How can I make my taskbar visible again?

By a failed key combination or a wrong setting the taskbar can quickly disappear from view. Many users often do not know how this happened and thus complicate their workflow. However, it doesn't take much to make the taskbar visible again.

How to make your taskbar visible again

Since the taskbar is a central work area, the important settings are never far away. Most of the time, just a few clicks will fix the problem.

1. Move your mouse to the edge of the screen where the taskbar would otherwise be.
2. If you move far enough to the edge, the taskbar will probably reappear on its own.
3. Now right-click on the taskbar and select "Properties" from the new context menu.
4. There you will find the option ""Automatically hide taskbar""(link: https://tipps.computerbild.de/software/windows/windows-uhrzeit-aus-der-taskleiste-verschwunden-680925.html), which you now select again so that the taskbar is permanently visible again.

Taskbar disappeared due to faulty process

1. Use the key combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del] to open the Windows menu.
2. Wählen Sie den Task-Manager aus und wechseln Sie zur detaillierten Ansicht unter „Prozesse“.
3. Unter „Datei“ klicken Sie auf „Neuen Task ausführen“ und geben in das Textfeld „Explorer.exe“ ein.
4. Bestätigen Sie mit [Enter] und schauen Sie, ob das Problem behoben ist.
5. Wenn die Taskleiste auch weiterhin nicht sichtbar wird, starten Sie Ihren Computer neu und probieren Sie die Schritte erneut aus.