Minimize animation goes to the incorrect app in the taskbar (Windows 11)

Benoist · January 7

Recently I've noticed that the minimize animation of the apps to the right of a point on my taskbar would all minimize to that point instead of where the app is actually located on the taskbar. I'm not sure if this happened after an update or just popped up recently. The last time I updated was on the 13th Dec 2023 to KB5033375, but I don't remember this being an issue. I've tried restarting explorer.exe, my pc, and reinstalling my NVIDIA drivers through DDU (546.33), but none of those have helped. I've also tried switching to another user, and the issue isn't present there. I'm not using any software to alter the functionality of the taskbar, it's all vanilla. The issue is present both when the taskbar is centered and left aligned, it's just that the "point" is different. Is there any way that I can fix this or do I just have to live with it?

Here's a video recording of the issue: