The first is when you have a badge on the icon-or an actual icon change-indicating the app needs your attention. In this case, you can simply click that taskbar button to let the app know you’ve seen what it needs you to see and the taskbar will hide again.įor background apps that have an icon in the system tray, two separate actions can cause your taskbar to stick around. For example, the Skype app will flash its taskbar button when you receive a new call. For regular apps, this usually means the app’s taskbar button starts flashing at you. When you’re using the auto-hide feature for the Windows taskbar, it will stay hidden until an application needs your attention. If you have instead dragged the program too far down on the screen and then shut down the computer or closed RootsMagic it will have the same issue again when opening.What Causes the Taskbar to Not Auto-Hide? RootsMagic remembers the last location the program appeared on the screen when it reopens. To prevent this from happening in the future make sure you use the minimize button on the top right corner of the program to move the program off the screen without closing it.
You can now drag the taskbar back to it's proper location if desired. The RootsMagic program can now be accessed.