Q&A for How to Change the Position of the Taskbar in Windows 7

Click and hold the left mouse button, and then move your mouse down to the bottom of the screen. That should do the trick.

To open a window, you just need to click on the window when it is on the task bar.

Make sure that particular app isn't open. After that, you can right click on the icon and click the option "Unpin This Program From Taskbar."

To move the location of the taskbar simply hover your mouse over it and right click. From there click properties. After you are on the properties screen then you will see a setting that says 'taskbar location on screen.'