Windows 10: How do I stop the Taskbar showing up when hovering over the bottom of the screen?

I don't remember exactly when it started to happen, but when I hover over the bottom of my screen in windows 11 it pops up the taskbar when I'm playing in borderless mode and it's driving me nuts. I tried a lot of different fixes like enabling/disabling the auto-hide feature which had no effect on the stupid popup on mouse hover. I know it won't show up when I disable the taskbar completely from my main screen but I will do it as a last resort if there is really nothing I can do about it.Fixes I already tried:- restarting explorer.exe- enabling/disabling auto-hide- creating an "ExtendedUIHover

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Change Delay Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnails in Windows 10


Maybe my comment was ambiguous. I want the list to show longer. When I hover on a taskbar icon, it shows the list for about 4 seconds and then stops showing. I want to show the list of open windows to show as long as I hover over the taskbar icon.

 

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.

 

Win 10 suddenly stops Task Bar Browser Icons Popup on Mouse Hover

Hi, I understand you do not see taskbar thumbnails when hovering over an active icon on the taskbar.

You could use this recommended reputable free tool to try re-enabling that - by unchecking the box of course.




Also
How to Disable Live Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows 10 - Appuals.com

This also helped someone with a similar problem:
Change Taskbar Thumbnail Threshold to Show List in Windows 10 | Tutorials

Suitable search string for Google etc:
enable taskbar thumbnail preview