Taskbar is a bar located at the bottom of your screen that displays all the currently opened programs and windows. By default, it also shows the Start button, Cortana/Search box, Task View button and Touch Keyboard button.
If you want to get rid of the taskbar for a cleaner look, or if you want more space for your opened windows, you can hide it. There are two ways to hide the taskbar in Windows 10. You can either temporarily hide it or you can permanently hide it.
Temporarily Hiding the Taskbar
To temporarily hide the taskbar, you just have to hover your mouse cursor over the top edge of the taskbar. The taskbar will automatically hide itself. If the taskbar is already hidden, you can bring it back by moving your mouse cursor to the bottom edge of the screen.
Permanently Hiding the Taskbar
If you want to permanently hide the taskbar, you can do so by going into the Taskbar settings.
- To do this, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar and click on “Settings”.
- In the Settings window, scroll down to the “Taskbar location on screen” section and select the “Hidden” option.
- Click on the “Apply” button and the taskbar will be permanently hidden.
- If you want to bring back the taskbar, simply go back into the Settings window and select the “Show taskbar” option.
Hiding the Cortana/Search Box and Touch Keyboard Button
If you want to hide the Cortana/Search box and Touch keyboard button, you can do so by going into the Taskbar settings.
- To do this, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar and click on “Settings”.
- In the Settings window, scroll down to the “Taskbar buttons” section and select the “Never combine” option.
- Click on the “Apply” button and the Cortana/Search box and Touch keyboard button will be hidden.
If you want to bring back the Cortana/Search box and Touch keyboard button, simply go back into the Settings window and select the “Always combine, hide labels” option.
Hiding the Task View Button
- If you want to hide the Task View button, you can do so by going into the Taskbar settings.
- To do this, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar and click on “Settings”.
- In the Settings window, scroll down to the “Taskbar buttons” section and uncheck the “Show Task View button” option.
- Click on the “Apply” button and the Task View button will be hidden.
- If you want to bring back the Task View button, simply go back into the Settings window and check the “Show Task View button” option.
Hiding the Clock
- If you want to hide the clock, you can do so by going into the Taskbar settings.
- To do this, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar and click on “Settings”.
- In the Settings window, scroll down to the “Clock and Calendar” section and uncheck the “Show clock” option.
- Click on the “Apply” button and the clock will be hidden.
If you want to bring back the clock, simply go back into the Settings window and check the “Show clock” option.
How to hide taskbar windows 10
If you are like me, you probably don’t want the Windows 10 taskbar to be visible all the time. Fortunately, there is a way to hide it completely. In this article, I will show you how to do that.
- First, open up the Registry Editor by pressing the WIN+R keys together and then typing in “regedit”.
Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Now, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value with the name “HideTaskbar” and set its value to 1.
If you want the taskbar to be visible again, simply delete the “HideTaskbar” DWORD value or set its value to 0.
