Can't Hide Taskbar?...

[Guest]

I see the option to 'manually' hide the taskbar is no longer available in
windows vista? The only way to hide it now is to turn on 'auto-hide'.

I can drag the taskbar up and down fine, but why can't I drag it to hide
like I could in previous versions of windows?

It may be a small issue, but it is one of a few I'm finding irritating
enough to switch back to good ol' XP.

Is this a known problem? Will it be fixed in SP1? I don't seem to be finding
much on it.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

WM

This option was probably removed as a result of the many thousands of
complaints from people who 'lost' their Taskbar.

 

[Richard Urban]

If you right click on the taskbar and go to "properties" you can turn on
auto-hide.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

 

[Guest]

Ronnie, Thanks for your response.

I thought the reason must have been something like that. I wonder if this
option could be turned back on with a 'regedit'? This issue should have been
addressed with more user notifications, or an option to switch it on/off. Not
completely removed.

I've noticed a few more people are complaining of it. I hope to see this
addressed in SP1. If anyone knows of a fix, please let me know.

Thanks.