Freeware to Hide or Show Windows Taskbar on the Fly

Did you ever want to hide / remove Windows Taskbar so that you can use a dock utility such as RK Launcher, Rocket Dock, etc and can get more space on Desktop? Although you can set the Taskbar to “Auto-hide” mode but it also hides the Start button.

Today we are going to share 2 free utilities to hide or remove Taskbar in Windows:

  • Windows Taskbar Hide
  • Taskbar Eliminator

Windows Taskbar Hide

Windows Taskbar Hide” is a very small and portable tool created by “B0M8” @ DA which allows you to hide or show Taskbar easily and quickly.

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It might become very handy if you use a dock utility.

Simply run the tool and click on “Hide” button or press “F9” to hide Taskbar. If you want to show the Taskbar again, click on “Show” or press “F12” key.

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You can download it using following link:

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Taskbar Eliminator

Taskbar Eliminator” is another portable software which can hide the Taskbar but shows the start button so that you can access your programs.

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Its very handy if you use a dock. Just run the EXE file and it’ll hide the taskbar. If you want to show the taskbar again, press the “Ctrl + Alt + T” keys and it’ll show the main window where you can easily unhide the taskbar again. Also you can set the program to start automatically with Windows.

It works on almost all Windows versions including Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista and 7.

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Published in: Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

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  1. Thank you!

    This is exactly what I was looking for.

    (using on Win XP with taskbar on the side)

    Your program works perfectly 🙂

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