DisplayFusion RSS: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab DisplayFusion RSS: Taskbar stops autohiding Mon, 18 May 2026 11:42:05 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#34 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:03:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#34 DisplayFusion Could you send me a debug log? Here are the steps:

  • On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal"
  • Reproduce the issue and note the time so we'll know where to check in the log file
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Reply with the file attached
  • Disable debug logging after sending the log
]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#33 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:59:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#33 DisplayFusion I'm having this same issue of the main taskbar not hiding. When I read in this thread about the start menu being invisibly open, and that making DF keep the taskbar visible, I clicked on the start menu, which made it visibly open, and then alway, and the the start menu closed and the task bar auto-hid like it's supposed to. So thanks for that hacky fix, but is there a real fix in the pipeline anywhere?!? ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#32 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:16:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#32 DisplayFusion Could you send me a debug log? Here are the steps:

  • On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
  • Reproduce the issue and note the time so we'll know where to check in the log file
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Reply with the file attached
  • Disable debug logging after sending the log
]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#31 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:01:32 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#31 DisplayFusion Happens on Windows 10 (22H2) [19045.4529], DisplayFusion Pro 10.1.2, too. I installed the tool yesterday. Worked fine. I shut down my PC, rebooted - and now the taskbar is shown. ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#30 Sat, 15 Sep 2018 08:47:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#30 DisplayFusion
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No worries, glad to hear it's all good now!

You presence here make us all glad. :)
Right click on blank space on taskbar, now expand the taskbar settings, now turn on the auto hide taskbar. I hope it will work.
Article source: https://windowsclassroom.com/hide-taskbar-windows-10/ ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#29 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:48:41 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#29 DisplayFusion No worries, glad to hear it's all good now! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#28 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 04:02:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#28 DisplayFusion I have not seen this bug in quite some time and unfortunately I do not remember when exactly it stopped.

Thank you for fixing it though ... :) ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#27 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:22:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#27 DisplayFusion We made a few changes to try and resolve this issue in 9.1. How has this been working for you since updating to 9.1? ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#26 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 17:42:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#26 DisplayFusion That might be a possibility. We'll see what we can do.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#25 Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:59:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#25 DisplayFusion Any way you could add a setting that forces the taskbar to hide after X seconds? It is unlikely that a user would want to have their taskbar unhidden after a certain threshold if they have hiding enabled. At the least it would be a temporary workaround to this issue.

Thanks. ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#24 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:46:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#24 DisplayFusion Not yet, sorry. It's still on our list and we will be sure to post an update as soon as we've gotten it fixed up.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#23 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 01:49:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#23 DisplayFusion Any update on this issue being resolved? It continues to be an issue for me and is really annoying.

Thanks. ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#22 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:25:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#22 DisplayFusion Thanks, Keith! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#21 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:44:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#21 DisplayFusion @Ray: I've moved your post over to a thread for this issue. It's on our list to fix up, just haven't found a good reliable solution to the issue yet :)

Thanks! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#20 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:58:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#20 DisplayFusion After several months of dealing with computer issues (hard drive failure, more typical Windows 10 idiocy, etc.), I finally put DF (now at 8.1.2) back on my main computer (now a Dell XPS8700 desktop). A couple of weeks ago, I switched the taskbar to Multi-Monitor mode. All has been well with the Start Menu appearing on the active monitor, until today. Now, when I am on the secondary monitor, after I have hit Start and selected something or escaped, the task bar does not hide. I can get it to hide if I right click, select Multi-Monitor Taskbar, and switch between the two Enabled settings, but if I move the cursor up to the top to get the taskbar to show, then move the cursor, it does not hide. Note: I have not tried "Reset All Taskbars" yet, although as I have not done any major customization, trying that would not be a problem.

It appears to be similar to https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/auto-hide-taskbar-not-working-on-secondary-monitors/?ID=099a878f-c65a-4b38-bbb6-6e6faea2d0cc, but I see that discussion has been quiet for about three months. I hope I can provide input.

I turned on logging and have attached a log that I hope captures the behavior, as well as the current trouble shooting information.

Cheers,
M. Ray Mullins

This post was merged on Jan 4, 2017. ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#19 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:55:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#19 DisplayFusion Will do, thanks David! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#18 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:20:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#18 DisplayFusion I've been getting this since I moved from Windows 7 to 10 - it's incredibly frustrating since I haven't found even a work-around outside of restarting the computer. I've noticed that when it happens, the DisplayFusion taskbar on my second monitor has some strange behavior: The Start button can't be moused over until you click on it once, then it becomes "alive" again. You also have to click the start button twice for it to toggle the Start Menu (i.e. click the button once to bring it to life, can mouse over or click and the Start Menu pops up; then the button dies again and you have to click it again in order to bring it back to life so you can mouse over or close the menu.)

As others have said, it seems to happen when there's a full-screen application on the primary monitor - I haven't seen it happen with a full-screen window on my secondary monitor. It's inconsistent, though, so I'm not sure if it's a timing issue or some message is being read wrong.

Feel free to let me know if there are any tests I could run to help diagnose the problem. I'll try to get a detailed log next time it happens. ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#17 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:30:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#17 DisplayFusion I seem to be having this same issue. Whenever the taskbar on my second or third monitors is unhidden, it will display on top of whatever window is open on the display where the display fusion taskbar is set to auto-hide.

This is most prevalent when I have a browser open or a full screen game as sometimes even the windows taskbar will display on top of the full screen game which breaks immersion. If you need logs from me, please let me know and I will happily attach them to this thread. ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#16 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:37:59 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#16 DisplayFusion Will do, thanks! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#15 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:05:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#15 DisplayFusion Please let me know if you need/want any log files; I can reproduce this problem at will (much to my annoyance :)) ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#14 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:32:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#14 DisplayFusion @Buzzard: It almost seems like on some machines, the Start menu goes invisible when it closes, but doesn't actually close. That would explain both of the issues you're having. Hopefully when we resolve the auto-hide issue, it will resolve the other issue of the menu not moving back to the Primary monitor. We'll be sure to post an update when we have a new build with some fixes to try.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#13 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:43:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#13 DisplayFusion For some reason I just noticed this bug and the corresponding Start Menu coming up on the wrong monitor yesterday ... and now it is happening consistently. I installed the update this morning and saw the fix referenced and was so relieved ... and I still have the problem.

Right now if I am foolish enough to bring up the start menu (accidentally) on either of my two non-primary monitors the task bar on both non-primary displays stop auto hiding. In addition, I can no longer get the start menu to come up on my primary display. More specifically:

Start menu engaged for first time on primary display (mouse hover on primary display, start key pressed), everything is fine.

Start menu engaged on secondary display (mouse hover on secondary display, start key pressed), start menu appears on secondary display, auto hide no longer works on either secondary or tertiary display. Start menu now ALWAYS opens on secondary display even if mouse hover is on primary display.

Start menu engaged on tertiary display (mouse hover on tertiary display, start key pressed), start menu appears on tertiary display, auto hide still broken. Start menu will now always appear on tertiary display even if mouse hover is on primary display. If I bring up the start menu on the secondary display the behavior switches back to the secondary display but I cannot get the menu back to the primary display or the auto hide to work correctly.

Right clicking on the task bars and re-clicking on the auto hide will hide the taskbar until you accidentally bring the mouse over that region and then it is stuck on again (both have to be done).

Running the OMG annoying Anniversary update to Windows 10. ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#12 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:33:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#12 DisplayFusion Awesome thanks!! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#11 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:51:09 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#11 DisplayFusion Thanks for the log! It's definitely something to do with the Start menu reporting that it's open, even though it's not. Since Windows tells DF that it's open when we ask it, DF keeps the taskbar open. We aren't able to reproduce this here for some reason, but we have an idea on how to fix it. We'll be sure to let you know when we have a new build to try out.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Taskbar stops autohiding https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#10 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:48:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/taskbar-stops-autohiding/?ID=a4a3e88d-1a90-449f-9cac-8dd89e9e27ab#10 DisplayFusion I am noticing that this is most often caused by using the start menu from the secondary or tertiary taskbar (search feature in taskbar, launch from pins, etc) ]]>