why does my taskbar hide when i open google chrome

The issue only happens when a program has multiple windows open. Repairing the OS, or installing updates will usually correct the issue for a time, but it crops up again after a short time.Īnyone know what else I ought to be looking at to diagnose this?Īddendum to the issue (apologies for not getting the right login for this forum - this is still me) User has experienced this on several different devices - Surface Laptop, RDS Session, and regular desktop computers (with and without multiple monitors).Īlso does not depend on the pointing device the user employs - touchpad, mouse, bluetooth mouse, all exhibit the same behavior. 1) Open several windows on Windows 10 desktop.Ģ) Minimize (by any means -, click the minimize button, whatever.ģ) Click on icon on taskbar and the window will briefly flash on the screen and collapse back to taskbar.Ĥ) hover over icon and the thumbnail preview(s) of windows collapsed under that icon appear,Īnd you can mouse over the thumbnails, but if you click them, they flash and collapse back to the taskbar.ĥ) rotates through the open windows, bringing them to the fore normally.

Why does my taskbar hide when i open google chrome