Windows 10: Windows 11 Taskbar Disappearing Full-screen Applications, Video Card Drivers, & Sleep Mode

Hi, I'm on Windows 11. Exiting full-screen applications, updating video card drivers, or logging in after allowing the computer to sleep causes the taskbar to disappear on one monitor. To get the taskbar back, I have to restart File Explorer via Task Manager or switch my main display and switch back each time this occurs.This issue happens constantly. How can I fix this for good?

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Window11 Taskbar disappeared when any window is maximized after screen and sleep

I have an issue where the taskbar disappears when any window is maximized.

The issue occurs when the screen turned back on, after screen has turned off by selecting screen and sleep option

The taskbar operates normally before the power sleep mode activated.

I didn't check auto hide taskbar option

 

windows 10 video card driver problem

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I request you to try the following steps:

Uninstall and Reinstall the Graphics Card Drivers.

Step 1: Uninstall the Graphics Card
Drivers

• 
  Press “Windows Logo” + “X” keys on the keyboard.
  
• 
  Click on “Device Manager” from that list.
  
• 
  Search for the Graphics Card
  from the device list, right click on it and then select “Uninstall”. On the un-installation window, if you have an option: “Delete the driver software for this device” you may select that and then remove the corrupted drivers
  from the computer.
  
• 
  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and then restart the computer if prompted.
  

After the restart, please go ahead with the next steps to install the latest drivers and check if that resolves the issue.

Update Driver Software from the Manufacturer’s website:

Step 2: Go to the Computer or Graphics Card
manufacturer’s website and search for the latest Windows 10 drivers available for the
Graphics Card model and then install it by following the instructions given in the website.

Try installing in compatibility mode.

Follow these steps to install the drivers in compatibility mode and check if that helps.

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  Download the driver from the manufacturer’s website.
  
• 
  Right-click on the driver setup file and click on
  ‘properties’.
  
• 
  Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box
  ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists
  

I hope this helps you. If you have any further query in future, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

Windows 11 taskbar covers the bottom of Office365 applications

Hello Don_Awesome,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community for help.

I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues with the taskbar autohide feature on Windows 11. I would like to suggest some steps that may help to resolve the issue:

• Restart File Explorer or re-register the taskbar package
  
• Install or uninstall the latest Windows updates or drivers, particularly the display driver
  
• Check for app notifications and disable those for apps causing taskbar to not hide. Disable "Show badges (unread messages counter) on taskbar apps") if applicable
  
• Run System File Checker in Windows
  
• Start your PC in safe mode in Windows
  

If none of these steps help, it may be a possible bug that affects some users and applications. I recommend that you send feedback about this issue to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app by pressing Windows logo key + F at the same time on your keyboard. The Feedback Hub app lets you report any problems you encounter while using Windows 11 or Windows 10. You can also send suggestions to help us improve your Windows experience.

As a workaround, you can try the following:

1. Opening the Start menu so that the taskbar can hide automatically

2. Unchecking "Show flashing on taskbar apps" in Windows settings.

If you have any further concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,

Yuhao Li

Microsoft Community Technical Support