
The first is when you have a badge on the icon-or an actual icon change-indicating the app needs your attention. In this case, you can simply click that taskbar button to let the app know you’ve seen what it needs you to see and the taskbar will hide again.įor background apps that have an icon in the system tray, two separate actions can cause your taskbar to stick around. For example, the Skype app will flash its taskbar button when you receive a new call. For regular apps, this usually means the app’s taskbar button starts flashing at you. When you’re using the auto-hide feature for the Windows taskbar, it will stay hidden until an application needs your attention.

What Causes the Taskbar to Not Auto-Hide?
