Taskbar Showing in Fullscreen | How to Fix?

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April 25, 2022

Welcome Readers, Below in this article, we are going to share the complete step-by-step information to fix the issue “Taskbar Showing in Fullscreen”.

In the Windows 10 operating system, while displaying the full screen, you may want to hide the taskbar. In Windows 10, you will be able to set the taskbar automatically hide.

But the frustrating thing about this operating system is the taskbar will not be hiding even after enabling the auto-hide.

Taskbar Showing in Fullscreen

If you are getting Windows 10 taskbar not hiding issues on your computer, then you don’t need to worry.

Here in this article, we are going to share the complete step-by-step information regarding this issue, and to follow the steps given below, you will be able to fix this issue successfully.

So now, let’s take a look below to know more about the methods to fix this issue successfully.

Methods to Fix Taskbar Showing in Fullscreen Issue

If you are getting this error and if you don’t know how to fix this error successfully, then you don’t need to worry. Here in this section, we are going to share some methods regarding this error, and to follow the methods carefully, you will be able to resolve this error successfully. So now, let’s take a look below to know more about the methods.

Update and Restart Your Windows

At first, you have to be sure that your PC is running the latest version of Windows. Then you have to press the Windows Key+I to open the Settings and then click on the Update & Security.

If there is any update available, then you should have to see it there for that or you can get it manually by clicking on the Check for update button.

If there are any updates, then I suggest you install the update immediately and then try to see fullscreen mode again to see if the taskbar is hidden.

Try Autohide

Windows 10 offers a lot of methods to personalize your PC, and one of them is the ability to automatically hide the taskbar when you are not using it. This means that the taskbar will only appear when you hover the mouse pointer towards the bottom of the screen.

If you really want to do this, then you have to open the settings by pressing on the Windows Key+I, and then you have to click on the Personalization.

After that, you have to select the Taskbar which you can find in the left windowpane, and then you have to toggle the automatically hide the Taskbar in the desktop mode option. Now, you have to move the cursor of your mouse towards the bottom of the screen to appear on any window. If you are using tablet mode, then there you can find a separate option for that.

Now you have to check if you can still view the taskbar in the fullscreen mode while watching the videos on your computer or playing games on your computer. You will be able to access the Taskbar settings quickly by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting Taskbar Settings.

Use F11 Keyboard Shortcut

If you are looking for a quick solution, then here is a simple trick for that. You just have to press the F11 key on your keyboard, and then the window of the app that you are using will immediately go into fullscreen mode.

The F11 shortcut works on all the Windows versions. So if you have File Explorer and VLC open, then both will go for the fullscreen to hide the taskbar. On some keyboards (especially the laptops), you have to press the Fn+F11 keys together. It depends on your keyboard layout and the make and model of your PC.

Notification Badges

When you get a notification, a badge appears on the icon of the respective app. Ideally, this will not affect the fullscreen mode. But sometimes, it opens the taskbar. Often, if you check the notification and close it, then the taskbar will hide again in the fullscreen mode, but this case is not always.

Windows 10 operating system has solved the above problem with the help of the Action Center, but the error still occurs frequently. You can also try restarting the application that sent the notification to check if it works. If you find a particular app that often causes this problem, then you should have to try to reinstall it to see if the problem goes away. Or, you can also turn off the notifications for the said app.

Restart the Windows Explorer

It is much faster to restart Windows Explorer than to restart Windows 10. This takes a few moments but can resolve the error of not hiding the taskbar in Windows 10. For this first, you have to Right-click on the taskbar and then you have to select the Task Manager. You can also try the shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + ESC.

Now you have to scroll down a bit to find the Windows Explorer under the Apps column. Then you have to right-click on it and then you have to choose Restart. When you do this, then your windows will disappear momentarily, and some apps will close. Windows Explorer provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to help us navigate and interact with Windows’s file system.

Another method of doing this without entering the task manager is to press and hold the keys CTRL + SHIFT and then you have to right-click on the taskbar. Now you should see a new option at the bottom named Exit Explorer.

Chrome: Uncheck the Hardware Acceleration

The taskbar is also causing problems for Chrome users. When you watch YouTube videos on fullscreen, do you get the taskbar? If yes, then here we are going to share some solutions to fix this issue. To fix this issue, first, you have to open Chrome’s menu and then you have to click on the Settings.

Then you have to scroll to the bottom of the screen and there you have to click on Advanced.

Under the System heading, you have to uncheck the option ‘Use hardware acceleration when available. Then you will be asked to relaunch Chrome.

Now, you have to try to go to the fullscreen in Chrome to check whether the taskbar is hiding or not.

Chrome: Use the Canary or another browser

Chrome serves its services as an excellent browser, but not without flaws. If the problem persists and you find out that it is Chrome specific, then maybe it’s time to check out the options. Canary is a browser from Google intended for developers and early adopters. It is known to pack some bugs, but most of the time it works fine.

If you can do away with Chrome, there are some compelling options such as Safari, Firefox, and Opera.

Reset Chrome

In this last method to hide the taskbar on the Chrome browser in fullscreen mode, you can reset your web browser to restore it to the original settings.

For doing this, first, you have to open the settings again on Chrome and then you have to click on Advanced which you can find at the bottom. Under the Reset and Clean Up, you have to select the Restore Settings to get their original defaults.

Then you have to click on the Reset settings that you can get in the next pop-up. This effort will reset all the settings that you can change after installing the Chrome browser. You can always set them back.

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Final Words

With this article, we have tried to share complete information regarding this Windows 10 error. The information that we have mentioned above in this article will help you to fix the issue “Taskbar Showing in Fullscreen” that you may get on your Windows 10 operating system. We hope, all the information that we have mentioned in this article will be beneficial for you.

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