#Windows 10 taskbar not hiding in games install#
#Windows 10 taskbar not hiding in games full#

Right-click the taskbar and go to Toolbars.

A good taskbar toolbar wonвЂ™t cause problems but a poorly written one can keep the taskbar from hiding. These are basically apps that can display on top of the taskbar (For example: Xmeters). The taskbar can house third-party toolbars.

The taskbar will be hidden in full-screen.

Click inside the media player once again.

Tap the F11 key to switch to full-screen mode.

Open the media player and play something.

Media players sometimes struggle to enter full-screen mode and allow the taskbar to hide. Media apps: click inside the media player The app that youвЂ™re trying to use in full-screen mode is having trouble switching to it.Д¤. ItвЂ™s possible that the taskbar isnвЂ™t at fault.

If the Taskbar hides, take a look at the apps that youвЂ™re using to modify the UI and remove the ones that interfere with the Taskbar.

Switch to full-screen mode in an app or wait for the taskbar to auto-hide.

They may sometimes interfere with how Windows 10 works.

#Windows 10 taskbar not hiding in games install#

Users will normally install one or more UI modifying apps (Rainmeter, UXThemePatcher) to get the job done and add themes on top of it. Windows 10 allows users to modify the UI with themes, icons, skins, and overlays.

Click the Restart button at the bottom right.

Look for Windows Explorer and select it.

Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager from the context menu.

Restarting explorer.exe will restart Taskbar which can solve the problem. Taskbar seems like a stand-alone component in terms of GUI but functionally, it is tied to File Explorer, or more precisely, the explorer.exe process. If the above doesnвЂ™t get the Taskbar to automatically hide or it doesnвЂ™t hide when you switch an app to full-screen mode, try the following fixes.

Turn the вЂAutomatically hide the taskbar in tablet modeвЂ™ switch on if you use a tablet or 2-in-1 laptop.

Turn the вЂ Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop modeвЂ™ switch on.

Right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar settings.

The taskbar can be set to hide automatically when it isnвЂ™t being used i.e., when youвЂ™re actively working in an app.

#Windows 10 taskbar not hiding in games full#

If you need to focus on something, you can switch an app to full screen and the taskbar will be hidden by default. The Taskbar is important but when you can hide it until itвЂ™s needed. The taskbar on Windows 10 can be used to open the apps that are pinned to it, switch between the apps and files that are currently open, open the Start Menu, and interact with the system tray.