Taskbar not showing up when Steam is maximized Win10

[DMCroww]

Already searched google to no avail, tried *many* "fixes" that didn't do anything (small mode to normal mode, restore and maximize, clicking the taskbar using WINkey and clicking back to steam to name a few...), also tried to search this clusterf... of a forum that has almost no filter options...….

And before you lash on me with "ugh, just use the WINkey" or "don't use steam maximized if that's bothering you"... IT IS ANNOYING and Steam is the only thing that does this. And since Win10 removed "Desktop" from the alt+tab list, there are situations where even that isn't an option.

Also, no, I'm not talking about BPM - Big Picture Mode...

So if anyone has an idea how to fix this issue (preferably permanently), let me know.. even if its the year 2045 and you stumbled on this thread because you have similar issue on your Win50 since Valve is ignoring this issue for at least 6 years now (it's the infamous year of 2021 FYI)

Many thanks.
my past Myself.

[Carlsberg]

引用自 ☥ - CJ - Runner 7/8/21：

Lock Taskbar
Automatically Hide in desktop mode
use small taskbar buttons

those are the settings i have enabled, when steam is maximized and i mouse over the taskbar it shows up like its supposed to.

My settings are same, works ok for me too. If not working on OP's maybe issue is not with steam but system files, windows or driver updates possibly.

[TopHatPotat125]

Hello. Sorry for all the people who clearly didn't understand what you were asking. I was having the same issue, and un-maximized it, trying to adjust it to look like it was in fullscreen, but I got annoyed, so I maximized it again, but this time I could see the taskbar again when I moved down to it.
TL;DR:
Un-maximize and re-maximize it again, it worked for me

[zippydsmlee]

引用自 TopHatPotat125：

Hello. Sorry for all the people who clearly didn't understand what you were asking. I was having the same issue, and un-maximized it, trying to adjust it to look like it was in fullscreen, but I got annoyed, so I maximized it again, but this time I could see the taskbar again when I moved down to it.
TL;DR:
Un-maximize and re-maximize it again, it worked for me

That dose not work for me, some of us may need a command line to add to steam short cut to disable it being on top all the time.

[lsdninja]

Are you sure it's just Steam that the taskbar is popping under?

I had this issue a while back and more than just Steam was affected. What finally fixed it for me was disabling the GeForce Experience overlay.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Okay now i see what this has been about lmao
had to relearn since this thread is old lol

Yeah ive been encountering this for a while now but never really thought much about it lol

I just unmax and maximize and the task bar shows properly

[zippydsmlee]

引用自 lsdninja：

Are you sure it's just Steam that the taskbar is popping under?

I had this issue a while back and more than just Steam was affected. What finally fixed it for me was disabling the GeForce Experience overlay.

Do you know what setting it would be in the NVIDIA control panel? The only thing I had changed recently was scaling, one TV was acting strange so I had to change it scaling settings.

[zippydsmlee]

引用自 ☥ - CJ -：

Okay now i see what this has been about lmao
had to relearn since this thread is old lol

Yeah ive been encountering this for a while now but never really thought much about it lol

I just unmax and maximize and the task bar shows properly

It's odd they made it max to be on top of everything. Tho could be a bug, but sometimes the executives want these features....

[[☥] - CJ -]

引用自 zippydsmlee：

引用自 ☥ - CJ -：

Okay now i see what this has been about lmao
had to relearn since this thread is old lol

Yeah ive been encountering this for a while now but never really thought much about it lol

I just unmax and maximize and the task bar shows properly

It's odd they made it max to be on top of everything. Tho could be a bug, but sometimes the executives want these features....

in my case i have it so the task bar hides, so steam being maxed doesnt necessarily bother me, but i guess it can be annoying, though it isnt often i keep steam maximized either way.

[lsdninja]

引用自 zippydsmlee：

Do you know what setting it would be in the NVIDIA control panel? The only thing I had changed recently was scaling, one TV was acting strange so I had to change it scaling settings.

It's not in the nVidia Control Panel, it's in GeForce Experience: it's the overlay feature. I was only using the FPS counter, but it was enough to bring out this behaviour. More importantly, it wasn't just Steam, but anything that sat in that zone, the taskbar would pup under any active window until I disabled the nVidia overlay.

[zippydsmlee]

引用自 lsdninja：

引用自 zippydsmlee：

Do you know what setting it would be in the NVIDIA control panel? The only thing I had changed recently was scaling, one TV was acting strange so I had to change it scaling settings.

It's not in the nVidia Control Panel, it's in GeForce Experience: it's the overlay feature. I was only using the FPS counter, but it was enough to bring out this behaviour. More importantly, it wasn't just Steam, but anything that sat in that zone, the taskbar would pup under any active window until I disabled the nVidia overlay.

Unfortunately you have to log in to use GF exp so I refuse to use it.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Then Custom Install the driver and deselect GFE so it doesnt even get installed, which is also what i do as i dont need it.

[Trondesson]

I have the same problem just now, appearing suddenly, without me changing anything in my Windows or Steam settings, and came here to check if anyone has a solution, but the answers of people who don't even read or understand the question are not helpful.

[FilthyMcNasty]

Any word or anything on this? This has been going on for years, and it's frustrating. I don't care if this is an old thread, the issue still persists so why should start a new thread?

[Korvan]

I know this is old but I didn't see a solution. I've had a recent issue and I'm not sure if it's relevant to this issue or not but I'm posting it here just in case. My issue involves a bug which I've also submitted to Support about.

After rebooting, and pulling up Steam via the System Tray, the window is maximized, hiding the Taskbar. Trying to minimize it does nothing. The solution for me was to double click in the empty s[ace between the title bar and the menu which is another way to un-maximize the current program. After that, clicking maximize worked and it maximized the window with the taskbar showing.

[violetdrip]

Having exact same problem, and also I could understand what you were saying very easily.. I'm reading this thread like 4 years later and I just want OP to know I'm so sorry they did you like that....