1=> set autohide on in taskbar properties (rightclick on it) or if that gets on your nerves (taskbar pops up over xwd when you go to deep with mouse),use an autohotkey script like this one: #SingleInstance #NoTrayIcon s=0 F12:: if s=0 { WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd s=1 } Else { WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd s=0 } return copy this into a txt document and save as taskswitch.ahk, then run it with autohotkey (use google to find it), use F12 to toggle taskbar on/off OR PM ME, and i'll send you the compiled version (+-200kb), since i guess i can't attach exe files , and didn't bother to t