FancyZones - zones created will shift up the height of the taskbar and then shift back down

[jobascott]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.86.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones, FancyZones Editor

Steps to reproduce

Usually on reboot but sometimes I'll go to move a window into a zone and notice that I've got one of two situations appearing - either windows will be behind the taskbar or they will be exactly twice the distance from the bottom of the screen (two taskbar lengths). I have taken to creating two versions of the same layout, one "low" and one "high" that compensate for whichever version of this bug is rearing its head. At one point I had my taskbar set to auto-hide (I have an OLED monitor) but now have it set to static and that's when I first noticed the problem but ever since the bug has haunted me.

✔️ Expected Behavior

I expect my zones to all stay where I intended them to be when I first set them up but I've been stuck with this bug for so long that I actually anticipate it happening and have two versions of my FZ layout set up to compensate.

❌ Actual Behavior

Zones shift up or down based on how the computer is feeling that day (I honestly can't tell what the trigger is, it seems arbitrary). I have two versions of the same layout that compensate for my computer's mood. Taskbar is currently set to always show, so my desktop remains static and unchanging but Fancy Zones is kind of temperamental about it.

Other Software

No response

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Fancy Zones Extended Under Taskbar #19873 , similarity score: 86%
• Fancy Zones 0.79 randomly changes zone size to drop behind task bar #32274 , similarity score: 85%
• Fancy Zones - Win11 Taskbar respected intermittently #29907 , similarity score: 83%
• FancyZones shifted (seemingly not respecting Taskbar) #17784 , similarity score: 83%
• FancyZones Extend Below the TaskBar #23352 , similarity score: 83%
• FanzyZones Assumes Taskbar is on Bottom #18383 , similarity score: 82%
• Windows  #34326 , similarity score: 82%
• Fancy Zones Ignoring Taskbar #19946 , similarity score: 82%
• Fancy zone under the taskbar #27718 , similarity score: 81%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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