Window 11 taskbar auto-hide turning off

Anonymous
2022-01-10T23:43:57+00:00

I switched to Windows 11 a few weeks ago, and ever since then, the taskbar auto-hide quits working when the computer comes out of Sleep mode. I have to be away from the computer for a while before it will happen, and I believe it has something to do with me running dual monitors. When I wake my computer, my secondary monitor appears to come up faster than my primary by just a fraction. Once my primary is on, there is a message saying something about the taskbar already being hidden (I think) and the taskbar on my primary monitor has the taskbar up. When I go to Taskbar Behaviors, 'Automatically hide the taskbar' is no longer checked. I'll select it again, and it will work fine until the system goes back into Sleep mode for a while, again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-09-21T14:02:54+00:00

    MS isn't noticing this thread, or any other mentions of this issue!

    I sent them feedback twice, which went unanswered.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-21T05:20:41+00:00

    I have the same issue. Hopefully Microsoft will notice this thread at some point and prioritize this issue higher...

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-12T14:15:58+00:00

    Disable the Show Badges on Taskbar option Using Settings app <--- This fixed my issue for Windows 11. Was able to restart the laptop, reconnect to my docking station with the auto-hide still being enabled.

    Update: Was only a temporary fix. It eventually reverted back. Happened within 24 of making the change. Problem still exists for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-24T20:06:30+00:00

    I have only one monitor and am still using Windows 10. Yet my taskbar will also not stay hidden even though the switch stays on.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-07-28T09:13:26+00:00

    This happens for me everytime there is any change to the items in the taskbar corner.

    Eg. Starting a Zoom call. (I don't even have Teams so that's not the only cause)

    How can such a basic bug still be happening after so long....!

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