How to Set Up Shortcuts to Automatically Hide the Taskbar in Windows 11
Windows 11 includes anAutomatically hide the taskbaroption you can select in Settings. The option hides the taskbar from the bottom of the screen when selected. However, users can still access the taskbar by moving their cursor to the bottom of Windows 11’s desktop.
That option is seemingly only accessible within theTaskbar behaviorssection in Settings. However, you can set up shortcuts for enabling and disabling theAutomatically hide the taskbaroption. Here is how you can set up the desktop, keyboard, and context menu shortcuts for theAutomatically hide the taskbaroption in Windows 11.
How to Set Up an “Automatically Hide Taskbar” Desktop Shortcut
When you select theAutomatically hide the taskbaroption, Windows runs two Command Prompt commands in the background to do the job. Because of this, you can set up desktop shortcuts for the auto-hide taskbar feature using those two commands.
Here is how to add a desktop shortcut that turns on theAutomatically hide taskbaroption in Windows 11:
Now you can click the Turn On Auto-Hide Taskbar shortcut on your desktop to activate the feature. The taskbar will disappear after double-clicking the shortcut, but it’s still there. Moving the cursor to the bottom of the desktop will bring up the taskbar again.
To disable the feature again, you’ll need to set up a second shortcut based on a different command. Repeat the steps above for creating a desktop shortcut. However, input this command to disable the auto-hide taskbar feature instead:
Do you prefer your shortcuts to be in the taskbar and Start menu, instead of on the desktop? If so, select the Turn On Auto-Hide Taskbar desktop shortcut and pressShift+F10. You can selectPin to StartandPin to taskbaroptions on the classic context menu that opens. Then you can click an auto-hide taskbar option on the taskbar or in the pinned app section of the Start menu.
How to Set Up a Keyboard Shortcut to Automatically Hide the Taskbar
Did you know that you can assign keyboard hotkeys to desktop shortcuts? After setting up an “automatically hide the taskbar desktop” shortcut, you can assign a hotkey to enable the auto-hide taskbar feature like this:
Pressing theCtrl+Alt+Hkeys simultaneously will activate the auto-hide taskbar option. You can set up a hotkey for disabling that feature much the same. Set up a “Turn Off Auto-Hide Taskbar” desktop shortcut and right-click it to selectPropertiesand assign a hotkey
However, don’t forget that you’re creating hotkeys that activate a desktop shortcut. As such, if you delete the desktop shortcut, your hotkey will vanish alongside it. The shortcuts must remain intact for the hotkeys to work.
How to Add an “Automatically Hide the Taskbar” Shortcut to the Classic Context Menu
You can add all kinds of shortcuts and options to Windows 11’s classic context menu byediting the registry. The context menu can include anAutomatically hide taskbarsubmenu with options for enabling and disabling the feature.
Here is how you can that auto-hide taskbar shortcut to the context menu with a script that edits the registry:
It’s time to try out the newAutomatically hide taskbarshortcut on your desktop’s classic context menu. Right-click an empty part of Windows 11’s desktop and selectShow more options. Then, move the cursor over the newAutomatically hide taskbarsubmenu you’ll see on the classic menu.
You can selectTurn onorTurn offoptions there to enable or disable the auto-hide taskbar.
you may remove that submenu from the classic context menu by deleting the key for it. To do that,open Registry Editorand navigate to theHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\HideTaskbarkey shown below. Right-click theHideTaskbarkey to select aDeleteoption for it. Click theYesbutton on the Confirm Key Delete dialog box that opens.
Make the Auto-Hide Taskbar Option More Accessible With Shortcuts
Setting up shortcuts to enable or disable theAutomatically hide the taskbaroption will make that feature more directly accessible in Windows 11. Such shortcuts will come in handy for users who frequently toggle the option on/off.
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