How to hide taskbar Windows 10

On the Windows screen the stripe is pinned on the bottom known as Taskbar. However, you can change its position to any side on the desktop. It displays the pinned or currently running applications. We can quickly access our favorite or frequently used application directly from the taskbar. While some users are comfortable on full screen view of the screen and taskbar may irritate them. Therefore, you need to hide Taskbar. In this post, we have demonstrated various methods to hide the taskbar in Windows 10.

The following learning outcomes are expected:

• From Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• From Command Line Interface (CLI)

So, let’s start!

How to Hide Taskbar Using Graphical User Interface in Windows 10?

The majority of Windows users prefer the GUI as it is more user-friendly. It offers us menu and icons to interact with the operating system and perform the desired operation. Observe the provided instructions to hide the taskbar in Windows from the GUI:

Step 1: Open Taskbar Settings

Firstly, right-click anywhere on Taskbar, and open taskbar settings:

Step 2: Hide Taskbar Automatically

Here, we can access “Taskbar” settings from the “Personalization” settings panel also. Find the option “Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode” that is highlighted below (on the right side of the pane):

After that, turn on the toggle button highlighted in the above image:

As of right now, the taskbar is successfully hidden from the desktop. When we move the mouse pointer over a taskbar location, the taskbar will immediately appear:

How to Hide Taskbar Using Command Line Interface in Windows 10?

Although the GUI is the most common way to use Windows, some users still prefer to utilize the command line to perform administrative tasks Command Prompt is a Windows application used to run commands for administrative tasks. It provides us with a Windows command line User Interface/shell. To hide the taskbar from Windows Command Prompt, follow provided steps.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt

First type “CMD” in the “Startup” menu and launch Command Prompt with administrator privileges:

Step 2: Hide Taskbar

To hide the taskbar, run the supplied command below. Because we are using PowerShell command to hide the taskbar on the Command Prompt, we must use the “powershell -command” keyword:

powershell -command "&{$p='HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3';$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=3;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"

It is observed that the taskbar is hidden successfully:

Moreover, if you want to get the taskbar back again, use the below-stated command in CMD:

powershell -command "&{$p='HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3';$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=2;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"

We have compiled the GUI and command line method to hide Taskbar on Windows.

Conclusion

To hide Windows Taskbar, you can either use the command line (CLI) or Graphical user interface (GUI). In the GUI, go to the “Taskbar Settings” option and hide the task bar. Apart from GUI method, the PowerShell command can be utilized in the CMD to hide the taskbar on windows 10. In this blog, we have illustrated several methods including CLI and GUI to hide the taskbar.