Once the taskbar is gone from your screen, all your other apps will be able to use the newly reclaimed space on your screen. If your computer screen is smaller, this is going to greatly benefit you. Windows 10 offers an option where you can automatically hide the taskbar on your screen. The taskbar remains invisible and it only appears when you bring your mouse cursor to the bottom of your screen.
How To Hide The Taskbar In Windows 10
To hide the taskbar on your Windows 10 PC, you just need to enable an option in the Settings app.
How To Fix Windows 10’s Taskbar Not Hiding Automatically
There are occasions when the Windows 10 taskbar doesn’t hide automatically. It continues to sit on your screen despite enabling the option to auto-hide it in the Settings app. There could be multiple reasons why it’s happening. Maybe Windows Explorer isn’t fully refreshed and still uses the old settings? Or maybe there are some apps keeping the taskbar alive on your screen?
Restart The Windows Explorer Process
When you find the Windows 10 taskbar isn’t hiding automatically, the first thing to do is to restart the Windows Explorer process. This way the Explorer will be refreshed and will bring the changes you made to effect. There are two ways to restart the Windows Explorer process on your PC. Use Command Prompt To Restart Windows Explorer If you prefer to use commands to get things done on your computer, there’s a command to help you restart the Explorer from the Command Prompt. Use Task Manager To Restart Windows Explorer Task Manager lets you find running apps and processes on your computer and gives you the option to kill them. You can use it to directly restart the processes as well and that’s what you need to do with the Windows Explorer process.
Turn Off Notifications For The Culprit Apps In Taskbar
Another reason the taskbar doesn’t hide the taskbar automatically on your Windows 10 PC is that there’s an app keeping it running. When an app sitting in the taskbar receives a notification, it tries to get your attention by bringing back the taskbar on your screen. If you don’t find the notifications from the apps in the taskbar to be of any importance, you can turn off the notifications for those apps.
Remove Problematic Apps From The Taskbar
The other way to ensure your Windows 10 taskbar hides automatically is to remove the problematic apps from it. Windows gives you an option to choose what apps you want in the taskbar on your computer. This procedure basically makes the taskbar non-existent as it removes most, if not all, apps and icons from the taskbar area. Do you use the taskbar on your PC to access apps and do other tasks? If not, have you ever thought of getting rid of it from your screen? Let us know your views in the comments below.
