Hide windows 10 taskbar: The Windows operating system taskbar is the best and fastest way to access any program no matter which software is being used at the moment. The taskbar is located just below the computer screen, it is easy to access any program from it, also you have the choice to remove the default program for your personalized ones.
So as we’ve, it is useful and important, but not everyone likes the idea of always seeing the taskbar frequently, especially when playing games, watching Youtube videos, and the likes. They prefer a completely full screen so they have more screen size for other important activities on their computer. So for this to be done easily, you need to hide windows 10 taskbar from the bottom of the screen.
How to Automatically Hide Windows 10 Taskbar
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Windows 10 allows you to hide the taskbar easily as compared to Windows 7/8. So hiding it requires just a little time and then you are done within a few seconds. I have been able to share two best methods to auto-hide the taskbar, one is easy to understand the method, while the other is for those who love to feel geeky or loves advanced methods, so what are we waiting for, let’s go!
Method #1: Hide the Taskbar from Settings
This is the regular method to hide Windows 10 taskbar, you do not need to install any tool, just follow the simple steps that I also included with an image for easy understanding.
#1. Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar and select ‘Taskbar settings’.
#2. Windows settings will be opened on Personalization > Taskbar.
#3. You’ll see different options like ‘Lock the taskbar’, ‘Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode’, etc.
#4. Next enable ‘Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode’.
#5. The Taskbar will then slide down, to see it, just hover your mouse pointer below the screen and it will be displayed for a moment.
Method #2: Hide Taskbar using Command Prompt
Command Prompt can be used to also auto hide the windows 10 taskbar, also if you are on an older version of Windows 10, you can simply use this command to force taskbar to hide, then you can play games and watch Youtube videos in full screen.
#1. Type Windows + R
#2. Type in ‘CMD’.
#3. Next type the below command and run it.
powershell -command "&{$p='HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3';$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=3;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"
#4. Now this command above will auto-hide the taskbar on your Windows PC.
#5. To disable this features, simply copy and paste this command below on CMD and run it.
powershell -command "&{$p='HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3';$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=2;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"
That’s is all for now, the 2 best methods to auto-hide the taskbar, you can always change it back to default, but I feel this cool feature should always be enabled. Enjoy, also share with your friends, checkout our other articles, you’ll benefit again.
