It stuck. The icon turned solid. It was alive. Alex tested it. They pressed Win + D to show the desktop. Then they clicked the new Gmail taskbar icon.

They tried opening Chrome, clicking the three dots, , then checking “Open as window.” A standalone window appeared— yes! —but when they right-clicked that window’s icon on the taskbar? No “Pin to taskbar” option. Just “Close window.”

Whoosh. The window opened in less than a second. No tabs. No lag. No “where did I leave that email thread.”

They right-clicked the icon.