Essentially, the areas of the taskbar that have no icons practically disappear, leaving room for the ones that do include pinned icons. To be much more specific, once TaskbarXI is running, the taskbar in Windows 11 automatically turns into a dock, although not a floating one, like in Mac OS. This lightweight application allows you to modify the appearance of the Windows taskbar. Turn your Windows 11 taskbar into a dockĬreated by the developer of TaskbarX (formerly FalconX), TaskbarXI is practically the predecessor of the X edition. TaskbarXI is one that targets the Windows 11 taskbar. While there are a few customization options available, these are limited for the taskbar and that is why developers started to create tools that allow tweaking of the desktop. Multi-monitor support for the taskbar arrived in the preview builds back in July, along with a new search box in the Start Menu.Windows 11 comes with various enhancements compared to previous Windows iterations, some of the most noticeable ones being related to the taskbar and the working area, in general. Microsoft is still working on updates for the Windows 11 taskbar and Start Menu, though the company is unlikely to add some of the customization options that third-party tools like TaskbarXI are working on. The current version is 'for testing purposes only,' as the developer notes you have to use the Task Manager to shut down TaskbarXI and restart the Windows Explorer to apply changes.

If you want to give TaskbarXI a spin, you can download the latest release from GitHub. There's no option to move the taskbar to the sides or top of your screen, but someone did request it as a feature - if you have a GitHub account and want to see that feature added, click the thumbs up button on the original comment. Changing the taskbar background style and color is currently in the works, along with a simple graphical interface for updating the settings. The utility also supports multiple monitors, separate DPI scaling, and splitting the taskbar into left and right panes.

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