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Display capture fails to hide OBS window and menu after minimizing and restoring OBS window.
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 11
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
29.1.3
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/bKLUnJcgHTo2ZWnr
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
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Expected Behavior
When I select "Hide OBS windows from screen capture", I shouldn't see OBS window and it's menu in display capture preview.
Current Behavior
After I've selected "Hide OBS windows from screen capture", I can still see menu list when I select menu above the window, and when I minimize and restore OBS window, a huge black window which may appears to be OBS window but without any components shows up in the preview, like the picture attached.
Behaviour before minimizing
Behaviour after minimizing
Steps to Reproduce
1.Make sure "Hide OBS windows from screen capture" and "Always minimize to system tray instead of task bar" settings are checked.
2.Open OBS, add "Display capture" source and configure Capture Method to "Windows 10 (1903 and up)".
3.Exit OBS, then open OBS again. You might find OBS fine, but when menu is selected, a menu list will also appear in display capture.
4.Minimize OBS window, then double-click OBS in system tray, and you will find the black window in display capture.
Anything else we should know?
I'm sorry not to report this bug earlier, which I might first find it in version 28. I thought it was my computer's fault first, but then when I changed my computer, it still exists.
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Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Reproduce on Windows 11 with OBS 29.1.3 using the listed display-capture settings, then review the linked OBS log and trace the Windows display-capture handling for hidden menus and the restored window. Done means menus and the black window no longer appear after minimizing and restoring OBS.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100