskbar to the front which then obscures the lower half of the controls and you have to click on the video to bring the controls to the front again.

To fix it go to the exe-file ("C:\Program Files\Videolan\vlc.exe") > right click > Properties > Compatibility > disable display scaling on high DPI setting > OK

That doesn't fix the problem - there are two other threads with this exact same issue
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=64844&p=217639
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=67031&p=223208

Well, I don't know what to do about it, to be true...

My only fix was to auto-hide the taskbar. This way it's very difficult to accidentally open it while watching video in full screen. Not ideal, but its a temporary fix.

The display scaling didn't work for me either.

Well, I don't know what to do about it, to be true...

I take it you don't have Windows 7 to test? Is there anything W7 users can do to help find the source of the problem? BTW the software is otherwise great, much faster than all the other players I've tried .

My only fix was to auto-hide the taskbar. This way it's very difficult to accidentally open it while watching video in full screen. Not ideal, but its a temporary fix.

You can also put the taskbar on the side then at least it doesn't cover volume when it pops up, but you still have to click the video to make it go away again.

Well, I don't know what to do about it, to be true...

I take it you don't have Windows 7 to test? Is there anything W7 users can do to help find the source of the problem? BTW the software is otherwise great, much faster than all the other players I've tried .

Reproducing and testing is easy, but fixing isn't!

Have there been any progress on this bug? Also if there is anything i could do to help with this, just let me know, though am no programmer

same problem on Vista ....
sometimes even when have many movies in play list it's changes and pops up taskbar

Here's a temporary solution http://www.sevenforums.com/customizatio ... s-top.html .
Have to run a little exe file though. Hope windows fixes this, or videolan finds a working tweak.

This is happens in Windows XP as well. Until a few months back I was using an older version of VLC (not sure which one, I would have to go back and check, but it was a version before it had the on screen control panel). I didn't have this issue until I updated, so I'm assuming it is definitely a VLC bug, but one that is inherent primarily in some newer versions of the player. Did anyone ever find a fix for this? Or did VLC put out a fix?

This is fixed in 1.1

Hey,

Thanks for all your work on vlc.


Just confirming this bug still persists on 1.1.1.

No, this is a different bug.

Right click Taskbar -> Unlock Taskbar -> 'F' to fullscreen

If that doesn't work, then click on VLC player, then on Taskbar, then on VLC player and then 'F' to fullscreen.

It seems to be a problem with window focus. I've experienced it for several months now and it's annoying. 1.1 does nothing.