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My Windows 10 is not activated. That is why I cannot auto-hide a taskbar :-( It is annoying because it covers the space I need and distracts my attention. Please, help me auto-hide the taskbar without activating my Windows. Do not suggest buying anything, please.
P.S. Windows 10x64 Pro, version 1703 (Build 15063.332).
Sergey Larin
Posted 2017-06-07T08:07:09.703
Reputation: 668
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Go to Start-- Type Regedit--Right click Run as Administrator
Go To Given Path
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3
Before You do Changes in RegEdit. Take Backup of Registry. File -- Export
You will Find Settings -- Right Click Modify the Binary Data.
By Default Second Line will have below value
Replace it with 03 from 02. Refer below image
Click OK and Close Registry Editor
After Control + Alt + Del -- Task Manager -- Restart Explorer.
Techie Gossip
Posted 2017-06-07T08:07:09.703
Reputation: 652
Wow, it works! It's been almost 2 days since I applied your solution, and the taskbar auto-hides as I asked. Thank you for the advice! I will give you all possible thumbs up. PS What's more, the taskbar got a bit transparent which I also like. – Sergey Larin – 2017-06-08T14:06:33.800
Transparent look is good to look. If you activate you get good features unlocked in personalization of windows 10 – Techie Gossip – 2017-06-08T15:51:14.547
that's true, but I do not have the money. – Sergey Larin – 2017-06-09T17:24:05.827
No Comments on this – Techie Gossip – 2017-06-15T09:54:09.340
have a good day and enjoy money :-) – Sergey Larin – 2017-06-18T13:05:40.423
1I had to find this solution after re-installing my Windows. Thank you again, Techie Gossip :-) – Sergey Larin – 2017-09-30T23:28:30.617
@Sergey Larin Welcome – Techie Gossip – 2017-10-01T06:49:53.240
Anyway, I had to activate, because the watermark always came back. Is there a way to make this permanent? – Sergey Larin – 2019-02-20T00:04:29.690
in my case, it was already 03, so I changed it to 02 and follow all of your steps, and its done, thx @TechieGossip, upvoted for saving my day. – Ravi Vaniya – 2019-12-26T04:45:07.700
4"My Windows 10 is not activated" you should activate it then. – DavidPostill – 2017-06-07T10:43:45.017
Yes, I had to activate it, because even with that registry hack, the watermark would return again and again. However, in regard to the original question, your answer was not relevant, because I asked about how to do that thing without activation. – Sergey Larin – 2019-02-20T00:01:29.670