Windows – How to get rid of the white band at the bottom of screen when using Chrome

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I have a white bar across my Chrome window.

A few observations:

  • It happens with Chrome, Adobe reader and Total Commander (perhaps others, don't know)
  • It only happens when the window is maximized
  • It is dependent on the monitor I am using (see image below).
  • Some of my colleagues has the same problem.
  • Sometimes it is a black bar.

white bar across my Chrome Window. Only on one of my screens!
As you can see, I have two monitors and it only shows up on one of them (on both monitors I have loaded a black webpage, but as you see, on my primary screen it has a white banner at the bottom).

Anyone knows how to solve this?

Best Answer

Lots of threads talk about this issue (https://www.google.lu/search?q=white+bar+windows+10&rlz=1C1GCEA_enLU816LU816&tbas=0&source=lnt&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqxaaZt5XfAhWIlIsKHf3rDi8QpwUIIg&biw=1680&bih=908) which seems to be a Windows issues unresolved yet.

Some workarounds exist but any resolve the issue permanently (AFAIK).

List of some workarounds :

  • Switch PC screen : Win + P > PC screen only > Extend or Duplicate
  • Right click desktop, go to Intel HD Graphics settings > Select Display and then choose the option Scale Full Screen > Make sure the option Override Application Settings has the checkbox marked
  • Adjust the screen resolution.
  • Killing dwm.exe (Desktop Windows Manager)
  • Set your browser to go full screen and back again (the easiest to remove the bar momentarily)

Hope one of these will work for you.

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