How do I hide the taskbar in Windows 8?

How to Hide & Unhide the Taskbar

  1. Click the “Desktop” tile from the Windows 8 Start screen to launch Desktop view.
  2. Right-click the taskbar and choose “Properties” from the context menu.
  3. Click to put a check mark in the box next to “Auto-hide the taskbar,” located in the Taskbar tab.
  4. Click “OK” to save your changes.

How do I make my taskbar not hide in full screen?

While the taskbar is showing in fullscreen, right-click on a taskbar icon (application, network status, volume, etc.) then click back into the video, game, or web browser you’re viewing. In some cases, mostly for games, this is able to fix the problem. On Windows 7, you can also attempt to force-hide the taskbar.

How do I get my taskbar to disappear?

You can hide the taskbar both in desktop mode and tablet mode. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings, select Taskbar behaviors, and select Automatically hide the taskbar.

How do I make my toolbar go down?

Right click the taskbar and choose “Properties”. In the menu that opens, click the option that says “Auto-hide the taskbar”. This will cause the taskbar to disappear until you mouse over where it is on the screen.

How do I make the taskbar go away?

Automatically hide the taskbar You can hide the taskbar both in desktop mode and tablet mode. Press and hold or right-click any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings, select Taskbar behaviors, and select Automatically hide the taskbar.

How do I hide and open taskbar?

  1. Hit right-click on an empty space on the taskbar and go to Taskbar Settings.
  2. Scroll down and go to Taskbar Behaviors.
  3. Under Taskbar alignment, check the box that says Automatically hide the taskbar.

How do I make my taskbar always on top?

Right-click the blank space of the taskbar and then select the Properties. On the Properties window, navigate to the Taskbartab and then uncheck the box next to Auto-hide the taskbar. Click the Applybutton and OK button to execute and save the changes.

Why did my bottom taskbar disappear?

The taskbar may be hiding at the bottom of the screen after being accidentally resized. Put the mouse pointer on the bottom border of your screen. , click and drag upwards. If your taskbar isn’t hiding at the bottom of the screen, try moving the mouse to the right, left, and top edges, looking for the double-arrow.

Why does my taskbar keep disappearing and reappearing?

The taskbar has an auto-hide feature. If you aren’t familiar with this feature and you haven’t tried hovering your mouse on the bottom of your screen then try that. You can change the auto-hide feature by right-clicking the taskbar > select taskbar properties > toggle off auto-hide.