This is probably the one method that will fix the issue for most people. Hopefully, if the taskbar issue was related to the presentation display, then this ought to fix it. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, you get pretty much the same options in the sidebar that pops out from the right side of the screen.įor Windows 10, you want to choose PC screen only from the list.
You want to make sure it is set to Computer only. In Windows 7, you get a pop up dialog with a couple of choices like Computer Only, Duplicate, Extend, etc. In Windows, you can just press the Windows Key + P or go to the Control Panel, click on Display and then click on Adjust Resolution or Change Display Settings. If you regularly connect your computer to external displays or docks, then your issue could be related to that. If it’s on auto-hide and on the left or right of the screen, you simply might not have noticed it.
Just in case, you should also check to make sure the taskbar is located at the bottom of the screen. That will open up the taskbar properties dialog box where you will want to go ahead and uncheck the Auto-hide the taskbar box. To do this, you would normally have to right-click on your taskbar, but since that is missing, we have to go through the Control Panel and click on Taskbar and Navigation.
