Sometimes, if you're experiencing problems with
your taskbar auto - hiding, just turning the feature off and back on again will fix your problem.
Again, notifications in Windows 10 typically don't cause problems with
taskbar auto - hiding, but it can certainly happen with notifications in previous versions.
Not exact matches
We fixed an issue potentially resulting in the
taskbar no longer
auto - hiding when a full screen window has focus (for example, when watching videos, gaming, or when using Remote Desktop).
There may be times; you may notice that the
auto hide
taskbar is not working and the
taskbar won't hide If a
taskbar button flashes or something which needs your comes up in the
taskbar notification area, the
taskbar won't
auto hide till you address that issue.
When you're using the
auto - hide feature for the Windows
taskbar, it will stay hidden until an application needs your attention.
To disable the
Auto Hide the
Taskbar setting via Group Policy, Run gpedit.msc to open Group Policy Editor and navigate to the following setting:
Make sure that the «
Auto - hide the
taskbar» option is enabled.
Sometimes when your
taskbar refuses to
auto - hide and you can't find the reason, restarting Windows Explorer can make the problem go away — at least temporarily.
One downside to enabling
auto - hide for the
taskbar is that it requires an additional action to view Start, access Cortana, or other items in the
taskbar.
With
auto - hide enabled, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to show or hide the
taskbar.
It functions like the «
auto - hide
taskbar» setting is enabled.
If it does not, you may have to manually troubleshoot and identify the offending process that is causing the
Taskbar to not
auto - hide.