Enable Automatic Auto Hide Taskbar in Windows 10

Introduction

Auto Hide Windows 10 Taskbar Automatically Taskbar is one of the most critical parts of windows 10 because via taskbar you can reach several applications, system settings, and shortcuts very easily. Sometimes the taskbar occupies some extra unwanted space on the screen. One way out of this is auto-hiding your taskbar, which basically keeps the taskbar hidden when it's not in use and just shows up when you bring your mouse to the bottom of the screen. That's quite a neat way of keeping your screen space at maximum along with an uncluttered desktop.

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Benefits of Auto-Hiding the Taskbar

Maximizing Screen Space

With autohide on it disappears and shows up when you need it. So much more space for the real work. That is really helpful if you use smaller screens or on the contrary do a lot of multitasking with lots of open windows.

Cleaner Desktop Look

Hiding it will give your desktop some sort of clean look. Well, if you are the minimalistic type, enabling auto-hide for the taskbar will help you get close to the clutter-free workspace.
How to Enable Auto Hide Taskbar in Windows 10 within Seconds

Having talked about some of the advantages, let's delve into the steps through which you could turn on auto-hide for your Windows 10 taskbar.

Launch Settings App for Taskbar

There's at least two ways you can open settings for taskbar, and two of them are as follows:

Opening Taskbar Settings via Start Menu

1. Click the Start button at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
2. Once the menu opens, click on the Settings icon in the shape of a gear.
3. Under Personalization, click on Taskbar on the left-hand menu.

How to Open Taskbar Settings via Right-Click on Taskbar

1. Press the right mouse button on any free space of the taskbar.
2. In the now-open menu, find Taskbar settings and click on it.
3. You will be taken straight into the window with taskbar settings.
   How to Enable Auto Hide Taskbar Feature

Once inside the settings window of the taskbar, here is how you can enable auto-hiding:

Auto Hiding the Taskbar in Desktop Mode

1. In the Taskbar settings window, look for the setting that says Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode.
2. Click the switch to On. The Taskbar will automatically disappear when you are not actively using it.

Auto Hiding the Taskbar in Tablet Mode

1. Scroll down and locate the setting Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode.
2. Click the switch to On-of course, only if you are always using your device in tablet mode.

What Happens When You Turn On Auto Hide?

In turning on auto-hide, your taskbar is now no longer in view when it isn't in use. Pop that mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen once more to bring it right back into view.

How to Make the Taskbar Appear Temporarily

All you do to see the taskbar is run your mouse pointer over the position of the now-hidden taskbar-to say, the bottom of the screen-and it pops back up. Move the mouse off, and it autohides once more.
How Auto-Hide Works in Both Modes

Auto-hide works as described above in the desktop mode. In tablet mode it will come up by swiping from the bottom portion of the screen.

While nice, an autohide taskbar doesn't always behave. Common issues and how to troubleshoot them include:

Taskbar Won't Auto-Hide

Sometimes an application or notification will interfere with your taskbar autohiding. The solution:

1. Clear notifications.
2. Close all running applications or minimize them, as perhaps some applications are causing an active taskbar.

General Fixes

• Use Task Manager and restart Windows Explorer.
• Ensure there aren't any system notifications or any pending notification of an application which won't let the taskbar autohide.

Enable Auto-Hide Then Customize Your Taskbar

When you have enabled the on option for auto-hiding, more changes you can make according to your preference regarding your taskbar:
 

Moving Taskbar Icons

Drag-and-drop and click the icons on the taskbar to move them to a desired position. You can even remove any shortcuts that you do not want to keep tidied up .

Change Taskbar Color and Transparency

For that, open Settings, then click on Personalization > Colors. Now, pick a color from your theme and, under More options, turn the transparency effects on to give it a nice look.
How to Turn Off Auto Hide Taskbar in Windows 10

To disable and get the settings back to not let the taskbar hide, here is how you can do it:

1. Search and open Taskbar settings.
2. On the settings page, toggle the button to off under Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode and under tablet mode.

FAQs

Is it possible to turn on auto-hide for several monitors?

You can also turn auto-hide on for multi-monitors' taskbars via Taskbar settings, checking the box next to Show my taskbar on all displays. You can even go into Virtual desktops and toggle the bar off there if you really want to go super-minimal.

Does the auto-hide apply across all applications?

 
The auto-hide works for most applications. However, some full-screen applications override this setting.

Why isn't the taskbar hiding in full screen?

This is us­u­al­ly be­cause one of the sys­tem no­ti­fi­ca­tions. Clear them, and now the task­bar will auto-hide prop­erly.

Can I make the an­i­ma­tion faster for when I ac­ti­vate the task­bar by hover­ing?

Sad­ly, no, there is no na­tive way of chang­ing this set­ting. How­ev­er, this set­ting may al­so be able to be changed with third-par­ty pro­grams.

Will my computer be any slower when I set the taskbar to auto-hide?

No, it doesn't slow down at all your system performance; it just changes the looks.

Conclusion

It is always worth noting that enabling auto-hide in the Windows 10 Taskbar was all about maximizing screen space and cleaning up the looks on the desktop. As mentioned, each of the steps outlined above is pretty easy to switch on and off according to preference under one minute or so; this helpful option works great in both desktop and tablet mode. Also, give a shot at some basic troubleshooting in case you have glitches!