No, standard desktop system with no touch screen. I'm currently running the beta version of Start11 v2 in hopes that it would fix the issue but alas, it didn't. I'm running Windows 11 23H2 (22631.2715).

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

Please see if the updated beta resolves your issue:

https://forums.stardock.com/524001/get;3910016

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

I even went so far as to completely uninstall Start11 v2 with Revo Uninstaller to make sure that every single piece of Start11 was removed and reinstalled the beta version to see if it fixes it. Nope, it doesn't.

So right now, autohide works as intended as long as there's a window on the screen. It can be any window be it the Start11 config screen, a Windows Explorer window, Microsoft Edge, or Calculator. Yes, any window will do. As long as a window is open on the screen and not minimized, autohide works as intended. However, a blank desktop with just the desktop and nothing open on it showing nothing more than your desktop icons will cause autohide to not function properly.

I don’t even know what Wallpaper Engine is.

I just tested on Start11v2 - 2.03 with rounded taskbar, autohide on, at the top and on the bottom of the monitor, and I don't see your issue. There has to be something unique about your system that is causing this issue. I'm even running the Beta version of Windows 11 - 22635.2771.

I think all the issues with where the mouse had to be in order to unhide the taskbar have now been resolved.

I even tried disabling DeskScapes 11 thinking maybe it was acting as a window on the desktop as you mentioned was needed on your system for the Autohide function to work. It didn't make any difference. I still did not see your issue.

Maybe it has something to do with your gpu and/or display driver. If the gpu is displaying the 1 pixel line off the screen, then your mouse can’t trip it. Maybe having a window open on the desktop causes that 1 pixel line to come back onto the screen.

Do you have the display scaling set to 100%?

Double check your gpu driver settings.

OK, I tried what you suggested; no dice. Same symptoms.

basj, in your video, the taskbar appears when you hit the top of where the taskbar is located. On my system, and in other conversations in this forum, there is a 1 pixel line at the bottom of the monitor that trips the taskbar to unhide.

In the video I posted there is one line appear at the very bottom of the screen. Yes I need to touch or cross over it to popup the taskbar.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

I did the purge thing, still an issue. Yes, I have an nVidia card in my system. What really makes this whole thing strange is that the issue only exists on the primary monitor, not the secondary monitor.

As long as there's a window on the screen, the taskbar functions as it should. With nothing but the desktop and the icons, it's broken.