Windows 10: A toolbar is already hidden on this side of your screen. You can have only one auto-hide...

I get this error in Windows 10 every time I turn off or on the TV, I it have connected to my laptop via HDMI.


A toolbar is already hidden on this side of your screen.
You can have only one auto-hide toolbar per side.


When I either turn on or off the TV the other monitors flash and I hear the the blip-blop sound of disconnecting a device. Right after it happens the taskbar that I have set to Auto-Hide is suddenly popping up, is visible and does not hide again. And also warning sound and a popup with the error message above appears.


In order to auto-hide taskbar again I have to open taskbar settings and manually change the switch to on again.


I have an Acer laptop with 1 TV and 2 external monitors connected. 1 TV connected directly via the laptops HDMI and 2 monitors connected via an USB hub with its own gfxcard. I have the internal laptop monitor set to "Disconnect this display" while the others are connected. The internal display is only used when all other monitors are disconnected.


I have tried searching internet for a solution or for someone with same or even a similar problem, but incredibly I could not find anything at all related. The issue is extremely irritating because I turn on and off the TV several times every day. And each time I have to close the popup and then enter taskbar settings and change it back to auto-hide.


To make things even worse the popup with the error message is sometimes showing also on the turned off TV connection so that I have to turn on the TV again and click OK on the popup to be able to access the taskbar at all again.


Can someone shed some light on why this is happening and what I can do?

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how to effectively hide or disable the taskbar?

Hi,



Did you try the “Auto-hide the taskbar” option from Taskbar properties?



If you have not tried it, I would suggest you to follow these steps and auto-hide the taskbar:

• Right click on Taskbar.
• Click on Properties
• Check the box Auto-hide the taskbar.
• Click on OK.

Hope this information helps.

 

It seems my toolbar at the bottom of the screen will not hide in auto mode. How can I fix that?

It seems my toolbar at the bottom of the screen will not hide in auto mode. How can I fix that? Windows 10 has been downloaded and this is now a big problem. It makes it difficult to work with my internet programs that have info on the bottom of the screen.

thanks-

 

Auto hide taskbar not working

I know how to 'auto-hide'!

IT IS NOT WORKING - the frustrating thing is that this is a known problem and is not being addressed. It may appear to be a small matter but it is not. Wherever the taskbar is situated (top, bottom, either side) it covers part of the screen and is TOTALLY
annoying!!!!!!!

PLEASE FIX IT and help us all.