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February 4, 2026

Regression in window management and fullscreen behavior

  • February 4, 2026
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I’m writing as a paid Zoom customer and long-time power user to report a regression in window management behavior on Windows that is impacting daily use.

Recent Zoom desktop versions appear to have removed or obscured global controls related to window priority and “always on top” behavior. As a result, fullscreen meetings intermittently fail to properly assert z-order, causing the Windows taskbar to appear behind or overlay applications even after exiting Zoom fullscreen. This behavior did not occur in earlier versions.

Key issues:

  • No discoverable global setting to control “always on top” or meeting window priority
  • In-meeting controls are inconsistent or unavailable depending on window state
  • Fullscreen behavior does not reliably request exclusive fullscreen from the OS
  • Existing documentation no longer matches the current UI

This feels like a regression rather than a feature change. Clear, global window management options (or a documented replacement) would greatly improve usability for advanced users.

Please let me know if this behavior is expected, configurable in another location, or slated for correction in a future release.