Here's my problem: AnyWorkbook is open and has a task pane docked to the left
side of the screen (e.g. - the recovery pane). When I open MyWorkbook, a
blue shaded area where the task pane would be blocks the left portion of the
active window.

I've tried toggling View | Task Pane in MyWorkbook, closing the task pane in
AnyWorkbook, closing AnyWorkbook, and adding
Application.CommandBars("Task Pane").Visible = True
Application.CommandBars("Task Pane").Visible = False
to the Workbook_Activate procedure in MyWorkbook but the problem persists.

Any Suggestions?