post Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing in Desktop

Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

imagepro — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:42:05 GMT

I have Pandora desktop app on Windows 11 computer. The close and minimize controls are missing from the app window. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but still has the same problem. I have restarted the computer as well.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

TannerPandora — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:54:16 GMT

Hi @imagepro

Welcome to Community!

Thanks for letting us know about your experience with the Windows Pandora desktop app, and for sharing the troubleshooting steps you've already tried. That's very helpful.

I've gone ahead and escalated your experience to our engineering team for further investigation.

In the meantime, could you confirm if the keyboard controls help to close and minimize the app?

Alt + F4: Exit / Close Application
Win + Down Arrow: Minimizes the currently active window (press it twice if the window is currently maximized).

Thanks again for posting and we appreciate your patience in the meantime!

For any other listeners that may be experiencing this same issue with missing window controls in the Pandora desktop app for Windows, please feel free to post below and let us know. Your info will be included in our internal ticket. Thanks for your patience!

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

imagepro — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:57:52 GMT

Alt+F4 does nothing. Windows+Down Arrow minimizes the app screen.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

TannerPandora — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:20:10 GMT

Thanks for the follow up, @imagepro! I'll edit my post to remove the Alt-F4. Thanks!

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

RichShif — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:38:30 GMT

Missing the same controls

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

mandy_iowa — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:18:56 GMT

I'm missing the controls also!

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

TannerPandora — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:27:52 GMT

Thanks for letting us know @RichShif and @mandy_iowa! I've added you to our ticket. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for patience in the meantime!

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

mandy_iowa — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:32:39 GMT

Thanks for checking into it! The Windows key w/ the down arrow does work in the meantime.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close

RichShif — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:29:06 GMT

I found that the arrow down key does not work. If you right click on the top bar, it will bring up a sub menu that will allow you to minimize, maximize, or close the window. Cursor has to be on that top bar otherwise you get nothing.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

BhamGal — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:14:05 GMT

I am also missing the top bar, and using right click in the top area to minimize or close.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

Jtall — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:45:30 GMT

Same issue, following

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close

RichShif — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:05:06 GMT

What I am calling the top bar, is the "ribbon" across the top that shows the controls that are available.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

DaggerDX — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:06:36 GMT

The top border ribbon of minimize, restore down, and close no longer appear for me,. I will follow this thread.

app interface

dvdrttr — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:04:32 GMT

I just upgraded my computer and reinstalled the Pandora Desktop app.

Oddly, the minus, plus and close buttons don't appear near the title bar now. I did some research and nothing worked. I tried installing, uninstalling, and reinstalling, but no change.

Any ideas? Pandora is the only app I have this issue with.

Thanks.

Dave

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

lightbluefables — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:34:17 GMT

I'm also having this problem.

Re: app interface

moonthink — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:28:25 GMT

I have the same exact problem, but I didn't update my computer or re-install the app -- it was already on my computer, and they must have pushed the update within the last 2 days. I thought it was weird that I had to re-sign in again, but I didn't notice anything strange until I wanted to close the app, no X.

Another weird thing, the pop-ups that say the song title on the screen when pandora is not the active window are now PERSISTANT and don't go away unless I X out of them.

Don't you guys test these updates (with real users on real machines) before pushing them out to everyone with no warning??

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

Shadow_Knows — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:15:49 GMT

Yes, same issues here on multiple machines. Alt -Space does also give some old fashioned screen controls.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

zukabaker — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:02:12 GMT

I also have the same issue.

Re: Windows Deskstop App: Close & Minimze controls missing

brittde14 — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:37:44 GMT

I am also missing the bar with the minimize and X buttons.

a Window's update was forced upon my PC and when I rebooted a large Pandora window is now blocking

Stephencf — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:45:18 GMT

A Window's update was forced upon my PC and when I rebooted a large Pandora window is now blocking my Desktop and there is no way to close or reduce the Pandora window without closing the entire Pandora app - can anyone tell me how to get rid of this pandora window.