Remove Taskbar 100%

[Phrozen]

I can remove your taskbar 100% but you will still be able to open the Start Menu with the Windows key on your keyboard if that's any good to you.

I found the C# source code here but it came as code for a small application with two buttons (one to hide the Taskbar and Start Button and one to show them again). I've modified the code to automatically do what you want upon running it and then it exits, it uses the Windows API so there isn't any dirty hacks involved either.

To make life easier I made it into two exe's, one does the hiding and the other one shows it again.

Simply extract the exe's to your Windows folder and create a shortcut to the 'HideTaskbar.exe' in the Start Menus 'Startup' folder to make it happen upon each bootup.

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(Requires Dot.Net 2.0 or higher)

EDIT: Works for Vista too btw!

Thank you Generator! It is 2013 and your application still rocks my desktop

 

[nereb]

I can remove your taskbar 100% but you will still be able to open the Start Menu with the Windows key on your keyboard if that's any good to you.

I found the C# source code here but it came as code for a small application with two buttons (one to hide the Taskbar and Start Button and one to show them again). I've modified the code to automatically do what you want upon running it and then it exits, it uses the Windows API so there isn't any dirty hacks involved either.

To make life easier I made it into two exe's, one does the hiding and the other one shows it again.

Simply extract the exe's to your Windows folder and create a shortcut to the 'HideTaskbar.exe' in the Start Menus 'Startup' folder to make it happen upon each bootup.

View attachment 68549
(Requires Dot.Net 2.0 or higher)

EDIT: Works for Vista too btw!

Thank you it works flawless!

However, I have a simple question for you. Is there a way to take advantage of the extra space that we gain after the removal of the taskbar?

 

[gosick]

Hi there, I am having the same issue as the OP, and I was just wondering, where is the Start Menu Startups folder? I can't seem to locate it to insert the .exe

Thanks!

 

[Bongo]

Hi there, I am having the same issue as the OP, and I was just wondering, where is the Start Menu Startups folder? I can't seem to locate it to insert the .exe

Thanks!

Welcome to the Seven Forums

The start up folders are at
All users
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
User
C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and

ProgramData and AppData is hidden use step 3 of this tutorial to unhide it http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/56005-file-folder-hide-unhide.html

Jerry

 

[johnmalay]

You're more than welcome denxnis.

thanks for sharing good apps

 

[srirama7832]

Thanks a lot Generator Your App Worked 100% for me in Windows 7 to HideTaskbar

 

[Xerestro]

Big Thanks to Generator, your program works really well!
I do have one request though. Can someone find a way to not have it reappear all the time? It seems to happen, whenever I get a notification in the taskbar.
Thanks in advance.

 

[hcsolicitors]

Just wanted to say thanks to Generator it's exactly what I needed

 

[Exyana]

How to

Have a look at this : Show or hide the taskbar

 

[Neutralizer]

Cheers Generator, seems like your little app has nailed this problem for me on windows 8 x64.

I'm using Display Fusions taskbar on all screens, which relies on keeping the windows taskbar operational to function correctly. Autohide is just stupid though, and keeps popping and making a nuisance of itself.

Might I suggest you contact the developers of Display Fusion, as a few people seem to have been asking for a way to permanently hide the windows native taskbar, just like myself. Your's is the only code that seems to be working for it so far.

 

[Sookster]

Heck yeah, I love what Generator posted. This goes nicely with Stardock's Objectdock.

To fix that full size windows, set taskbar to auto-hide before activating hidetaskbar and you'll have full screen windows.

 

[Neutralizer]

The solution that worked for me actually ended up using a different program (Taskbar-Hide). Generators program might work though, i haven't tested with it since I took steps to disable taskbar popups.

disable taskbar always on top

 

[qwzky]

Generator, thank you a lot for these two „wonders”

 

[eimer96]

I tried both Generator's and Prisoner's fixes and they would work once but then the taskbar would start up again and I would have to relaunch the hiding program. In the end I stumbled upon this .exe in the rocketdock miscellaneous add-ons and tried it. After adding it to the registry at hotkeycurrentuser\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run and runningit, it worked like a charm and the best bit was that it would consistently and repeatedly close the taskbar, not just once. Hope this helps

 

[Neutralizer]

Good find! I was having intermittent issues with the task-bar reappearing when certain programs were running. The program you linked seems to have resolved it.

Thanks!

 

[Rizathivax]

You guys may want to check out Taskbar Eliminator by Aviassin. It can be set to start with Windows, auto hides the Taskbar, gives you hot keys to show/hide the Taskbar & a hot key to it's settings. You can still access the start menu using the Windows key & it allows apps the use of the whole screen.

 

[malkoca]

I noticed it said Solved in the title... but couldn't help posting this. It's my own personal app for hiding the taskbar. It hides it completely, except for the start button. But that can be hidden by using a start orb with full transparency (and it doesn't register when you click in that area when you use this if you are using such a start orb).

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Hi Prisoner;

I need this program to autohide without to popup "hold the windows key bla bla" and start to hide wihout first to press "windows + space bar" keys. And "windows + space bar" keys functional later it start hiding. Can you update the software.

 

[Pacoh]

Wow! Generator this really works great, tnx

 

[youfag]

I noticed it said Solved in the title... but couldn't help posting this. It's my own personal app for hiding the taskbar. It hides it completely, except for the start button. But that can be hidden by using a start orb with full transparency (and it doesn't register when you click in that area when you use this if you are using such a start orb).

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Please, please make a version in which it's hidden by default and in which you don't have to press OK. Your app is the only one that's perfect, except for that little "issue".

(I tried using autohotkey script to confirm the OK dialog and to send Windows key + Enter, but it doesn't work, don't know why.)

 

[jykelly]

Hi,

If I may be allowed a little bit of self promotion, I've been working on a taskbar hiding app as well. You can find it here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/free-dev...shybar-automatic-windows-7-taskbar-hider.html