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General Category => Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: Paul (Lead Developer) on March 21, 2026, 04:30:57 PM

Title: [Tip] Prevent taskbar burn-in on OLED monitors
Post by: Paul (Lead Developer) on March 21, 2026, 04:30:57 PM
If you don't want the Windows taskbar to burn in on your OLED monitor, you probably have it set to auto-hide. This works, but it means you can't see the PC's clock or which apps you have running, which can be a deal-breaker for productivity.

AlomWare Toolbox offers the perfect alternative: an option to shrink the taskbar to 1/4 of its size while keeping it in the full-sized taskbar area, but auto-moving it every minute to a different spot inside that area. See the screenshot below. That way you still get to see it at all times, but it won't cause burn-in on your monitor. When you move the mouse over it, it auto-expands back to full size temporarily for clicking something or just to see it at 100% size.

(https://www.alomware.com/images/prevent-taskbar-burn-in.png)
Title: Re: [Tip] Prevent taskbar burn-in on OLED monitors
Post by: Bazza on March 22, 2026, 05:55:51 PM
This feature is essential for me with my OLED monitor! Had it enabled for a while now and it's definitely better than auto-hiding the taskbar (for me, anyway). This tip should be stickied because I see so many posts about taskbar burn-in gaming forums.