How to customize the Windows 10 Taskbar and make it your own

The taskbar is i of the most recognizable parts of Windows 10, only your taskbar doesn't have to look like everyone else's. You lot can customize icons, motion where programs stay, and watch videos in the taskbar thank you to a few apps and features.

Staying centered: TaskbarX
A new Showtime: StartButton
Maximizing your screen: SmartTaskbar
Seeing clearly: Transparent Taskbar
Picking people: People Bar

TaskbarX Icons

Staying centered : TaskbarX

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Y'all don't demand to proceed your app icons all the way to the left. You lot tin use this app to heart them on the taskbar or offset them however you'd like. Information technology also lets you set blur or acrylic effects for the taskbar.

$ane.09 at Microsoft Store

A new Start : StartButton

Y'all tin customize your Start button with any image yous'd like using this app. Information technology has a pick of images included, or yous can upload your ain as I did with this throwback Windows Key logo.

$2.09 at Microsoft Store

Maximizing your screen : SmartTaskbar

This app lets you automatically hide your taskbar when you maximize a window. It's a great addition if you want to immerse yourself in videos, editing, or whatever program where you lot want all of your screen defended to one task.

Free at Microsoft Shop

Seeing clearly : Transparent Taskbar

Some people love clear and fluent things on Windows 10. You can make your taskbar clear with this app or use information technology to create a blur effect.

$2.29 at Microsoft Store

People Bar

Picking people : People Bar

The People Bar isn't the well-nigh popular characteristic that's built into Windows 10, simply you tin use information technology to bulletin contacts, scan through videos, and as a universal clipboard, all within your taskbar.

Best means to use the People Bar

Spruce up the taskbar

Every item on this listing makes the Windows 10 taskbar better, only the one that I love the most is TaskbarX. It allows you to center the icons on your taskbar, giving it a bit of a Windows 10X experience. It as well lets you affect the taskbar'southward transparency, which makes the app a good value.

Start Push button is also a corking option to add your own flair to Windows ten. It seems like a little thing, but I look at the Start button throughout my days regardless of how I'm using PC. Having a custom image appear there is a nice picayune touch.

While all of these apps and features are great on their own, they can clash with each other sometimes. When multiple programs try to customize the taskbar at once, you can see issues. Specifically, I've had issues with Transparent Taskbar and SmartTaskbar working together.

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