Description of problem: All application windows suddenly disappear but their processes keep running. Only a wallpaper is shown. Pressing Alt-TAB or WIN to show or switch windows has no effect. I don't know of a way to make application windows return. The only solution is to log out and log in back. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Sporadically. From a few times a day to once in a few days. Steps to Reproduce: Unknown steps Actual results: No window is displayed Wallpaper is shown Expected results: Windows are shown and switchable Additional info: I tested both GNOME on Wayland and GNOME on X. Both manifest the same issue. It's not an accidental switching to another virtual desktop. Pressing ctrl-alt-+arrows has no effect when this bug occurs.
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Now i have a 100% reproducibility. 1) If I press the winkey (super) all windows disappear. ALWAYS. 2) if I move the mouse cursor to the upper-left corner Applications owning windows keep running. But I cannot make windows show up by pressing Alt-Tab or other means On Gnome-Shell v4.0 I see a horizontal bar with icons of running applications. But clicking on them has no effect. Clicking on "show applications" has no effect either The only way to return windows back is to restart gnome-shell.