Start11 Taskbar will not auto unhide at times

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.

I have turned off the enhance taskbar option and it still occurs intermittently.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

I wanted to mention that today I spoke to an upper level Microsoft Windows 11 Support person and he said that he researched the taskbar auto unhide issue and found that there are known issues with 3^rd party apps but not with the default Windows OS basically.

There still has been no response after sending my message on August 6th as of today, August 18th. I found out that the Microsoft Windows Support person I referred to in my message was a Tier 3 level tech so he was a high level tech. Is any progress being made to address the intermittent Taskbar unhiding issue?

[Hello,

I have forwarded your problem/question again 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

Hi waynecar and thanks for posting.

This is not reproducing for me in the latest Start11 release (2.74 at this time).  Any use of Start11's autohide is "unhiding" for me as expected.

However, since your original post, improvements have been implemented that relate to the Taskbar.  You might find resolution with the current (2.74) version.  

While it could be true that "Windows 11 does not have a Taskbar unhide issue...", the Start11 Enhanced Taskbar does (by design) impact the functionality of the Taskbar.  By enabling the Start11 autohide mode specifically (instead of from Windows), you are enabling an autohide function that Start11 supports.  This is displayed clearly in the app:

Please try doing this as requested, in the latest version to confirm if it resolves the issue.  

If it does not, make sure to restart explorer and try again.  If it continues to be an issue, more specific reproduction information may help.  At this point detailed explanation of the exact steps to reproduce the issue (with a video upload if possible) would be helpful.

We would also request that include clarification of your taskbar alignment (default bottom/left/right/top alignment), your monitor setup, display configuration, and other specific settings you may have enabled for your Taskbar and in the app.  

A good way to check if a setting is contributing to this would be by saving a backup and restoring your settings to their defaults: 

https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1995702300/Start11+v2+UI:+Settings+backup

Please let us know if this helps, and if we may be of further assistance.

Best regards,

Adam McGuinness
Stardock Support Specialist

I have the Start11 version 2.74 and if I use Windows 11 to Autohide the Taskbar, the Taskbar may not unhide several times in a day at various times while using various apps. To test the operation further, I just now disabled Windows 11 Autohide mode and enabled Start11 Autohide mode.

To clarify: Following up on your test, does the problem remain with Windows 11 Autohide mode turned Off, and Start11 Autohide mode On? 

If the problem does remains, does it occur if Start11 is uninstalled altogether?  

Reminder, you can save a backup of your Start11 settings to a file on your PC.  That way you can have them if needed, so you can easily check the behavior without Start11 installed, and restore your settings later.

Best regards,

Adam McGuinness
Stardock Support Specialist