Windows 10: Auto-hide taskbar animation is not smooth

Discus and support Auto-hide taskbar animation is not smooth in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I was playing around with my taskbar, trying out the "Auto-hide Taskbar", and realised the animation was really bad and choppy. It was just a linear in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Nikos Peristeras, Mar 8, 2025.

  1. Auto-hide taskbar animation is not smooth


    I was playing around with my taskbar, trying out the "Auto-hide Taskbar", and realised the animation was really bad and choppy. It was just a linear in and out, and didn't even run on my monitor's refresh rate. I looked online, and found out that on some UWP apps such as windows settings, when fullscreened, the animation was nice and smooth. So my question is this: why hasn't microsoft implemented this nice, smooth taskbar on windows, and only in some niche UWP apps only when fullscreened

    :)
     
    Nikos Peristeras, Mar 8, 2025
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  2. How can i speed up the auto-hide feature of the taskbar?

    Hi Valerio,



    The Windows 10 taskbar is a pretty useful tool, but it's also one you might not want to see on your screen all the time. Auto-hiding the taskbar can be a great way to add a little extra space to your desktop. The delay of the auto-hide
    feature of the taskbar is by design and you can only speed up the auto-hide feature of the taskbar by disabling the animation settings. To do that, follow these steps:



    • Click the Start button, then type “Animations” and press
      Enter.
    • Switch Play animation in Windows from
      on to off.




    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Efraim Gar, Mar 8, 2025
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  3. 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.
     
    Rohit Siddegowda, Mar 8, 2025
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  4. Auto-hide taskbar animation is not smooth

    How can i speed up the auto-hide feature of the taskbar?

    Thank you for the answer,

    I already knew about this solution, i was wondering if there is any registry tweak to speed up the taskbar. I assume that there isn't. (Please contradict me)
     
    Valerio_C_784, Mar 8, 2025
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