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A few weeks ago, the virtual desktop moving animation returned to Windows 11, including an indicator that shows on what virtual desktop you are.

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There is any way to disable this indicator? Tried the registry editor but no lucky.

I think that this thing is a bit annoying.

Destroy666
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Vinicius Leterio
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To disable the new virtual desktop indicator while changing desktops do the following:

  • Download and unpack ViVeTool. This tool is used to enable or disable Windows features some of which may not yet be documented or fully released.

  • Run the Command Prompt (CMD) in the unpack directory

  • Enter the following command:

    vivetool /disable /id:34508225,40459297

    34508225 is the CloudPCSwitch switch and 40459297 is the CloudPCFastSwitchDiscovery switch.
    To see a list of all the known switches see the latest FeatureDictionary.pfs.

  • A reboot is required to effect the change.

Before doing the above, query the current values using vivetool /query and create a System Restore restore-point in order to be able to undo the change safely.

harrymc
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vivetool /disable /id:34508225,40459297 does not work any more with Win 11 22631.2593 (aka 23h2 May 2025 update). In my case it stayed on the desktop for 15 seconds.

Sort of solution (not perfect): The overlay-visibility time seems to be half of "notification view time" in the control panel. I set it back to 5 seconds, and the indicator only stays for 2.5 seconds, which annoys me less.

It is this setting in a German Windows 11, part of "animation" or "visual effects" settings.

desktop switch indicator change view time

Joachim Otahal
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Vivetool fix doesn't work anymore. HideVolumeOSD is a tool to hide the Volume indicator that shows up when volume is changed. This tool also hides the Virtual Desktop indicator as a side effect. If you don't mind also hiding the volume indicator, give it a shot.

EDIT: Clarified how the tool works. Updated the link to original author's website.

barissenkal
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Can't upvote as newb, but fwiw barissenkal's answer is the only solution that currently turns it off. Also the author has a github repo for it here: https://github.com/UnlimitedStack/HideVolumeOSD so if worried about running it then you can step through the code.

Also worth mentioning this tool can be toggled on/off so you have the best of both worlds.

Thank-you barissenkal

Phil Another
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