Solved How to autohide the task bar when a window maximized

Bug locker · 2025-03-10T14:42:03-0400

Hey all.

I used the "auto hide task bar" at Windows settings.
And i bored to change it every day when i was streaming at browser or playing a game.

I search the issue , and finally i found a utility to do the job for me.

Smarttaskbar autohides the task bar when a window is maximized , and show it when no one window is maximized.
At least at my system it works either toggle on or off the auto hide setting of Windows.
It works without any problem so far , so i can suggest it.

If you tried , please report if there is a problem with it as i used only for 2 days.
Note : the link of MS store isnt working at least at my system ond/or in Greece.

Berton · 2025-03-10T15:07:13-0400

Two different things, one is a window can be Maximized by clicking the middle icon at upper right corner and the other is Full Screen reached by pressing F11 key. Full Screen usually does hide the Taskbar along with other toolbar/titlebar.

glasskuter · 2025-03-10T17:06:05-0400

No 3rd party tool needed.. You only have to set browser shortcut properties to open as "normal" window. Then open that browser. Drag its edges to size the window until it's borders are several pixels shy of being full screen. Close browser. When you reopen it, it will open at the size you resized it. Auto hide taskbar will open over the bottom of the window.

This holds true to any app, not just a browser. Never set any app to "open full screen" as it can and does cause unexpected results with taskbar. Manually size your windows and the operating system will remember its size next time.

If you use snap feature, always double click on title bar before closing a snapped window. This puts the window back to the size it was before it was snapped and tells windows to open the app window next time in your preferred size. Otherwise the next time you open it, it will open to the size it was when it was snapped, causing you to have to drag the edges again.

Bug locker · 2025-03-10T17:07:34-0400

glasskuter said:
No 3rd party tool needed.. You only have to set browser shortcut properties to open as "normal" window. Then open that browser. Drag its edges to size the window until it's borders are several pixels shy of being full screen. Close browser. When you reopen it, it will open at the size you resized it. Auto hide taskbar will open over the bottom of the window.

This holds true to any app, not just a browser. Never set any app to "open full screen" as it can and does cause unexpected results with taskbar. Manually size your windows and the operating system will remember its size next time.

If you use snap feature, always double click on title bar before closing a snapped window. This puts the window back to the size it was before it was snapped and tells windows to open the app window next time in your preferred size. Otherwise the next time you open it, it will open to the size it was when it was snapped, causing you to have to drag the edges again.

And the games and the others e.g text editor ?

Solved How to autohide the task bar when a window maximized

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