local (hidden) taskbar won't auto-rise when Remote Desktop Manager Free is open

Hello,

Would it be possible for you to provide us a recording of this behavior? This video can be sent to us using the secure link below:
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Also, which version of RDM Free are you currently using?

Best regards,

RDM Free version=5.1.3.0

Some additional information.
If I have a maximized window (say IE) and a not maximized RDM Free, then auto-unhide of taskbar does not work regardless of if IE or RDM Free is on top. If I then restore-down IE the auto-unhide of taskbar starts working.

I've uploaded video

Hello,

Unfortunately, I am unable to reproduce this issue using the latest Beta of RDM Free.
Would it be possible for you to download the latest Beta and see if this issue persist?

You can download this version here:
https://remotedesktopmanager.com/home/thankyou/rdmfreesetupbeta

Best regards,

Downloaded and am running version: 2019.1.0.0 64-bit and unfortunately I'm seeing the same behavior. It appears that maybe logic to keep the local taskbar from auto-showing when RDM Free is visible is still in effect (assuming that RDM Free is full screen and you don't want the local taskbar to hide the taskbar showing in the RDM window)

Hello,

Unfortunately, I am currently unable to replicate this issue in our environment. That being said, I will perform more tests on our end in order to see what might cause this. I will notify you as soon as I find something relevant.

That being said, could you please run the "Winver" command on your workstation and provide me a screenshot of the result?

Best regards,

See attached for 'winver' screenshot

Hello,

Thank you for this information.

Would it be possible for you to update your OS to the latest version and see if this issue still occurs?

Best regards,

Hmm. OK. so I updated my laptop and now things are behaving OK. Not sure if it was the OS upgrade or the reboot that 'fixed' things or not. I'll continue to use to see if the issue stays fixed or re-occurs. Thank you for the quick help. Very much appreciated.

You are more than welcome! I am glad to see that an update of your OS has fixed this issue.
Do not hesitate to contact us again if you require further assistance.

Have a good one!

OK. So the problem re-appeared. I'd been in numerous (local to our company) WebEx meetings and all worked fine. Then this afternoon I had a WebEx with a 3rd party vendor and suddenly during and after this WebEx the taskbar is back to behaving like it did in my original submission. I'm guessing that this 3rd party vendor's WebEx did something requiring me to reboot to fix. I know, still vague, but I was able to reproduce. RDM Free and my taskbar were working 100% great for 15 days but only after this 3rd party vendor WebEx did things go wonky. I'm sure a reboot will fix.

Don't know if this helps any and I don't know if there is any way I can give specific instructions on how to reproduce since I don't know what version of WebEx we are running locally vs this 3rd party vendor

Hello,

We have seen this kind of issue with some webex/gotomeeting application in the past, but unfortunately, since we need to be able to reproduce an issue internally to find a fix, it can be very hard to reproduce and sometimes, it's impossible.

That being said, do you remember with 3rd party vendor they we're using exactly with the version? I would like to know if we have something similar internally.

Best regards,

The 3rd party vendor was Cisco and their webex (minus meeting #) was https://cisco.webex.com/cisco

Hello,

Thank you for the information. I'll see if we can reproduce, but it may be difficult/impossible since we are not using this technology internally.

Best regards,

Follow-up. So this issue continues. I've a RDM windows that is NOT full screen (about 85% screen size). I then open RDP sessions/docked within RDM so these screens are about 75-80% my screen size (what I want). My local PC running RDM is set to auto-hide the task bar until I move my mouse to the bottom of screen when it appears.

Looks like RDM is not allowing the auto-raise of my local taskbar to happen when RDM is displaying an RDP session to another server. I'm guessing it is assuming that the RDP is fully screen (which it is not) in which case you don't want the local taskbar to hide the taskbar of the RDP session. But the RDP is not full screen so both taskbars can be displayed at the same time without overlapping each other.

If I minimize RDM, then my local taskbar again works. If I go to any setting page in RDM (even just going to File tab and no need to select anything) my local taskbar will auto-rise.

Seems that if RDM has a docked RDP session, then should allow auto-rise of the local taskbar. If undocked, then yes makes sense to assume a full screen RDP and you do want to no allow the local taskbar to auto-rise

Dear Tait,

Thank you for providing your feedback. I would like to offer my assistance in addressing your concerns. I will send you an email with a link to schedule a meeting where we can review the matter together and determine if RDM is capable of addressing it.

Best regards,