# Cannot auto hide Windows TaskBar

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/cannot-auto-hide-windows-taskbar/1873>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [April 21, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/cannot-auto-hide-windows-taskbar/1873 "2006-04-21T04:05:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Cheuk](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@Paul\_Cheuk](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Paul_Cheuk)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/cannot-auto-hide-windows-taskbar/1873/1 "2006-04-21T04:05:45Z")

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Dear Sir,

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        After installing Directory Opus 8, The Windows TaskBar could not be hidden. Is there any setting affecting it?

        Thanks.

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Paul Cheuk.

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**Author:** ![chriscrutch](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@chriscrutch](https://resource.dopus.com/u/chriscrutch)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/cannot-auto-hide-windows-taskbar/1873/2 "2006-04-21T08:08:51Z")

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I'm currently running DOpus 8.2.2.0 and have no problems hiding the taskbar. I've been running various versions of DOpus for about a year now, and have never had any problems hiding the taskbar. I always have it hidden, I don't like the thing. 🙂

Occasionally, the taskbar hiding effect will simply stop working, regardless of whether or not DOpus is installed or running. This is a Windows problem. Usually opening the task manager with ctrl-alt-del and killing "explorer.exe," then restarting "explorer.exe" with the "New Task" dialog in the task manager will fix the problem. Again, this is a Windows problem, not a DOpus problem.

Take a look at your taskbar settings, just to make sure that Auto-Hide is turned on. I've seen the option mysteriously turn itself off for no apparent reason. If all looks good there, try the process I outlined above. If that doesn't work, either, then there is probably a much deeper problem.

--chriscrutch