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
    2022-04-14T11:02:36+00:00

    Absolutely! So far I've been given 2 solutions:

    1. set the instruction in safe mode
    2. use coding

    So far I haven't got round to either, as the problem appears to be intermittent. I'll try the 'safe mode' version if and when it happens again. But the coding solution seems grossly ridiculous when these programs are supposed to be user-friendly to everyone, not specialists.

    How Microsoft thought it was OK to release this windows version with a totally deficient tool bar is beyond my comprehension! I swapped a toolbar I could miniaturise and move around as I pleased for one that doesn't even hide and reappear proficiently, let alone miniaturise. Microsoft, get out of your comfy chairs and fix this toolbar once and for all!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-04-01T15:55:48+00:00

    I contacted MS support through the chat function. They directed me to boot up in safe mode, tick the box, then reboot. So far, it's worked.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-08T03:04:17+00:00

    I had the same problem.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-07T21:44:11+00:00

    I too have the same problem.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-03-01T20:20:18+00:00

    I have an NUC computer running Windows 11 and connected to a monitor via USB-C. With just this single monitor connected I get the behaviour described here when I bring my computer out of hibernation.

    My monitor is able to be connected via HDMI as well as USB-C. When both connections are present, Windows sees my single monitor as two monitors. However I get the behaviour described here even when there is no HDMI connection to the monitor and Windows reports seeing only a single monitor.

    I do known how to turn Auto-Hide on and off. I have to do this every time I start my computer.

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