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Windows 11 multi-monitor taskbar issue
I just upgraded from win10 Pro this morning, also installing all updates. I'm running 3 monitors on an HP Omen - 1=laptop, 2=left, 3=right. I have taskbar on for all monitors in settings. If I dis...
Similar thread from July: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/report-an-issue/auto-hide-taskbar-not-functioning-properly-on-the-second-monitor/m-p/2584350
Reddit:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsinsiders/comments/q5qwil/windows_11_taskbar_multiple_monitors_issue/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/q1rt9p/autohide_taskbar_does_not_work_correctly_on/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/q1u2vd/auto_hide_taskbar/
Thanks for the links, but they're Just more of the same.
The deficit taskbar issues have been going on for 4 months now!
While not a critical function (although some may argue that statement) it is what many would classify an essential function, or at least a beneficial one.
Just to recap, I continue to experience the following multi-monitor taskbar related issues:
Persistent:
1. Autohide only seems to work the most (not completely) reliably on the monitor designated as the "main" monitor. The taskbar(s) does(do) not automatically unhide on other than the main monitor when the cursor is moved to the respective area(s). The various "fixes" mentioned in this thread and others are only temporary fixes at best. These user-discovered fixes are beneficial to some, but not to others.
Intermittent:
2. The taskbar notification area icons intermittently disappear. Changing a (non-specific) taskbar configuration seems to cause it to re-display - until it disappears again.
3. The taskbar "pinned" app icons occasionally disappear, then reappear with various, undefined actions (such as taskbar configuration changes, system restarts, etc.
Shame on Microsoft for choosing to release a new Windows version without stabilizing a key feature that almost EVERY multi-monitor user is becoming increasingly reactionary that include eyebrow-raising verbal expletives ...
The deficit taskbar issues have been going on for 4 months now!
While not a critical function (although some may argue that statement) it is what many would classify an essential function, or at least a beneficial one.
Just to recap, I continue to experience the following multi-monitor taskbar related issues:
Persistent:
1. Autohide only seems to work the most (not completely) reliably on the monitor designated as the "main" monitor. The taskbar(s) does(do) not automatically unhide on other than the main monitor when the cursor is moved to the respective area(s). The various "fixes" mentioned in this thread and others are only temporary fixes at best. These user-discovered fixes are beneficial to some, but not to others.
Intermittent:
2. The taskbar notification area icons intermittently disappear. Changing a (non-specific) taskbar configuration seems to cause it to re-display - until it disappears again.
3. The taskbar "pinned" app icons occasionally disappear, then reappear with various, undefined actions (such as taskbar configuration changes, system restarts, etc.
Shame on Microsoft for choosing to release a new Windows version without stabilizing a key feature that almost EVERY multi-monitor user is becoming increasingly reactionary that include eyebrow-raising verbal expletives ...