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
    2023-03-25T04:16:11+00:00

    Annoying feature with no control guys. In my situation, my autohide option is already disabled, however the taskbar just auto hides every time.

    1. Tried restarting
    2. Tried checking, then unchecking and restarting

    Please fix the bug!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-11T00:16:15+00:00

    IT SHOULDN'T TAKE ROCKET SCIENCE FOR THIS FUNCTIONALITY TO WORK!!! M.S. SHOULD GET OFF IT'S AZZ AND FIX THE ISSUE ASAP!!! IT'S BEEN YEARS!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-18T16:39:29+00:00

    I have the same exact issue, hoping Microsoft actually makes an effort and fixes this issue

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-14T23:51:45+00:00

    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.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-09T16:10:04+00:00

    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.

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