Sometimes closing TC leaves a "ghost" window frame

[RichM]

Occasionally when I close the application, it leaves behind a "ghost" window frame on the screen which will not go away until I reboot. It's just the caption bar with control box, min, max, and close icons and the window border with drop shadow. Internally, it's 100% transparent

Here's an example with the website in Chrome in the background (scratched out my name in the top bar):
Image: https://i.imgur.com/SUgtUUW.png

[Dalai]

Can the window be closed with the close button? Is there a high CPU usage from the TC process (check in Windows Task Manager)?

Regards
Dalai

[RichM]

totalcmd.exe is no longer running, according to Task Manager. There's no way to get rid of the window "artifact" besides rebooting.

[Horst.Epp]

Try to update you display driver.
Also you should add some configuration infi to your posts.
OS and TC versions and 32/64 bit.

[Dalai]

totalcmd.exe is no longer running, according to Task Manager.

And also no totalcmd64.exe? According to your screenshot it's TC 64-bit.

Regards
Dalai

[RichM]

I typed totalcmd.exe from memory.. Yes it's actually totalcmd64.exe (when it's running). Version is 10.52 (in the ghost window..)

OS is Windows 11 with latest updates (Version 10.0.22621.1344)
Video adapter is RTX2060 Super. Drivers are latest version 531.18 from 02/28/2023.

[white]

2RichM
Is it gone when you restart the Windows Explorer background process?

[RichM]

I havent tried restarting explorer.exe. I'll try that next time.

[RichM]

Restarting explorer.exe (end process and run again) had no effect.

This time I noticed that the Total Commander instance had been minimized to the system tray and I restored it from the system tray using the mouse and then closed it and it left the ghost window frame. I'll keep trying to pay attention to see if it's only on windows minimized to the system tray.

[RichM]

Also, I have multiple monitors and if I power off one monitor, the ghost window frame moves to the other monitor.

[RichM]

Just confirmed that it only seems to happen if I minimize the window to the system tray, forget about it for a while, even launch other instances of Total Commander and close them with no issue, but then when I restore the minimized instance from the system tray and try to close it, it leaves behind the ghost window frame until reboot.

[RichM]

More bonus facts..
If I lock the computer, the ghost frame shows up on the lock screen.
If I Log off (Switch User) , the ghost frame comes back after I log back in again.

Rebooted to get rid of the ghost window.
Started Total Commander
Minimized to tray
Restored from tray (using mouse)
Closed Window - no ghost frame
Tried 3 more times, no issues

It only seems to be if I minimize to the tray and leave it there for hours

[white]

totalcmd.exe is no longer running, according to Task Manager. There's no way to get rid of the window "artifact" besides rebooting.

Did you check the Details page in task manager as well?

[RichM]

totalcmd.exe is no longer running, according to Task Manager. There's no way to get rid of the window "artifact" besides rebooting.

Did you check the Details page in task manager as well?

Yes.