[Bug] App leaks through workspace
Author: aahan0511Created Apr 3, 2026Updated Aug 13, 2026
Labelstype: bug
Describe the bug
Some apps, for example Screenbox and Devtoys leak through the workspaces and are visible in other workspaces via Alt+Tab and the Taskbar.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a870d637-68d2-4b88-9c68-beef5da0f4d7
Reproduction
You can open apps such as Devtoys or Screenbox, switch to some other workspace and try Alt+Tabing.
Here is my config.yaml
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-documentation
# --- #
general:
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-general
# Commands to run when the WM has started (e.g. to run a script or launch another application).
startup_commands: []
# Commands to run just before the WM is shutdown.
shutdown_commands: []
# Commands to run after the WM config has reloaded.
config_reload_commands: []
# Whether to automatically focus windows underneath the cursor.
focus_follows_cursor: false
# Whether to switch back and forth between the previously focused workspace when focusing the current workspace.
toggle_workspace_on_refocus: false
cursor_jump:
# Whether to automatically move the cursor on the specified trigger.
enabled: false
# Trigger for cursor jump:
# - 'monitor_focus': Jump when focus changes between monitors.
# - 'window_focus': Jump when focus changes between windows.
trigger: "monitor_focus"
# --- #
keybindings:
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#default-keybindings
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-keybindings
# Shifting Focus
- commands: ['focus --direction left']
bindings: ['alt+left']
- commands: ['focus --direction right']
bindings: ['alt+right']
- commands: ['focus --direction up']
bindings: ['alt+up']
- commands: ['focus --direction down']
bindings: ['alt+down']
- commands: ['focus --prev-workspace']
bindings: ['alt+control+left']
- commands: ['focus --next-workspace']
bindings: ['alt+control+right']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 1']
bindings: ['alt+1']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 2']
bindings: ['alt+2']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 3']
bindings: ['alt+3']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 4']
bindings: ['alt+4']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 5']
bindings: ['alt+5']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 6']
bindings: ['alt+6']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 7']
bindings: ['alt+7']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 8']
bindings: ['alt+8']
- commands: ['focus --workspace 9']
bindings: ['alt+9']
# Moving Around
- commands: ['move --direction left']
bindings: ['alt+shift+left']
- commands: ['move --direction right']
bindings: ['alt+shift+right']
- commands: ['move --direction up']
bindings: ['alt+shift+up']
- commands: ['move --direction down']
bindings: ['alt+shift+down']
- commands: ['move --prev-workspace', 'focus --prev-workspace']
bindings: ['alt+shift+control+left']
- commands: ['move --next-workspace', 'focus --next-workspace']
bindings: ['alt+shift+control+right']
- commands: ['move --workspace 1', 'focus --workspace 1']
bindings: ['alt+shift+1']
- commands: ['move --workspace 2', 'focus --workspace 2']
bindings: ['alt+shift+2']
- commands: ['move --workspace 3', 'focus --workspace 3']
bindings: ['alt+shift+3']
- commands: ['move --workspace 4', 'focus --workspace 4']
bindings: ['alt+shift+4']
- commands: ['move --workspace 5', 'focus --workspace 5']
bindings: ['alt+shift+5']
- commands: ['move --workspace 6', 'focus --workspace 6']
bindings: ['alt+shift+6']
- commands: ['move --workspace 7', 'focus --workspace 7']
bindings: ['alt+shift+7']
- commands: ['move --workspace 8', 'focus --workspace 8']
bindings: ['alt+shift+8']
- commands: ['move --workspace 9', 'focus --workspace 9']
bindings: ['alt+shift+9']
# Modifying Windows
- commands: ['resize --width -2%']
bindings: ['alt+oem_open_brackets']
- commands: ['resize --width +2%']
bindings: ['alt+oem_close_brackets']
- commands: ['resize --height -5%']
bindings: ['alt+shift+oem_open_brackets']
- commands: ['resize --height +5%']
bindings: ['alt+shift+oem_close_brackets']
- commands: ['close']
bindings: ['alt+w']
- commands: ['ignore']
bindings: ['alt+shift+e']
- commands: ['toggle-tiling']
bindings: ['alt+t']
- commands: ['toggle-minimized']
bindings: ['alt+m']
- commands: ['toggle-fullscreen']
bindings: ['alt+f']
# general
- commands: ['wm-toggle-pause']
bindings: ['alt+p']
- commands: ['wm-reload-config']
bindings: ['alt+r']
- commands: ['wm-exit']
bindings: ['alt+q']
# --- #
gaps:
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-gaps
# Whether to scale the gaps with the DPI of the monitor.
scale_with_dpi: true
# Gap between adjacent windows.
inner_gap: '9px'
# Gap between windows and the screen edge.
outer_gap:
top: '6px'
right: '6x'
bottom: '6px'
left: '6px'
# --- #
workspaces:
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-workspaces
- name: '1'
keep_alive: true
- name: '2'
keep_alive: true
- name: '3'
keep_alive: true
- name: '4'
keep_alive: false
- name: '5'
keep_alive: false
- name: '6'
keep_alive: false
- name: '7'
keep_alive: false
- name: '8'
keep_alive: false
- name: '9'
keep_alive: true
# --- #
window_rules:
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-window-rules
- commands: ['set-floating']
match:
- window_process: { equals: 'Taskmgr' }
- window_process: { equals: 'Notepad' }
- commands: ['ignore']
match:
- window_process: { equals: 'yasb' }
- window_process: { equals: 'Raycast' }
# Ignores picture-in-picture windows for browsers.
- window_title: { regex: '[Pp]icture.in.[Pp]icture' }
window_class: { regex: 'Chrome_WidgetWin_1|MozillaDialogClass' }
# Ignore rules for various 3rd-party apps.
- window_process: { equals: 'PowerToys' }
window_class: { regex: 'HwndWrapper\[PowerToys\.PowerAccent.*?\]' }
- window_process: { equals: 'PowerToys' }
window_title: { regex: '.*? - Peek' }
- window_process: { equals: 'Lively' }
window_class: { regex: 'HwndWrapper' }
- window_process: { equals: 'EXCEL' }
window_class: { not_regex: 'XLMAIN' }
- window_process: { equals: 'WINWORD' }
window_class: { not_regex: 'OpusApp' }
- window_process: { equals: 'POWERPNT' }
window_class: { not_regex: 'PPTFrameClass' }
# --- #
window_effects:
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-window-effects
# Visual effects to apply to the focused window.
focused_window:
# Highlight the window with a colored border.
# ** Exclusive to Windows 11 due to API limitations.
border:
enabled: true
color: '#89b4fa'
# Remove the title bar from the window's frame. Note that this can cause rendering issues for some applications.
hide_title_bar:
enabled: false
# Change the corner style of the window's frame.
# ** Exclusive to Windows 11 due to API limitations.
corner_style:
enabled: true
# Allowed values: 'square', 'rounded', 'small_rounded'.
style: 'rounded'
# Change the transparency of the window.
transparency:
enabled: false
# Can be something like '95%' or '0.95' for slightly transparent windows.
# '0' or '0%' is fully transparent (and, by consequence, unfocusable).
opacity: '100%'
# Visual effects to apply to non-focused windows.
other_windows:
border:
enabled: true
color: '#9399b2'
hide_title_bar:
enabled: false
corner_style:
enabled: true
style: 'rounded'
transparency:
enabled: false
opacity: '100%'
# --- #
window_behavior:
# https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm?tab=readme-ov-file#config-window-behavior
# New windows are created in this state whenever possible.
# Allowed values: 'tiling', 'floating'.
initial_state: 'tiling'
# Sets the default options for when a new window is created. This also changes the defaults for when the state change commands, like `set-floating`, are used without any flags.
state_defaults:
floating:
# Whether to center floating windows by default.
centered: true
# Whether to show floating windows as always on top.
shown_on_top: false
fullscreen:
# Maximize the window if possible. If the window doesn't have a maximize button, then it'll be fullscreen'ed normally instead.
maximized: false
# Whether to show fullscreen windows as always on top.
shown_on_top: false
# --- #Stack trace or error logs (if applicable)
Version number
glazewm 3.9.1
Source: glzr-io/glazewm