Would it be possible to implement a whkd keyboard shortcut to hide the Windows taskbar?

[xxheyhey]

It would be a really nice feature. I used to like using this in bug.n.

[madthumbs]

The bat files work, but windows aren't resized to fill the space. Didn't test the whkd entries.

Sent by Copilot:
Yes, you can hide the Windows 11 taskbar using a shortcut in whkd (Windows Hotkey Daemon). Here’s how you can set it up:

Create a script to toggle the taskbar visibility. You can use PowerShell commands for this:
To hide the taskbar:
powershell -command "&{$p='HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3';$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=3;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"

To show the taskbar:
powershell -command "&{$p='HKCU:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3';$v=(Get-ItemProperty -Path $p).Settings;$v[8]=2;&Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name Settings -Value $v;&Stop-Process -f -ProcessName explorer}"

Save these commands in separate .bat files, for example, hide_taskbar.bat and show_taskbar.bat.
Configure whkd to use these scripts with a shortcut. Add the following lines to your whkd configuration file:

Hide taskbar

mod + h : cmd /c "path\to\hide_taskbar.bat"

Show taskbar

mod + s : cmd /c "path\to\show_taskbar.bat"

Replace mod with your preferred modifier key (e.g., alt, ctrl, etc.), and adjust the paths to the .bat files accordingly.

[LGUG2Z]

I personally use buttery taskbar for this, which supports setting hotkey shortcuts

[llinfeng]

I've been using the following with AHK v1. It works both for Win 10 and Win 11, and functions as a "toggle" of the taskbar.

To have the window-objects on the primary monitor to make use of the full height of the monitor, I set my taskbar to auto-hide. And, I only use the following toggle when some window persistently wants to summon the taskbar in the foreground.

show_hide_TaskBar:

IF HideTray := !HideTray
{
	WinHide, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
	WinHide, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
	WinHide, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
	WinHide, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
	WinHide, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
}
Else
{
	WinShow, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
	WinShow, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
	WinShow, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
	WinShow, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
	WinShow, ahk_class Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd
}
return