Buttery Taskbar

Many things have changed about the Windows UI since the earliest version of the OS, but the taskbar has always been a constant companion. While it is useful, it also takes up a fair bit of screen space. The auto-hide feature can help with this, but it is often more annoying than helpful.

Buttery Taskbar is a relatively simple, open-source program that provides you with a different solution: it hides the taskbar at all times, bringing it up only when the Start menu is active.

The Windows auto-hide feature should help you keep more things on your desktop, but it tends to get in the way. It often pops up at the worst time if you move the cursor to the edge of the screen accidentally.

Buttery Taskbar makes sure the taskbar is always hidden and makes it impossible to activate it by accident. To bring it up, simply press the Start button. The taskbar will now be linked to the Start menu.

It should be noted that the Windows auto-hide feature needs to be enabled for the program to function correctly. Once it is set up, you can access it from a system tray icon if you want to disable or quit the application.

It can certainly take some getting used to, and it may not be the ideal solution if you don’t use a lot of keyboard shortcuts. Nevertheless, the extra screen space can come in handy, so you might want to give it a try.

Buttery Taskbar is a useful tool for those who feel that the Windows taskbar often gets in their way. It enhances the auto-hide feature by linking the taskbar to the Start menu, thus making it visible only when you press the Start button.