Watching A Video Online - Help Need With Settings Please :)

[Gizmonster]

This never used to happen, so I've no idea why it's started doing this, but it's annoying and I need to change it back:

When I watch a video online (youtube for example) and I click to watch it full screen, it still shows the task bar along the bottom of the screen and it stops me accessing certain features of the video, unless I go back to normal mode.
I hope that makes sense - the task bar along the bottom, where it shows battery, date, etc, overlays the video (you can see the functions underneath, but can't access them).
I've just tried looking at my missus' laptop and her's works like mine used to do - when you go to full screen mode, the task bar disappears, so you can access all the video functions.
I'm on Win 10 using chrome, if that makes any difference.
Any advice please??

[Gizmonster]

Just tried watching a youtube video using IE and it does exactly the same thing - just in case this extra info helps someone work out what's going on ....

[Everhelpful]

OK on my PC using Google Chrome and Windows 10.

[Gizmonster]

//// OK on my PC using Google Chrome and Windows 10. ////

.... same with my missus' laptop as well - everything is fine, so I tried comparing settings to see what's different, but I can't find anything :(

[hc4361]

I can't help with why it's happened or a permanent fix, but the F11 key may make the video functions usable.

[Gizmonster]

Sorted now, after some googling :)

Here's what I did, just in case anyone comes across this who's having the same problem:

Open up the task manager and in the name list, under "windows processes", find "windows explorer". Highlight it and then select, "restart".
That's it - job done.
I thought that restarting my laptop would simply cancel things out and the problem would come back ..... so I restarted my laptop and everything is as it should be :)