Window 11 taskbar auto-hide turning off

It shouldn't be hard at all. Just change the programming to stop allowing Windows to override user specified settings - ever.

Of course, they are unlikely to ever give up that power... :D

Honestly, the checkbox should have another state. NEVER show the task bar unless I hit the Windows button. Ever. It messes up so many things on your desktop, hides crucial application buttons, etc. I'd much rather have to intentionally hit the Windoze button to bring it up than EVER see that nuisance bar when I don't want it.

After installing the display update my problems went away, but they're back now. Instead of waiting until Microsoft solves this problem I've search - and found - a shortcut to set the menu to automatically hide the taskbar again.

It's all explained here: https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-hide-taskbar-shortcuts/

I realize this isn't a solution, but it's more than MS has to offer atm...

This is an excellent resource to put a band-aid on the issue, great find Bjørn.be. So, to those who are interested in this band-aid fix, something you can try is to create this shortcut that the guide linked above gives to hide the taskbar. Then once you've created this, open Task Scheduler and create a task to run this program when the computer is unlocked. This should make it so that when you log in, it will run and cause the autohide to activate. Like many of the solutions in the 22 pages of replies before me, this is a great temporary solution so it would still be nice to see Microsoft actually do something about this issue but in the meantime, I hope this helps.

Yes it helps for people to keep chiming in with the issue because Microsoft hasn't addressed it or even stated what causes it. What doesn't help is people like you, good intentioned or not, popping in with 'well it works for me'. I get that you are trying to be helpful but you did the same thing the Microsoft helpers did, not bother to read the issue. THE TASKBAR AUTO-HIDE BEHAVIOR WILL UNCHECK ITSELF AFTER PC'S GO TO SLEEP OR REBOOT. Auto-hide working for you is cool, but this thread is for the people it doesn't work for. People know the taskbar won't auto hide if there are notifications, that's not the issue people are griping about. Everyone here is looking for a fix for Windows ignoring/changing selected user preferences.

It appears that MS Support is no longer interested in helping through this channel.

A few posts ago, they encouraged someone to call $upport or Chat, which is not a kudo-generating reply. Afterwards, they haven't posted again.

Hi James and all, some improvements with auto-hide are live in 22000.469 optional update. Have you tried installing it?

January 25, 2022—KB5008353 (OS Build 22000.469) Preview (microsoft.com)

• Updates an issue that affects the auto-hide feature of the taskbar. The taskbar might not reliably appear when you hover over the primary or secondary display.