and not hiding itself properly Finally got hold of a solution to this which toggles the bastard on and off with the press of a hotkey. No more popping up or refusing to go away. If interested, send $500 to my paypal address.
oh ,yeah, besides appearing when you move the mouse too close to the edge, lots of apps cause it to pop up and stay that way (stuck) you can find hundreds of complaints on the web about this. ms really missed the boat in not making the taskbar more customizable. you cant even program a stinking delay before it appears . considering how much else works properly, this is a disgrace, and had to be hacked to make it work right