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Bug: Notification badge count persists after all notifications cleared (Windows) #4381
Description
Description
The Copilot desktop app (Windows) shows a notification badge count on the system tray/taskbar icon even when there are no outstanding notifications, pending plan approvals, or inbox entries.
Steps to Reproduce
- Use the Copilot desktop app normally
- Clear/read all notifications and pending items
- Observe the app icon still shows a numeric badge (e.g. '1' or '2')
Expected Behavior
The badge count should be 0 (no badge shown) when there are no unread notifications or pending items.
Actual Behavior
The badge persists with a stale count. It does not decrement to zero even after:
- Viewing all notifications
- Confirming inbox is empty (0 entries in session database)
- Reinstalling the app
- Clearing all caches
- App self-updating the database
Environment
- OS: Windows
- Copilot App Version: 1.0.78-2
- The issue persists across reinstalls and cache clears
Additional Context
This appears to be a state management issue where the badge count is not properly synced with the actual notification state.
Activity
scrambler803 commentedon Sep 8, 2026
This is happening to me too. It's driving me nuts. Github Copilot Version 1.1.16 on Windows 10
David-Engel commentedon Oct 13, 2026
Still reproducing on Windows with v1.1.29. Taskbar badge stays at “1” despite no visible unread indicators. It persists after viewing the automation result, restarting the app, clearing Windows Notification Center, and rebooting.
Psychlist1972 commentedon Oct 24, 2026
I'm still seeing this on the latest version v1.1.32. Drives me nuts as It keeps drawing my attention, as a notification badge should.
I looked for a way to completely turn off all counts, but there's none. I'd actually rather have that option because I don't need a constant nag that I have stuff to do. The badge turning red when something new needs my attention is enough for me.
Right now, the only way around this is to turn off badge notifications for all apps on the taskbar, which I've now done.
Pete