Windows allows you to enable and disable the auto-hide taskbar feature using the built-in Settings app. However, if you want to access this feature more frequently on your Windows 11 or 10 PCs, you might consider adding “Automatically hide taskbar” in the context menu. Once you add “Automatically Hide Taskbar” to the right-click menu, you can use enable or disable this from the desktop. No need to dive into the Settings app anymore.
In this gearupwindows article, we will guide you on how to add “Automatically hide taskbar” to the context menu in Windows 11 or 10.
How to Include “Automatically Hide Taskbar” to Context Menu in Windows 11 or 10?
To add the “Automatically hide taskbar” option to the context menu in Windows 11 or 10, use these steps:-
Step 1. First, open Registry Editor.
Step 2. Then, browse or navigate to the following key in the left sidebar of the Registry Editor window:-
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell
Step 3. Now, right-click on the
Step 4. Name the newly created key to
Step 5. Now, right-click on the
Step 6. Name the newly created REG_SZ to
Step 7. Similarly, create three more String Values under this HideTaskbar key and rename them to
Once done, it will look like the below screenshot:-
Step 8. Then, double-click on the
Step 9. Click
Step 10. Next, double-click on
Step 11. Click
Step 12. After that, double-click on the
Step 13. Click
Step 14. Leave the SubCommands “Value data” blank. You don’t need to set its “Value data.”
Step 15. Now, right-click on the
Step 16. Name the newly created key as
Step 17. Now, right-click on the
Step 18. Next, right-click on the
Step 19. Name this newly created REG_SZ to
Step 20. Double-click on the
Step 21. Click
Step 22. Now, right-click on the
Step 23. Name the newly created key as
Step 24. On the right side of the command key, you will find the (Default) string. Double-click on the
powershell -command "&{$p='HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3';$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=3;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"
Step 25. Click
Step 26. Again, right-click the
Step 27. Name this key to
Step 28. Right-click on the
Step 29. Name this new REG_DWORD to
Step 30. Double-click on the
Step 31. Click
Step 32. Again, right-click on the
Step 33. Name this newly created REG_SZ to
Step 34. Double-click on the
Step 35. Click
Step 36. Now, right-click on the
Step 37. Name this newly created key as
Step 38. On the right sidebar, you will see a (Default) REG_SZ. Double-click on the
powershell -command "&{$p= 'HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3' ;$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=2;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"
Step 39. Click
Step 40. Finally, reboot your PC to apply the changes.
Once you complete the above steps, right-click on the free space on the Desktop. Click “Show more options” (in Windows 11). You will see a new context menu