Maximized Steam window covers autohide taskbar.

[Fubax Foberio]

ISSUE

Steam maximized window hides acess to Windows taskbar when "autohide taskbar" option is set to left edge of screen.

OS

Windows 7 x64, classic (win98) UI, Dual Extended-Mode monitor

STEPS

• Select STORE from the main menu
  
• Select Maximize button in right corner.
  
• Try acess Windows Takskbar (when set to left edge of screen and autohide)
  
• RESULTS
  
• Nothing happening, Steam covers taskbar. Try use Win key.

EXPECTED

Windows taskbar pops up.

[dodossssssssss]

Still happening to me. Seems to occur rather randomly. I've noticed that even with steam maximized and when the bug is occuring, if I bring another window up so steam is not focused the taskbar comes up.

[OrieDargon]

This may be an issue with windows itself. I fixed it for myself by toggling off the taskbar autohide, then toggling it back on. It sucks that you have to go into the taskbar settings to fix it, but... eh.

It could also be a combination of issues from steam AND windows, but I won't pretend to know how that works.

[󠀡Dibelabbes]

Same, still happening to me. WdaF Valve?!

[Kensei Seraph]

I have 2 different devices and only the brand new one has this issue.
Weirdly enough, it works fine on my secondary screen but not on my primary screen.

[Thorlian]

This is still a problem 6 years later. I honestly mostly blame microsoft. Their auto-hide implementation is absolut canine-feces. It also leaves a sliver of the taskbar visible, which can cause ugly artifacts and issues with local dimming on certain monitors.

[Bromstine]

Steam covers my *non-autohide* (this is important) taskbar in Windows 10…

[Mharr]

As with all other Windows annoyances, I'm using an AutoHotKey hack to fix it. This resizes the Steam window to leave a one pixel gap for the taskbar, might not work on multi-monitor setups:

SysGet, xborder, 32
SysGet, yborder, 33
SysGet, caption, 4

SetTitleMatchMode, 3

Loop
{
WinWaitNotActive, Steam
WinWaitActive, Steam
WinGetPos, , , Width, Height, A
WinMove, A, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight - 1
}

[󠀡Dibelabbes]

Wow, thanks a lot. That fixed it for both Steam and the GoG Galaxy client.

In case someone less experienced in AHK has a problem having the software find the correct window ID for anything other than Steam. You can right click on an actively running AHK script in the taskbar and choose WindowSpy to get other identifiers displayed other than window name that you can use in the script (just replace Steam with for example ahk_exe GalaxyClient.exe).

[Mharr]

Honestly I should probably improve the targeting there, I just threw that together from a borderless fullscreen script and ignored it for years because it mostly worked. My hardware's the same, ancient ASUS lappy with soldered copper blocks & desktop fins Frankensteined onto the heat pipes.

... The main Steam window is literally just titled "Steam" so I've set it to exact match only.

[Normal Human (not suspicious)]

Still a problem on my computers....

[Thorlian]

7 YEARS... 7!!!!!!!!!! YEARS!!!!!!! How. Is. This. Still. An. Issue????

[Justyn]

Publicado originalmente por Thorlian:

7 YEARS... 7!!!!!!!!!! YEARS!!!!!!! How. Is. This. Still. An. Issue????

Well. I mean it could be a Windows issue... I hear this doesn't happen on linux. :P

[Thorlian]

Publicado originalmente por Justyn:

Publicado originalmente por Thorlian:

7 YEARS... 7!!!!!!!!!! YEARS!!!!!!! How. Is. This. Still. An. Issue????

Well. I mean it could be a Windows issue... I hear this doesn't happen on linux. :P

Windows is definitely partly to blame. The Autohide task bar implementation is awful! That doesn't mean that steam shouldn't accomodate it, though.
Linux is well and good if you don't rely on windows exclusive applications, which I do.

[Mharr]

It's a Windows issue that doesn't affect most other commonly used programs, so...

[yoship]

Guys, found a fix that works on my PC, it's a per-session fix when you first launch Steam. Worth trying for those still facing this issue.

• Open Steam. Steam occupies the whole screen, Windows taskbar cannot be accessed anymore.
  
• Now go to top right of Steam window, there is a maximize/ resize toogle there- right to the left of the close window button. Toggle it once.
  
• Taskbar autohide feature works normally now if you're lucky, even if you close Steam window and it minimizes to system tray. Reopening Library or Store from here reopens Steam window and autohide still works normally.

Edit: I've noticed sometimes after a game launch and possibly after other Windows events, Steam Client again overrides taskbar. Toggling the above mentioned button twice enables autohide feature of taskbar again.