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
    2024-11-05T18:38:48+00:00

    Yes, IT IS AWFUL and just wastes time. I cannot get below the task bar -it is blocking something and it is there as I write!

    Of course I 'closed' it via the steps last week and it sometimes stays hidden!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-27T15:30:29+00:00

    oh wow. i think this actually worked. thank you thank you thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-27T14:50:01+00:00

    i agree. think its time to fire the whole task bar department and hire a new one. this has gone on long enough.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-24T15:21:06+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.

    Thanks! This was the only thing that worked. Tried all of the others. Why this inane setting works I have no idea but thanks for pointing it out!

    I agree with you about Microsoft. Just an example of the woes of a monopolistic company. Wouldn't it be great to have viable choices?! Linux is great but doesn't work at the enterprise level if your company or agency isn't willing to go there.

    Hey Microsoft here is a suggestion, free of charge, lol.
    Give us an option for how long the task bar stays up. If we could have it go up as needed and then automatically go down after a time period we choose no matter what notification window is on the screen that would be really helpful. This has been a problem ever since the taskbar has been introduced. This one simple fix would make so many people less frustrated.

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