I set it on, then it disappears at random times and I have to go into settings to turn it back on,,,, grrrr

This happens to me occasionally, and it's always one of two things.
(1) Whenever I do a soft reset, Switcher Bar is turned off.
(2) When I use Switcher Bar and am ready to close it, I sometimes click "Exit Switcher Bar" when I should have just clicked outside the menu.

 

You can put Switcher Bar in the start menu from File Explorer so that you don't loose it on a soft reset.

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