Does your Windows 11 or Windows 10 Taskbar appear in fullscreen video or game? If when you are watching a video or playing a game on full-screen mode but notice that the Taskbar does not hide, then some of the suggestions in this post are sure to help you resolve the issue.
How To Fix Taskbar Not Hiding in the Full Screen?
1. Press Windows Keys + I. Select the Personalization Tab
2. Now, scroll down and select the Taskbar option
3. After it, expand the Taskbar behaviors
4. Check the box Automatically hide the Taskbar
The Taskbar on your PC will now automatically hide as soon as you move the cursor out of the Taskbar area. And you can always bring it back by hovering the pointer anywhere at the bottom of the screen.
Note: Sometimes these settings may revert after updating Windows. So it's important to make sure the 'Automatically hide taskbar' option is always checked.
How to fix taskbar not hiding problem
If the Taskbar on your PC doesn't hide automatically even after enabling it in the Taskbar settings, it could be a problem with Windows Explorer or an interference from the Notifications settings on your system. . Let's see how we can fix both problems and allow Windows to hide the taskbar as intended. The following solutions can not only solve the 'Taskbar not hiding' problem, but also can solve taskbar problems like frozen taskbar, unresponsive or hanging taskbar .
1. Restart The Windows Explorer From Task Manager
1. Press CTRL + ALT + DEL Keys
2. Now, look for Windows Explorer, if it is not there then open the File Explorer
3. After it, Select the Windows Explorer
4. Right-click on it and Select Restart
Now, again check whether the issue is still there or it has been fixed
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2. Check App Notifications
Make sure that you have no active notifications from apps that are important. If there is any active app notification then it might be not able to get hidden. So, check the app notification by opening the sidebar as well as the bottom.
3. Disable Notifications For Apps
If you are still facing the issue then you can try disabling the notifications for apps. So, follow the steps which are given below to disable notifications.
1. Right-click on the taskbar
2. You will see the option of Taskbar Settings
3. Now, click on Taskbar behaviors and disable the box Show Badges
4. Repair System Files with DISM
DISM is a feature that is provided in Windows. It is a command-line tool that can scan and restore issues from the Windows Image.
1. Open Start Menu. Type cmd in the search bar. Now, right-click on Command Prompt and Select Run As Administrator
2. After it, enter this command: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
3. Now, it will take 15 minutes to scan, after it, enter this command: Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
4. It will fix the corrupted file and will take more than 5 minutes. However, the time totally depends on the corrupted files
5. Run System File Checker
You can also use the System File Checker for checking the damaged files. So, follow the steps which are given below.
1. Open Start Menu. Type cmd in the search bar. Now, right-click on Command Prompt and Select Run As Administrator
2. Type sfc/scannow, and Press Enter
3. It will verify the files and will fix corrupted files if there are any
6. Check For Windows Updates
This issue might also arise due to outdated Windows. So, we will suggest you regularly update your Windows to avoid this type of issue. Follow the steps which are given below to Check For Windows Update.
1. Open Start Menu. Go To Settings
2. Now, click on Windows Update on the left sidebar
3. Click on Check For Updates
4. If there is any update available then it will be shown
5. So, after downloading of update, restart the PC
6. Now, check again whether the issue has been fixed or not
7. Delete Registry Key of Taskbar
If you are still facing this issue then we will suggest you delete the registry key of the taskbar. To do this, follow the steps which are given below.
1. Open Start Menu. Type cmd in the search bar. Now, open the Command Prompt
2. After it paste this command: reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\IrisService /f && shutdown -r -t 0
And, press Enter
3. After this, the registry key will be deleted and the PC will be restarted
8. Register the Taskbar Package
After deleting the registry key, you have to re-register the taskbar package. So, do this, by following the steps which are given below.
1. Open Start Menu. Type Windows Powershell in the search bar. Right-click on the best match and Select Run As Administrator
2. Type this command: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register”$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”}
3. Now, check whether the issue has been fixed or not
Conclusion
So, in this guide, we have explained to you all the ways through which you can resolve the issue. Also, before that, we have mentioned the common reasons for the problem. So, make sure to implement the methods correctly. And, if you have fixed this issue with any other method then do share it with us in the comment section below.
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