Minimized CoreTemp window appears together with overheat warning and Close button does not work

[yup]

On my system Core Temp window settings are:

• "Start Core Temp minimized" - On
• "Close Core Temp to the notification area" - On
• "Hide taskbar button" - On

When the overheat warning message window appears, simultaneously minimized Core Temp window appears near the Start button:

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After pressing "Yes" the warning window closes, but program's window neither disappears automatically, nor can be closed by "Close" button. The only way to get rid of it is maximize this window and only then close it.

[The Coolest]

What OS are you using? I can't reproduce this on Windows 10.
Did you set Core Temp to hide the taskbar button when minimized? If yes, try to change this setting and see if this makes a difference.

[yup]

What OS are you using? I can't reproduce this on Windows 10.

Windows XP.
I thought it was quite obvious from the UI elements ("Start" button, task bar, title bars, etc.)

And this problem exists for years - at least, since 2014 (when I first time installed Core Temp).

Did you set Core Temp to hide the taskbar button when minimized?

Yes:

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If yes, try to change this setting and see if this makes a difference.

I checked this many times - with every new version. Every time difference is the same:
After closing of the "Core Temp: Question" dialog by answering "Yes", program window remains visible (= minimized to Taskbar), and I have to close it manually (by pressing of its Taskbar button and then a Close button or a context menu item).

So the same amount of additional actions, just slightly different picture: a Taskbar button vs extra-shrunken window.

[The Coolest]

I don't have XP anymore.
On my Win 2003 I can't reproduce this
But in general, I assume that it's just a Windows limitation.
You can't have a window without a taskbar button that shows a message box without the minimized window appearing too.

[yup]

On my Win 2003 I can't reproduce this

On Win7 I can't reproduce this too. Later I will try on Win2003.

But in general, I assume that it's just a Windows limitation.
You can't have a window without a taskbar button that shows a message box without the minimized window appearing too.

This is unlikely. For communication with my neighbours I use a program which works exactly in this way: only icon in the tray, and when I am calling somebody, a notification dialog pops up on his screen, without appearing of the program window or the taskbar button.

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Also the "Core Temp: Question" has yet one issue (not a bug): this window inherits "always on top" flag from the main program window. As a result, when this mode is not chosen for a whole program, this important warning appears below (z-order) the window of a current (active) program and remains unnoticed, if the current window is large enough.
I think, the "Core Temp: Question" window should have "always on top" flag unconditionally.

[The Coolest]

There are multiple ways of displaying a message box. If their message box isn't tied to a window, it will work just fine.

It is just a messagebox, which inherits the properties of its parent window. Therefore it can't be separately set to be always on top.

[yup]

It is just a messagebox, which inherits the properties of its parent window. Therefore it can't be separately set to be always on top.

From the Microsoft documentation:

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int MessageBox(
    HWND hWnd,		// handle of owner window
    LPCTSTR lpText,	// address of text in message box
    LPCTSTR lpCaption,	// address of title of message box  
    UINT uType		// style of message box
);

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int MessageBoxEx(
    HWND hWnd,		// handle of owner window
    LPCTSTR lpText,	// address of text in message box  
    LPCTSTR lpCaption,	// address of title of message box  
    UINT uType,		// style of message box
    WORD wLanguageId 	// language identifier
);

In both functions:

uType - Specifies a set of bit flags that determine the contents and behavior of the dialog box.

One of that flags is:

MB_TOPMOST - The message box is created with the WS_EX_TOPMOST window style.