# Docked Window disappeared

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappeared/108268>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [July 9, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappeared/108268 "2025-07-09T12:24:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappeared/108268/1 "2025-07-09T12:24:43Z")

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Strange issue that occurred today. 8.1.38 Vision.

I have a North and South Docked window.

South window is navigation bar (custom, not tabs) that simply opens windows within docked windows.

Today (not sure when happened) I looked at the client, and the bottom docked window was gone, and the normal window within the docked areas had expanded to fill the bottom area usually occupied by the docked window.

Settings on the docked window are:  
Closeable False  
Maximizeable False  
Resizesble False  
Start Maximized False  
Dock Position South

Settings on middle window that expanded:  
Closeable True  
Maximizeable False  
Resizeable False  
Start Maximized True (wondering about this)  
Dock Position Float

Project settings  
Axis precedence North/South  
Prevent docking overlap True  
Infinite Desktop False

All my windows are scaled to native resolution of 1366x768, so no resizing occurs by Ignition.

I have a dozen of these style apps running, and this is the first instance of this occurring. Maybe a glitch, but anything in my settings that could cause this?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappeared/108268/2 "2025-07-09T12:26:47Z")

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Do you have the client menu enabled? A user can close arbitrary windows, including docks, from that.

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**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappeared/108268/3 "2025-07-09T12:31:07Z")

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No sir

Hide Menu Bar True  
Hide Windows Menu True

 ![20250709_083037](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/9/59e88a18dcedb15e6cfd169dbe6dbc7aed50f4e7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docked-window-disappeared/108268/4 "2025-07-09T15:43:16Z")

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Something likely closed it.

Try adding a log entry via the window closed script on the docked view to see what closes it next time.