P: Unable to access taskbar when using Photoshop 24.2.0 on Windows 11

@D Fosse 
Thanks again for your input. You may be right regarding Win 11 and Win 10.
I've just updated my second desktop, which is still running Win 10, and the taskbar behaves exactly as expected and the same as before.
Thanks, Alan.

Yes seeing the same issue here on Windows 11 22H2 just updated to photoshop 2023 (ps ver 24.2.0)

where the hidden Windows Taskbar does not auto appear when moving mouse to the very bottom of the screen.

Reset the photoshop preferences, but still no change.

Worked fine with the prior version 2023 (ps ver 24.1.1)

OK, understood.

In that case this may be related to Win 11, as PS 24.2 works correctly here on Win 10.

Thanks for your interest.
I had assumed Cory was referring to Windows Screen mode (I.e. Normal, Maximised or Minimised) as he mentioned being able to see some of the desktop. In that respect the Photoshop window is 'Maximised'.
In answer to your comment, I use Photoshop in Standard Screen Mode.
Scrolling through the other PS screen modes makes no difference.
I can, however, work around this to an extent. If I use PS in a 'Normal' Windows window (not maximised), and stretch the window to almost fill the screen, then the task bar does pop up when hovering the mouse at the bottom of the screen.
I would still like to get to the bottom of this though, as things like this 'bug' me.
Thanks again for your interest.
Alan.

Full screen mode takes over the entire screen. There is no taskbar even if you don't auto-hide. It's the same in Win 10.

(I never use full screen so I don't know if it's supposed to do that or not)

Full screen mode. 
Thanks 

Is your Ps in full screen mode or are you able to see some of your dekstiop?

Thank you,

Cory

Hi Cory, thanks for your reply.
I was pretty sure that no settings had changed in Win 11, especially in the behaviour of the taskbar, but I've just checked again. Everything appears to be exactly as it was.
So . . . I've just updated to v24.2.0 again, and the same problem as before. The taskbar will not appear when I hover the mouse at the bottom of the screen. Very strange.
Thanks,

Alan.

Hi @allachie9 testing here on Win11 with 24.1.1 and taskbar set to auto hide and Ps works as expected.  Updating to 24.2 and auto hide still works as expected.

It might help if you make sure nothing has changed in your Win11 settings as the update of Ps to 24.2 should not effect this.

Thank you,

Cory