Taskbar does not Auto-hide all the time Windows 7

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**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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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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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.

Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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Anonymous

2012-10-19T07:58:36+00:00

you are the man
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Anonymous

2012-10-28T10:47:40+00:00

The 'TaskbarWinXP' was my problem I didn't even have the toolbars key. My issue had only to do with when I put my computer into sleep mode. No matter what i did I could not get that taskbar to hide. Even locking it or unlocking it. Most solutions posted are for the simple very day users not people who really know what they are doing. Like I have a virus on my computer and I am going to waste hours of my time and maybe even money thinking that is my problem. You'd think that windows pro would be for pros and not everyday users.

Thanks for the info. took me 5 mins to fix it and $0.
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Anonymous

2012-10-30T19:43:42+00:00

For God's Sake. I LEFT windows finally when this taskbar issue was the last in a long line o straws. Had to return since Paralles on Mac gave me the worst of both worlds and figured if i had to deal with Windows insanity might as well not do it virtually as well.

But guess wht I return to? The same old Taskbar issue? STILL? FIX THIS ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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