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nikodumit
Tin Contributor
Dec 05, 2025

Windows 11: Auto-hide taskbar animation is laggy / low FPS (very noticeable on OLED displays)

I’m seeing a persistent UX issue with the “Automatically hide the taskbar” feature in Windows 11. Issue: When auto-hide is enabled, the show/hide animation looks laggy and low FPS and feels “wonky”...
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Amiriooim
Iron Contributor
Dec 09, 2025

Some users have reported improved animation performance by tweaking registry settings related to animations, but this should be done cautiously and only if comfortable.

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    nikodumit
    Tin Contributor
    Dec 09, 2025

    I see, but I'd rather they just fix it.

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      DennyZenny
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 03, 2026

      The animation was fixed recently. It has yet to be introduced into stable builds yet.

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        Anakin
        Copper Contributor
        Jul 21, 2026

        Did this fix roll out because even today the animation looks very stuttery on 25H2 - 26200.8894. Nothing mentioned fixes it.