Windows 10: Win 10 - Want my task bar to auto-hide but open ON TOP of other open windows

There used to be a selection in the task bar right click menu for "always on top" and that is now gone. I want my task bar to remain at the bottom and to auto-hide. When I drag down to it I want it to open over any open window.


I don't want it always open

I don't want it at the top of my screen


Was working fine until today now it is not opening over other open windows.

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Win 10 - Want my task bar to auto-hide but open ON TOP of other open windows

There used to be a selection in the task bar right click menu for "always on top" and that is now gone. I want my task bar to remain at the bottom and to auto-hide. When I drag down to it I want it to open over any open window.

I don't want it always open

I don't want it at the top of my screen

Was working fine until today now it is not opening over other open windows.

 

Task bar auto hide

Task bar is set to auto hide but has a tendency to stay open. I have it set to be on the bottom of the screen and have to reposition it to be to the side or top so that I can see when I have had downloaded something and it is complete.

 

My task bar won't hide.

Hi,


Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

One of the most likely causes of auto-hide not working is the Action Center which provides alerts if your system hasn't updated in a while. The Action Center is the system tray icon of a white flag. To determine if it is what is
preventing auto-hide from working, click on it in the System Tray, then close the window that appears. If Auto-Hide starts working that was the cause. It can be disabled:

• Open the Control Panel.
• Open "Notification Area
  Icons" (use the search box at the top right if you don't see this listed)
• Towards the bottom of this window click the text link: "Turn System Icons On or Off"
• Change "Action Center" to
  OFF.

You can refer to the followings steps to enable the auto-hide taskbar.

• Right click on task bar and select properties.
• Select "Auto hide the Taskbar"
• Save the changes by clicking on Ok.

Note: See that “Lock the Taskbar” is not enabled. If it is, you may disable it by right-clicking on taskbar and un-checking it.

Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.