Solved Taskbar always on top

Dellboy7

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Hello guys,

I have just lept from xp pro to windows 8 pro cutting out vista and 7, so I have a bit of learning to do.

First little niggle, when using Google chrome, it is on top of the taskbar.

In xp there was a "taskbar always on top" box in properties which fixed it.

I can't find it in 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    homebrew
    CPU
    intel i3 3220
    Motherboard
    asus P8H61-MX USB3
    Memory
    8gb ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    on board
    Sound Card
    on board
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    500gb
I have both Google Chrome and Foxfire as well as Internet Explorer 10.


Windows 8 is already complicated enough. It's set up to run in Internet Explorer 10. If you continue to use Google Chrome not only will you flounder for weeks but you will become miserable to boot.

You didn't say what you are running Win 8 on. It is set up to run on desktops and laptops with conventional screens/monitors as well as touch features. On laptops both touch screen and touch pad. Further it's also now on notebooks, pads and smart phones.

If you run Internet Explorer 10, when you open your start screen there are two ways to open your home page. From the desk top icon, big blue E and/or from the task bar which is below. From the desk top it opens without tool or task bars. That's a space saver for touch screens, particularly the smaller notebooks and pads. From the task bar it opens the tool bars on top.

The four corners are "hot". When you place your mouse arrow in a corner something happens. Lots of things. In your start screen just start typing. A search feature will open that is loaded with things. In the lower left corner in "start", right clicking it opens a list of 16 items. Right clicking the task bar opens more too.

You can have several tool bars across the top including Google which I do have there.

Windows 8 is so loaded with features that it takes a lot of time to learn them. One such is an elaborate series of keystrokes that do all sorts of feats.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
So first thing, I shall abandon chrome.

This cures the taskbar niggle.

I have a file "windows.old" left over from my previous installation. There is nothing in it I want.

When I try to delete it, it first tells me I need admin permission, and when I take care of that, it then tells me I need system permission.

Forgot to say, it is in a desktop pc, pretty old one actually.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    homebrew
    CPU
    intel i3 3220
    Motherboard
    asus P8H61-MX USB3
    Memory
    8gb ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    on board
    Sound Card
    on board
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    500gb

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    homebrew
    CPU
    intel i3 3220
    Motherboard
    asus P8H61-MX USB3
    Memory
    8gb ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    on board
    Sound Card
    on board
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    500gb
You're most welcome. That's a nice amount to get back.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
First little niggle, when using Google chrome, it is on top of the taskbar.

In xp there was a "taskbar always on top" box in properties which fixed it.

I can't find it in 8.

I found the solution to this today.

I had been using the windows 8 version of chrome.

Using the normal version started from the desktop taskbar is on top.

So just in case there is anyone else as dim as me. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    homebrew
    CPU
    intel i3 3220
    Motherboard
    asus P8H61-MX USB3
    Memory
    8gb ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    on board
    Sound Card
    on board
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    500gb

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    homebrew
    CPU
    intel i3 3220
    Motherboard
    asus P8H61-MX USB3
    Memory
    8gb ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    on board
    Sound Card
    on board
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    500gb
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