Windows 10: Taskbar is not showing up on hovering in maximized windows in Windows11.

The problem happened just like that I didn't change anything. When I maximize any window e.g. windows explorer, or notepad or anything else my taskbar stays in the background and window is on the whole screen, like full screen program is running. And when I hit the win button on keyboard, taskbar normally appears over the window.If I turn on auto-hide taskbar it opens just when a non-maximized program is on screen. How can I fix this to get normal?Thanks, a lot.

:)

 

Taskbar not showing when a particular application is maximized.

My taskbar is set to auto-hide and it works perfectly well when other applications are maximized but when the Figma desktop app is maximized, the taskbar does not show up when I put the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen. Every other application allows the taskbar to show when I hover at the bottom of the screen except the Figma desktop app.

I've restarted, and reset my pc, I've done basically everything I can think of and it still does not show up.
Please what could be the problem and how can I solve it?

 

taskbar not showing when i hover my mouse over it

i cant access the taskbar when i hover the mouse over it if the windows is maximized
once i minimise all the open applications i can access the taskbar as i hover the mouse over it
it seems that the taskbar deos show on mouse hover but for some reason it is not able to overlap the maximised apps
i am on the latest version of windows 11 pro (22621.1702)
i have tried all the solution methods that were given as replies in the following threads :

Redirecting

Redirecting

Redirecting

none of the methods in the above threads worked for me and there was no change in my taskbar behavior

my device is a dell G3 3500

one thing that i did notice after initiating a clean boot is that after disabling all non microsoft services and restarting my laptop, the taskbar did show up on hover on maximized applications for a little while (maybe 4 - 5 minutes)but after some time the issue was back and taskbar would not open on hover

 

Minimize, Maximize and Restore taskbar showing on the top of the screen in Windosw 10.

Hello Valerie,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• 
  Are you taking about the taskbar which is shifted to top of the screen?
  
• 
  Does the “white bar” show up when you hover your mouse over to the top of the screen?
  

If you are referring to the taskbar, whose location is now changed to top of the screen, it is because of the changed taskbar settings in the PC.



Method 1: I suggest you to follow the steps below to change the taskbar settings and check if the issue is resolved.

• 
  Hover the mouse to the location of the “white bar”, right-click and select
  Properties.
  
• 
  From the window, select Bottom under
  Taskbar location on screen option.
  
• 
  Click on Apply and OK
  to check if the changes are effective.
  

Method 2: If the issue persist, I suggest you to run
System Maintenance troubleshooter and check if the issue persist.



System Maintenance troubleshooter will find and clean up unused files and shortcuts present on the system, and perform maintenance tasks which will enhance the performance of the PC.

• 
  Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type
  Troubleshooting and select the top most search result.
  
• 
  Select View all from the left side panel of the window.
  
• 
  Select System Maintenance from the listed options, click on
  Advanced option and check Apply repairs automatically
  option.
  
• 
  Follow the on screen instructions.
  
• 
  Close the window after the troubleshooting is complete and check if the changes are effective.
  

Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.