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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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I just got off the computer with Microsoft support regarding this taskbar issue and they were able to resolve it quickly what they did was go into Task Manager and then to Windows Explorer and restarted Windows Explorer and it brought back my taskbar and seems to be working simply fine so far. Good luck.
That is a short-term fix that may or may not work for everyone on this thread, and one that fails to address the underlying cause of the issue.
Same problem with Windows 11 forgetting to autohide the taskbar when Automatically hide the taskbar is checked. I tried random combinations of settings in taskbar behaviors and have had better results with:
Taskbar behaviors
Automatically hide the taskbar - checked
Show badges on taskbar apps - unchecked
Show flashing on taskbar apps - unchecked
Show my taskbar on all displays - unchecked
Show recent searches when i hover over the search icon - checked
Share any window from my taskbar - checked
Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop.
I'm using the laptop monitor with an external monitor set to extend displays.
Same problem with Windows 11 forgetting to autohide the taskbar when Automatically hide the taskbar is checked. I tried random combinations of settings in taskbar behaviors and have had better results with:
Taskbar behaviors
Automatically hide the taskbar - checked
Show badges on taskbar apps - unchecked
Show flashing on taskbar apps - unchecked
Show my taskbar on all displays - unchecked
Show recent searches when i hover over the search icon - checked
Share any window from my taskbar - checked
Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop.
I'm using the laptop monitor with an external monitor set to extend displays.
I had the same problems and contacted Microsoft Support and they went into task manager and refreshed Windows Explorer, and I haven't had any issues since.
I have the same exact issue, hoping Microsoft actually makes an effort and fixes this issue