Lately when using Windows 7 on my laptop, I like to keep the taskbar at the top. It just seems more natural to me to keep these controls at eye level than at the bottom.
One of the problems you encounter with this setup is the occasional window opening underneath the task bar, completely obscuring the titlebar such that you can't move it or click its buttons. The workaround is to either move the taskbar or Alt-Space + M and move down with the arrow keys or mouse. I'm aware you can also use Win+Up/Left/Right to maximize or position left/right.
But, if anybody remembers Windows 95, this has always been a problem with the taskbar at the top. Has Windows 7 managed to fix this with some option I'm not aware of?
Best Answer
Well, if you keep the taskbar on top of the screen then this is quite normal ("it's not a bug, it's a feature!"). Unfortunately, when the taskbar is located at the top of the screen, the title bar of the program window will disappears behind the taskbar, and this can indeed cause some inconvenience.
However, Windows should remember the location of a program window. So when you move the program window and then close it, the next time you open this program it should open at the last location.
Alternatively, you can use a window management application. These applications allow you to assign rules to any program window (e.g. location on the screen, transparency, and so on). I have two recommendations for you;
My favorite is Actual Window Manager. But both programs offer a plethora of useful features. They are both well worth having.