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Firefox taskbar overlap & position issues

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For some reason the tab-bar of firefox is partially overlapped by the taskbar in Windows 10

Also, in certain situations I can see the windows 7 UI on Firefox in windowed mode (see images)

I have done a full refresh, full reinstall and it still happens. Only way to fix these issues is to enter and exit fullscreen twice. Even then, firefox sometimes cannot be brought back after being minimised.

Images don't seem to be attaching so here are direct links: http://iforce.co.nz/i/n04k31cx.pqc.png - Windowed FF showing Win7 classic UI http://iforce.co.nz/i/qjzvu3k4.eol.png - Maximised FF showing Win7 Classic UI http://iforce.co.nz/i/zyckitoj.lyo.png - Showing taskbar-tabbar overlap

For some reason the tab-bar of firefox is partially overlapped by the taskbar in Windows 10 Also, in certain situations I can see the windows 7 UI on Firefox in windowed mode (see images) I have done a full refresh, full reinstall and it still happens. Only way to fix these issues is to enter and exit fullscreen twice. Even then, firefox sometimes cannot be brought back after being minimised. Images don't seem to be attaching so here are direct links: http://iforce.co.nz/i/n04k31cx.pqc.png - Windowed FF showing Win7 classic UI http://iforce.co.nz/i/qjzvu3k4.eol.png - Maximised FF showing Win7 Classic UI http://iforce.co.nz/i/zyckitoj.lyo.png - Showing taskbar-tabbar overlap

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Turns out that FF has issues with coloured taskbar/start menu's. If it is turned off then it is solved

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Try reducing the size of the window, or moving it

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FredMcD said

Try reducing the size of the window, or moving it

Unfortunately that leads to the problem of seeing the classic windows UI at the ends of the tab-bar, which then requires me to maximise the window and then toggle fullscreen until it fixes itself (interestingly toggling fullscreen on and off fixes both the UI and taskbar overlap)

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So is the problem fixed? Well done. Please flag your last post as Solved Problem so others will know.

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Turns out that FF has issues with coloured taskbar/start menu's. If it is turned off then it is solved

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That was very good work. Well done.

Please post a bug report so this can be looked into.

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