diff --git a/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.cpp b/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.cpp
index ef42928..e17aff8 100644
--- a/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.cpp
+++ b/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <ShObjIdl.h>
 #include <Windows.h>
 
 #include <Common/Log.h>
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ namespace
 	unsigned WINAPI messageWindowThreadProc(LPVOID /*lpParameter*/)
 	{
 		ImmDisableIME(0);
+		CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED);
 
 		WNDCLASS wc = {};
 		wc.lpfnWndProc = &messageWindowProc;
@@ -126,6 +128,21 @@ namespace Gdi
 			return hwnd;
 		}
 
+		void deleteTaskbarTab(HWND hwnd)
+		{
+			execute([&]()
+				{
+					ITaskbarList* taskbarList = nullptr;
+					if (SUCCEEDED(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_TaskbarList, nullptr, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ITaskbarList,
+						reinterpret_cast<void**>(&taskbarList))))
+					{
+						taskbarList->lpVtbl->HrInit(taskbarList);
+						taskbarList->lpVtbl->DeleteTab(taskbarList, hwnd);
+						taskbarList->lpVtbl->Release(taskbarList);
+					}
+				});
+		}
+
 		void destroyWindow(HWND hwnd)
 		{
 			execute([&]() { DestroyWindow(hwnd); });
diff --git a/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.h b/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.h
index cd9c02a..1d33c02 100644
--- a/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.h
+++ b/DDrawCompat/Gdi/GuiThread.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Gdi
 	{
 		HWND createWindow(DWORD dwExStyle, LPCSTR lpClassName, LPCSTR lpWindowName, DWORD dwStyle,
 			int X, int Y, int nWidth, int nHeight, HWND hWndParent, HMENU hMenu, HINSTANCE hInstance, LPVOID lpParam);
+		void deleteTaskbarTab(HWND hwnd);
 		void destroyWindow(HWND hwnd);
 		void setWindowRgn(HWND hwnd, Gdi::Region rgn);
 
diff --git a/DDrawCompat/Gdi/WinProc.cpp b/DDrawCompat/Gdi/WinProc.cpp
index 2a084e8..1626b60 100644
--- a/DDrawCompat/Gdi/WinProc.cpp
+++ b/DDrawCompat/Gdi/WinProc.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ namespace
 		if (Gdi::Window::isTopLevelWindow(hwnd))
 		{
 			Gdi::Window::updateAll();
+			Gdi::GuiThread::deleteTaskbarTab(hwnd);
 			return;
 		}