Windows preview is showing a blank pages

[GeetaSarvadnya]

Description

Windows preview is showing a blank pages

Steps to Reproduce

1. Upgraded profile or clean profile 0.65.118
2. Open 2 or 3 new windows
3. Load different site in each window
4. Preview the windows by keeping the cursor on the Brave icon in the taskbar

Actual result:

Except for focused window, rest other windows preview is showing blank pages

Expected result:

Windows preview should show loaded sites in all the opened windows

Reproduces how often:

Always

Brave version (brave://version info)

Brave	0.65.118 Chromium: 75.0.3770.80 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision	9a9aa15057b6b2cc0909bdcf638c0b65ecd516f2-refs/branch-heads/3770@{#948}
OS	Windows 10 OS Version 1803 (Build 17134.523)

Version/Channel Information:

• Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? Yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? Yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the dev channel? Yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? Yes

Other Additional Information:

• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? NA
• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? NA
• Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? NA

Miscellaneous Information:

The issue is reported by community user
https://community.brave.com/t/windows-preview-doesnt-work-properly/64837/3

@brave/legacy_qa

[kjozwiak]

@GeetaSarvadnya is there any specific STR that needs to be followed to reproduce? Does the above issue only occur when updating a profile? Seems to be working on a clean profile using the following build:

Brave	0.68.57 Chromium: 75.0.3770.90 (Official Build) nightly (64-bit)
Revision	a6dcaf7e3ec6f70a194cc25e8149475c6590e025-refs/branch-heads/3770@{#1003}
OS	Windows 10 OS Version 1809 (Build 17763.557)

Example:

[srirambv]

There could be two reasons for this issue

1. The opened windows are minimized. Sometimes Windows doesn't generate preview if the app is minimized while the page was being loaded
2. Active on other application and hover over taskbar open items doesn't always generate the preview. This happens quite a lot

[PolCPP]

@kjozwiak Try having them maximized. Or having another app maximized on top.

This also happens while alt-tabbing and i'm also seeing a not-sure-if-related blank screens when returning from sleep which get fixed when i minimize and maximize them up.

[davelsan]

I think this issue is related to the alt+tab blank pages bug reported by community users.
https://community.brave.com/t/screen-is-grayed-out-as-soon-as-i-alt-tab/64170

Windows on-hover preview shows blank pages as long as the following conditions are met:

• Currently focused window is not Brave
• The focused window is maximized, thus hiding Brave from view
• Brave is not minimized

So, as long as the Brave window is visible on screen, or just minimized out of view, Windows preview will work fine.

Regarding the other bug, Brave showing all opened tabs as blank pages when alt-tabbing back to it (not sure if this merits opening another issue), I can reproduce it more or less consistently when:

• Brave browser window is on a different Virtual Desktop, and
• Windows multitasking setting for virtual desktops is to show windows that are open on only the desktop I'm using

Moreover, when this issue occurs, alt-tabbing back and forth to the Brave window several times eventually fixes the view.

I hope this information helps pin this bug.

Windows 10 1903 (May 2019 update)
Brave Version 0.66.99 Chromium: 75.0.3770.100 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Edits:

• Brave / Chromium version information
• Included relevant information about Windows multitasking settings
• Clarity

[biffhuxtable]

Issue still exists in latest beta, Version 0.67.107 Chromium: 75.0.3770.100 (Official Build) (64-bit). I'm on Windows 10 1809. Unlike last commenter, alt-tabbing back and forth does not fix for me.

[papmech]

A side effect of this bug is that often screenshots with the new Windows "Snip & Sketch" maximised will not work with Brave Browser. To reproduce:

1. Verify that the Windows Preview is blank.
2. Run "Snip & Sketch" and maximise the window
3. Attempt to snip a part of Brave Browser.
4. Resulting screenshot is blank.

[bsclifton]

+1 from @mtcdood via #5270

[maleta]

Issue with hover on taskbar icon is still active and extremely annoying especially if you constantly have a lot of windowses.
Brave: Version 0.66.100 Chromium: 75.0.3770.142 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Windows: 10 Pro version 1903

[FernandoMartinelli]

Same problem here =/ Have latest versions of Brave and Windows

[GeetaSarvadnya]

@kjozwiak The issue is Reproducible on the clean profile as well as on the upgraded profile. When multiple windows are opened hover over the mouse on the brave icon in the taskbar or use alt+tab to preview the windows. The preview shows blank windows. The recorded file is attached.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CEwK6Pirrrib3jxeyloFt_9MomQ5cX15

[nmrt]

Hey guys,

So is this a feature of security? ;)

Could you please prioritize the bug higher than P3?

It is really counterproductive to be unable to preview contents of browser windows while navigating OS, especially considering how many apps are _web_apps open in a browser now days, and visually searching through a mix of other app previews and Brave blanks with icons and titles is quite challenging.

Thank you for your time and consideration!

[FernandoMartinelli]

I second that. This is really making me consider going back to chrome =/

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[Macciox]

Oh...still unsolved! That's pretty annoying.
Agreed with @FernandoMartinelli