Windows XP: Enable/Disable the Auto-hide Taskbar

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Created: Nov 20, 2005


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How to get or get rid of the auto-hide taskbar.

The 'auto-hide taskbar' is where if your mouse isn't over the taskbar it minimizes itself out of sight until you bring your mouse to it.

    1. Goto Start menu.

    2. Select Control Panel.

    3. Click Appearance and Themes.

    4. At the bottom there will be a choice called Taskbar and Start Menu click on that.

    5. Under Taskbar there will be an option titled Auto-hide the Taskbar.

    a. To disable the Auto-hide uncheck the corrisponding box.
    b. To enable the feature check the box.

    6. Click OK and your done.

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