Windows 11 task bar won't stay hidden

Anonymous
2023-04-15T17:15:56+00:00

The taskbar won't stay hidden. And yes I've checked the automatically hide the task bar setting. I've also triad a myriad of other "solutions and fixes", I've found on the web to no avail. This one issue, although it may seem innocuous, is the only reason I have not upgraded to Windows 11 on several of the machines I use, and will not as long as Windows 10 remains available until this issue is fixed. Please please take this seriously and provide a permanent solution, not one of these solutions typically found on blogs such as "reset Windows Explorer" from the task manager, Although this particular fix does work, it only works for a short time and then the problem returns. I'm sure there are many others that are very frustrated by this problem besides myself. The taskbar reappearing steals the bottom portion of any window that has been maximized, so if there's a button you need to get to you must do one of two things; reduce the size of the window in the app you're in so that the task bar isn't covering the button you need to get to, or do the one other temporary fix; click on the Windows keyboard key - twice - to make the task bar go away. Then if at any time your mouse pointer even just grazes the top of the task bar location at the bottom of the screen, it's back and stays unhidden. Any fix needs to be independent of any application running, it should be a native action that can't be overridden by other applications. I know that when there's a notification this brings up the taskbar, well okay, I'll acknowledge the notification to make the taskbar go away in this case, but this is NOT the issue either.

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Anonymous
2024-03-07T03:52:27+00:00

I am 100% with you on the annoyance factor with the taskbar overlaying various application windows. Insanity!

Like you experienced, my task bar would not stay hidden. Through trial and error I figured out that the taskbar would hide if I unclicked the option "show flashing on taskbar apps" option in the settings (it is just one setting away from the non-functional "automatically hide taskbar option").

I think that the folks that develop Windows need to stop thinking about adding crazy options in its settings and focus their attention on fixing the problems that prevent you from being able to do basic things like interact with applications.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-06T16:06:47+00:00

    Through trial and error I figured out that the taskbar would hide if I unclicked the option "show flashing on taskbar apps" option in the settings (it is just one setting away from the non-functional "automatically hide taskbar option"). this worked for me and its all i can tell you. good luck.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-06T19:48:22+00:00

    Thank you I am going to try that. I literally saw that option and wasn't sure exactly what it meant but it is checked so I will uncheck it and see if that works. As I stated earlier I'm sure we're having the same problem it's just that you will hide the taskbar and it will stay gone for a Time usually about 10 startups and then it comes back again and says that a taskbar is already hidden on another monitor and that you can only hide one taskbar at a time. I'm not 100% tech savvy but the first thing I thought is okay is someone screen sharing in and spying on me through my computer every time I'm online because I've never been hooked up to any other monitors and I haven't even tried to do a monitor this computer out yet and it's only about 6 months old. Little $600 Walmart HP desktop with a core i3. Nice computer, but honestly I'm not a fan of Windows 11. I was Windows 10 until last year when I bought a laptop that had Windows 11 and then when I purchased this desktop that too is Windows 11. I really miss Windows 7 ultimate. It took me forever to get used to Windows 10 and right when I finally started liking it they're trying to phase it out into something that's far worse. Anyway thank you I will try your idea and hopefully that might fix this problem.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-07T17:38:35+00:00

    give the repair a few days to see if it sticks and let me know. always good to hear of a success story.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-11T01:06:33+00:00

    Unchecking “Show flashing on taskbar apps” worked for me, thanks.

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