# How do I hide the Windows taskbar **URL:** \ **Category:** Programming & Scripting\ **Tags:** unreal-engine\ **Created:** [September 15, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742 "2014-09-15T08:46:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajbarry3\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ajbarry3\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ajbarry3_1)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/1 "2014-09-15T08:46:14Z")
When I packaged my game with either development or production the windows taskbar is showing on top of my game. How do I hide the windows taskbar when I package my game? ![15441-help.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/e/1/9e1ecdb78df227e9ca80ace3b79115cea85c9393.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![eXi](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/exi/32/906583_2.png) [@eXi](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/eXi)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/2 "2014-09-15T08:57:14Z")
This looks like the wrong Fullscreen mode :X Are you sure you set your game correctly to Fullscreen? ---
**Author:** ![ajbarry3\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ajbarry3\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ajbarry3_1)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/3 "2014-09-15T09:11:07Z")
I’m not sure how I would do that. ---
**Author:** ![ajbarry3\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ajbarry3\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ajbarry3_1)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/4 "2014-09-15T09:44:54Z")
Ok, I answered my own question. In my level blueprint I used an 'Event Begin Play" node and connected it to an ‘Execute Console Command’ node with “FULLSCREEN” as it’s command. ![15444-answer.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/1/7/c1706d101a6fa5922a8d8340ea82563207ac9782.png) ---
**Author:** ![marciusB](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@marciusB](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/marciusB)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/5 "2015-02-14T17:16:10Z")
Made how you did but no results. the taskbar is still over my game window. ---
**Author:** ![ajbarry3\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ajbarry3\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ajbarry3_1)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/6 "2015-02-26T14:57:41Z")
Did you put these nodes in the level blueprint? ---
**Author:** ![neofuturelabs](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/neofuturelabs/32/1194562_2.png) [@neofuturelabs](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/neofuturelabs)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/7 "2016-10-25T10:11:39Z")
The fullscreen console command has apparently been changed to MainFrame.ToggleFullscreen Also, it will also work correctly outside the level blueprint, but of course it depends on what timing you want to go into fullscreen mode (I set it to a hotkey for development purposes) ---
**Author:** ![Bob3DGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Bob3DGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bob3DGames)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/8 "2017-01-26T13:13:34Z")
I have this problem as well. I’ve tried executing the console command in different places, setting user settings and I’ve tried all three modes (fullscreen, windowed fullscreen and windowed) and nothing will play the game on top of the task bar. Absolutely nothing I can find on here or elsewhere on the internet provides a solution. This is very frustrating, especially since it’s obviously possible or any number of UE4 games I’ve played would play with the taskbar visible. PS MainFrame.ToggleFullscreen doesn’t do anything. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_99dfd4e5](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_99dfd4e5](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_99dfd4e5)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/9 "2017-02-22T18:39:37Z")
Have you made any progress on this? I’m in the exact same situation as you. I’ve tried setres, FULLSCREEN, the bp node for fullscreen, borderless window, game user settings, everything. Sometimes the task bar is there, other times it’s not. But when I use the mouse and it covers the bottom of the screen, it’s extremely annoying. ---
**Author:** ![gbx\_Infinite](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@gbx\_Infinite](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/gbx_Infinite)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/10 "2017-08-11T03:09:52Z")
Had the same issue in 4.15, was able to fix it with the following code ``` FSlateApplication::Get().GetActiveTopLevelWindow()->BringToFront(true); ``` ---
**Author:** ![olim\_simon](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@olim\_simon](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/olim_simon)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/11 "2018-02-05T09:39:30Z")
Thanks for the advice, but it is not working for me…Where did you call this function? I have call this in widget blueprint event construct but no use… Can you give me advice? ---
**Author:** ![gbx\_Infinite](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@gbx\_Infinite](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/gbx_Infinite)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/12 "2018-02-05T15:04:06Z")
We had to get much more aggressive. Added a function to the FWindowsWindow that calls Minimize() Maximize() and ::SetForegroundWindow() So far this has worked for us ---
**Author:** ![olim\_simon](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@olim\_simon](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/olim_simon)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/13 "2018-02-06T06:41:02Z")
OK, I found an answer and searched different way. I decided to use Game User Settings Option which is defined in UGameUserSettings Class. But this Class can not be access through Blue Print, only through C++ code. I followed [https://impetus-games.com/blog/Persistent-Graphics-Settings-in-UE4](https://impetus-games.com/blog/Persistent-Graphics-Settings-in-UE4) and now It works for me. ---
**Author:** ![eXi](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/exi/32/906583_2.png) [@eXi](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/eXi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/14 "2018-02-06T09:33:48Z")
> But this Class can not be access through Blue Print, only through C++ code. That is not true. The GameUserSettings are exposed to Blueprints for quite a while now. Maybe you are on a very old UE4 version? ---
**Author:** ![olim\_simon](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@olim\_simon](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/olim_simon)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/15 "2018-02-07T01:02:09Z")
You’re right, I modify my answer at here. Get Game User Settings can be called via blueprint and many of functions too. I used this with C++ code and removed console command FULLSCREEN, and there is no problem now. ---
**Author:** ![Juliemkaer](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Juliemkaer](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Juliemkaer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/16 "2018-05-14T06:32:02Z")
It is very annoying when you play game and taskbar is not hidden. You can’t focus game at that time. So to hide taskbar is not a choice, it is very important to play game with focus. There are several ways to hide taskbar in windows 10 and some of those i mentioned at [https://windowsclassroom.com/hide-taskbar-windows-10/](https://windowsclassroom.com/hide-taskbar-windows-10/) . Read the article and your problem will be solved. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_2c5ce6a5](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_2c5ce6a5](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_2c5ce6a5)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/17 "2019-08-30T08:52:52Z")
Thanks Julie for your answer, I have followed your instructions and now i am able to hide taskbar in my [windows 10](https://windows10download.xyz) PC. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowBr0kerz](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/shadowbr0kerz/32/1201558_2.png) [@ShadowBr0kerz](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ShadowBr0kerz)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-hide-the-windows-taskbar/293742/18 "2026-10-16T18:05:14Z")
this is the classic exclusive fullscreen vs borderless thing. in real fullscreen windows hides the taskbar itself, but in borderless windowed the taskbar can stay on top depending on focus and the window flags, especially on multi monitor setups. the robust fix from outside is to hide the taskbar window itself while the game runs and restore it on exit. Kiosk Lockdown Toolkit is a kiosk mode plugin for Unreal Engine 5 that does exactly that for every taskbar, plus cursor confinement to the game window so visitors cant click through to the desktop: [Kiosk Lockdown Toolkit — Block Alt+Tab, Win Key & Taskbar for Kiosks | Fab](https://www.fab.com/listings/c91c6583-6eea-412b-ae64-248ddd69f731) if you are rolling your own, do it with the window handle at startup and always restore on shutdown, otherwise a crash leaves the user with no taskbar.