TaskbarHider Pro (Windows 11)

Goals:

• Fully hide the Windows system taskbar (Explorer) and block mouse-triggered reveal
• Keep third-party taskbar managers (e.g., YASB Reborn) working — hide ONLY Explorer's taskbar
• On Win key press, temporarily show the taskbar for 10 seconds (press Win again to hide immediately)
• Restore everything safely on exit (Alt+`)
• CPU load 0%, memory load approximately 0.9 MB

Notes:

• Work-area expansion (reclaiming bottom space) is applied only when no third‑party taskbar managers are detected.
• Uses continuous enforcement thread to prevent re-appearance.
• Reactivates blocking after each hide via a short Show→Hide cycle.

Installation

Download the standalone exe

Building from Source

# Build with MinGW
g++ -std=c++20 -O2 -municode -mwindows final_solution_cpp.cpp -o TaskbarHiderPro.exe \
    -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -static \
    -luser32 -lshell32 -lkernel32 -lpthread

Usage

Controls

• Win Key: Show taskbar and Start menu for 10 seconds
• Alt + `: Exit and restore system

The program runs immediately without confirmation prompts and provides real-time status updates.