How to automatically hide the taskbar in Windows 11

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to automatically hide the taskbar in Windows 11.

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How to automatically hide the Windows 11 taskbar

  1. Right-click the taskbar.
  2. Click Taskbar settings.
    Taskbar settings
  3. Click Taskbar behaviors.
    Taskbar behaviors
  4. Turn on the Automatically hide the taskbar option.
    Automatically hide the taskbar in Windows 11
  5. Close the settings window.

The taskbar will automatically hide when you move your mouse pointer away from it, and reappear when you bring the cursor back to the bottom of the screen.


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