Windows 10 is a great operating system, but it can be a bit overwhelming at first. One of the new features of Windows 10 is the taskbar. The taskbar is a bar at the bottom of the screen that shows all of your open windows. One thing you may not like about the taskbar is that it can be distracting when you’re trying to work. You may want to hide it so that it’s not in your way. Here are four ways to do that:

  1. Change the Taskbar Background One way to hide the taskbar is to change its background. You can find this option under “Settings” in Windows 10. Under “Taskbar and Start Menu,” you’ll see an option called “Taskbar.” Click on this, and then under “Background,” you’ll see several options. Select one of these, and then click on “OK.” This will change the background of the taskbar.
  2. Hide the Taskbar with a Keyboard Shortcut You can also hide the taskbar using a keyboard shortcut. To do this, go to “Settings” in Windows 10, and under “Task Manager,” click on “Keyboard.” Under “Shortcuts,” find and click on “Hide Task Bar.” This will hidden the task bar for all windows except for those in full-screen mode. ..

The Windows taskbar is great for quickly accessing frequently used applications on your computer. However, some users prefer to hide it in order to save screen space. Here’s how to hide the taskbar on Windows 10.

Automatically Hide the Taskbar in Settings

To automatically hide your taskbar, right-click anywhere on your PC’s desktop and select “Personalize” from the pop-up menu.

The “Settings” window will appear. In the left-hand pane, select “Taskbar.”

Alternatively, you could right-click the taskbar itself and, from the menu, select “Taskbar Settings.”

Regardless of which method you choose, you’ll now be in the Taskbar Settings menu. From here, toggle the slider to “On” under “Automatically Hide The Taskbar In Desktop Mode.” If your PC is able to switch over to tablet mode, you can hide the taskbar by toggling that option to “On,” as well.

Your taskbar will now automatically hide. This means that, unless you get a notification from an app in the taskbar or you hover your mouse over where the taskbar should be, it won’t show up.

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You can undo these settings by toggling the sliders back to the “Off” position.

Automatically Hide the Taskbar Using Command Prompt

If you’re feeling like a hacker, you can also toggle the auto-hide option between on and off by running commands using the Command Prompt.

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First, open the Command Prompt by typing “cmd” in the Windows Search bar and then select the “Command Prompt” app from the search results.

In Command Prompt, run this command to toggle the taskbar automatically hide option to on:

And to toggle the taskbar auto-hide option to off, run this command: