Windows 10: Taskbar won't show when I mouse to bottom of screen

This started after I installed the Creator update two days ago. It was working fine before.

I want the taskbar to show when I mouse down to the bottom of the screen. Since the update it will only show when there are no other windows open and disappear when I move the mouse away. So if I open a browser window then go to the bottom of the screen to maybe start another app the taskbar doesn't show and I cannot then access my apps.

I don't know if this has been raised before as I cannot find anything on a search but I would like to get the taskbar 'hiding and showing' when I mouse on the bottom of the screen.

Any suggestions please?

:)

 

Sometimes, mousing over my auto-hidden taskbar will not show the taskbar while my browser/application is maximized.

Here's what happens. My taskbar is set to auto-hide. I'm on an application, usually a web browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox, or other applications such as iTunes or VLC video player, and the application is set to maximized size (not fullscreen). Normally,
despite the application being maximized, mousing to the bottom of the screen where my taskbar is allows the taskbar to be shown. But sometimes, especially after having watched a video in fullscreen and then exiting fullscreen, mousing to the bottom of the
screen does not show my taskbar. The only option for me is to un-maximize the window, mouse to the bottom of the screen to show the taskbar, click the taskbar, and then re-maximize the window. While a simple fix, this is a very tedious procedure as this problem
occurs very often. Is there a way to make it so that the taskbar always shows up when moused over while an application is maximized?

I don't think it matters but I'm using a Lenovo Edge 15 laptop running Windows 10.

 

Start button missing

Windows 10 opens at the desktop and not the menu.

Is there a Taskbar along the bottom of the screen? If there is there is a little windows icon at the left end. This is the start button. If the Taskbar is not there try to run the mouse arrow t the bottom of the screen and the Taskbar may show up. If
it does then while it is up right click on a blank area of the Taskbar and select Properties and uncheck the Hide Taskbar box. Then the Taskbar will show at the bottom of the screen.

 

@bertie11, apparently you are not alone in this. There was another thread earlier today (and some suggestions).
Strange behavior from taskbar-cursor interaction?
Can't tell if they work, I don't seem to have this problem.

 

Yeah, Bertie, we apparently are in the same boat...No solution, yet. Best i can do at the present moment is to have the taskbar always showing

 

Thanks for the link Bree, I was expecting/assuming that would be a lot more 'sufferers' but it seems not!

 

Strange behavior from taskbar-cursor interaction? - - Windows 10 Forums

My problem is now solved, not really sure why though! See above link.