But occasionally, it can stubbornly refuse to hide when it’s supposed to.
Here are a few tips that might get that Taskbar hidden again.
We’ll point out where things are markedly different.
What Causes the Taskbar to Not Auto-Hide?
For regular apps, this usually means the app’s taskbar button starts flashing at you.
For example, the Skype app will flash its taskbar button when you receive a new call.
The second case happens mostly in Windows 8 and earlier versions when a notification balloon pops up.
This often causes the taskbar to stay visible until you dismiss the message.
In some cases, though, an app just isn’t written quite right.
This problem is even worse when combined with Windows' ability to hide system tray icons.
But you have some other options as well.
In Windows 10, this brings up the “Taskbar” page of the prefs app.
double-check that the “Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode” option is enabled.
confirm that the “Auto-hide the taskbar” option is enabled.
And restarting Explorer is much faster than restarting your PC.
If neither of those banishes the problem completely, it’s time to find the culprit.
Click or right-click them and the taskbar should hide again.
This applies whether the app notifies you by flashing a regular taskbar button or a system tray icon.
And it applies whether the notification is a badge on the icon or a balloon notification.
The trick is figuring out where to do that.
Unfortunately, there’s not a central area for those types of options.
However, Windows also has a built-in way to control some of these types of notifications.
