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ZoomIt Live Zoom Duplicate Taskbar

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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.1

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

ZoomIt

### Steps to reproduce

1. Enable ZoomIt Live Zoom
2. Click or hover over any element in the taskbar that triggers a popup
3. Duplicate taskbar and popup appears (one zoomed, one regular size)

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More reports of the same issue here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5793173/zoomit-v9-0-or-v10-0-livezoom-has-graphical-glitch

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Only a single, zoomed popup should appear.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

A duplicate non-zoomed popup and taskbar appears, overlaying the zoomed versions, resulting in an unusable taskbar.

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

[PowerToysReport_2026-06-25-11-41-49.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29331645/PowerToysReport_2026-06-25-11-41-49.zip)

### Additional Information

Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.315.0
Microsoft.NETCore.App 10.0.8
English South Africa
Running as admin

### Other Software

_No response_

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with ZoomIt Live Zoom enabled and a taskbar popup, using the reported Windows 11 environment as a reference. Trace the ZoomIt Live Zoom implementation responsible for displaying the taskbar and popup, then verify that each appears only once and that the single result remains zoomed.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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