Start11 Taskbar will not auto unhide at times

ON Windows 11 25H2, Build 26.200.8037, the Taskbar will not auto unhide at times. I reported this to Windows 11 Support and they did not know of any such issue but noted it could be because of Start11 (now version 2.6) since it has a Taskbar hide setting. After I just did a Windows Repair the Task bar unhide issue was not resolved. The last test was with setting the Windows Taskbar to hide in Windows 11. I have the same problem when the hide feature is set using Start11 and the setting in Windows is not set.

Please resolve.

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Reply #1 Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please try, uninstall Start11, reboot immediately (important), download latest version available in your account product download page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products. Install it, reboot immediately again. Retest it and report back.

If the issue still appear, try these steps.

  1. Make sure taskbar auto-hide on Windows turn off, only use Start11 auto-hide. Check if it work better.
  2. Turn on or off Start11 enhance taskbar and see if it work better.
  3. Post a video showing us the issue.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #3 Top

Hello,
There is a newer v2.7 Beta released recently that might help on this one. Please give it a try. Refer here: https://forums.stardock.com/541012 

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #4 Top

Support,

I am still having the problem of the Windows 11 Taskbar not unhiding at times. If I press the Windows key, then the Taskbar unhides and it keeps unhiding for various lengths of time. It occurs while using various programs so it has nothing do do with a particular app I am using at the time. I wanted to report that even with Windows 10 I had the same problem. I also had Start10 and then upgraded to Start11 on Windows 10. The taskbar for both computers is positioned at the bottom of the screen. I currently have Start11 version 2.73 installed 

I brought this to the attention of Microsoft Windows Support and they are looking into it and today they again took logs of my computer.

Right now, I have the Enhanced Taskbar settings on and below it, it says "Features enabled." If I click on Configure enhanced taskbar and scroll down, the Enable Start11 autohide mode is off. 

I would appreciate your assistance to resolve the Taskbar unhiding problem.

Thanks

Reply #5 Top

From what I know if you use Enhance taskbar you need to turn off Autohide on Windows side and only use Start11 auto hide. Have you tried that.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant

Reply #6 Top

No, I want to try not using Start11 to control the Taskbar of course to try to stop the Taskbar unhide issue from occurring. I understand Windows 11 does not have a Taskbar unhide issue unless a third party app is interfering with its operation.

Reply #7 Top

There is still no response concerning the Taskbar not auto unhiding at times on a computer running Windows 11.

Reply #8 Top

From what I understand, if you turn off Start11 Enhance taskbar, your taskbar will not be control by Start11 at all, so if the issue on your taskbar appear while Enhance taskbar turn off, most probably the issue is not due to Start11.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant

Reply #9 Top

As I reported, the issue has occurred with both Windows 10 and 11. According to an upper level Windows 11 Support Tech, I understand that they have no reports of a Taskbar unhiding issue with Windows 11, unless some installed app is causing it and thinks it could be caused by Start11. This is why I contacted Start11.

Reply #10 Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience. Thank you.

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant