Taskbar does not Auto-hide all the time Windows 7

Anonymous
2009-11-21T17:32:06+00:00

**Original Title**Windows 7 taskbar won't consistantly autohide. After changing the properties to Autohide and clicking 'OK', it hides for a brief second then reappears. Other times it autohides as desired.

My taskbar autohide behaves in an erratic pattern.  When I have an alert, it autohides after resolving the alert, but other times it refuses to go away, even if I, once again, open the properties, uncheck autohide, recheck autohide, then click 'apply' and/or 'OK'. As I type this, the taskbar stubbornly remains!

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Anonymous
2010-03-29T18:26:16+00:00

In the "good old days" applicaitons would often un-hide the Taskbar so their notification icons could show an updated status and they could ensure it would be seen.  I think this method has fallen out of favor, but older applications that haven't been updated could still be sending the commands to the system to show the Taskbar.  Is it possible that you have an older app in the notification area that's affecting the Taskbar as described?

What notification area icons do you have (and what versions)?

For what it's worth, I just tried disabling Avast Pro 5.0 and it still allowed the Taskbar to auto-hide.

-Noel

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Anonymous
2009-11-22T15:00:10+00:00

Hi Lamargene,

Welcome to Microsoft Answers.

See that “Lock the Taskbar” is not enabled. If it is, you may disable it by right-clicking on taskbar and unchecking it.

Still the same behavior?

If such is the case, I’d recommend you to download Microsoft Security Essentials on your computer. This will make sure that any virus, spyware or other malicious software on the computer is wiped out completely. Also if the weird behavior is due to any one of those, running the essentials will fix it.

Download it from

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Do you see any changes after running the essentials? Post back and let us know.

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Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-08-01T17:25:26+00:00

    Partial solution:  Right click the Taskbar, Properties, check Use Small Icons.  It reduces the size of the Taskbar. 

    The above mentioned solution did work for me most of the time.  Of course you use Task Manager to see what is running and what could be sending a notification.  Obviously the problem is beyond that after 42 pages of complaints! 

    It sure does seem a trend these days to pepper the user with the most inane pieces of information about their system.  Designers need to learn to offer info when requested or in an emergency.  Anything more than that just bogs us down and wastes our time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-09-17T17:01:50+00:00

    After 6 years of complaints, has anyone found a solution?

    At what point does MickeySoft actually listen to the customer? We do not want MickeySoft forcing pop ups on top of what we are doing. We do not care what MickeySoft wants to do with the computer... because it is OUR computer, not MickeySoft's. 

    Give us a way to force the stupid taskbar into the background that once and for all overrides ALL attempts to interrupt what we are doing. Simply put, stop thinking you know better than the customer. You dont.

    Turn off "Taskbar Uber Alles!" mode.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-18T03:19:20+00:00

    Well definitely it helps to have nothing sending notifications of any kind to the Taskbar any time, any how, ever.  Just try to strangle that insipid, sniveling worm of a program that aggravates and interferes with our work to no end.  Its a travesty of software design.  And if you do notice it in the way, the first place to look is for a yellow icon with an exclamation mark in it.  Usually that can be dealt with right away.  What is so stupid is usually its notifying you of something that benefits Microsoft, not you.  Its almost never anything even remotely important.  Hey Microsoft:  We don't care about your silly notifications! They are DRIVEL.

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