Auto-hidden taskbar not always on top

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Panzerschlacht

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Sometimes a program window hides the taskbar so I have to minimize every window I have open until I see the taskbar line. How do I fix this?
 

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Press the Windows key for it to pop up. :)
 

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David Bailey said:
Press the Windows key for it to pop up. :)
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Thanks for the answer! That sends me to the Start screen though. Windows-T might work on the other hand, but not sure if it brings the task bar to the front. I'll try the next time it's covered. But is there no way to make sure the task bar is always on top?
 

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System One

  • OS
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But is there no way to make sure the task bar is always on top?
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turn off auto hide
 

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Panzerschlacht said:
David Bailey said:
Press the Windows key for it to pop up. :)
Click to expand...

Thanks for the answer! That sends me to the Start screen though. Windows-T might work on the other hand, but not sure if it brings the task bar to the front. I'll try the next time it's covered. But is there no way to make sure the task bar is always on top?
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Odd.
I use Classic Shell.
The Classic Shell menu appears along with the task bar.

You could turn it off as caperjack suggests.

I don't know anything else to suggest.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
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    PC/Desktop
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    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
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    Revision ON-C0
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    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Just wondering but which applications hide your taskbar ? Media players ? or maybe a browser in kiosk mode ?

By default the taskbar should always be on top (although still transparent). Back in win 7 you could even disable this setting but in 8 it should always be in top, at least for regular windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (x64)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Classic shell has a setting that (i think by default) makes the windows key show the taskbar & classic shell menu. Shift-win opens the new-fangled "toys in a sandbox" style start screen.

I also use autohide for my taskbar (helps with a vertically challenged laptop screen) and this setup seems to work fine, I have not had the problem you've described.
 

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