To create Taskbar effects on Windows, users have many different ways and supporting applications to customize the Windows Taskbar to be more fresh. With these applications, the Taskbar on Windows has a completely new interface, creating interesting changes on the computer. Below are instructions for creating Taskbar effects on Windows.
How to use Taskbar+ to change the Taskbar interface on Windows
Step 1:
First, we download the Taskbar+ application for Windows from the link below.
Step 2:
You open the Taskbar+ application on your computer, then you will see the Taskbar interface change to transparent as shown below.
Step 3:
We can also change the Taskbar interface in the Taskbar+ application interface with the items as shown below.
First in the Desktop section , we proceed to change the effect for the taskbar. In Transparency Mode , select:
You can also enable Top Border to add borders to the Taskbar.
Step 4:
In addition, the interface also has some items to adjust the Taskbar interface on Windows.
If you want to use any setting, slide the round button to the right to activate it .
How to apply Taskbar effects with RainbowTaskbar
RainbowTaskbar is a software that allows you to add gradient fade transitions or solid color effects to your Taskbar. You can also choose to add curved edges, images, text, and shapes to your Taskbar with this software.
Here's how you can add a multicolored rainbow Taskbar effect with RainbowTaskbar:
Selecting the Rainbow color preset will apply a beautiful and dynamic multi-color gradient effect to the Taskbar. The preset includes 8 fading color gradients that change every millisecond. It is also configured with a small transparency effect (80% background opacity). You can view the preset settings by right-clicking on the Rainbow Taskbar system tray icon and selecting Open.
Now, let's try setting up a new preset from scratch. For example, set up a transparent Taskbar with a static yellow to red gradient like this:
1. First, select the Rainbow preset option and open the RainbowTaskbar window from the software's context menu.
2. Select all the Rainbow presets and click Remove to delete them.
3. Next, click the Add button.
4. Select the Transparency/Style setting .
5. Click Transparency style on the Change drop-down menu .
6. Select the Transparent option on the drop-down menu to.
7. Click Add to select Color.
8. Select Gradient on the drop-down menu.
9. Click on the color box on the left to select yellow.
10. Then click on the right colored box to select the red box.
11. Click the Add button to re-select Transparency/Style .
12. Select Underlay Opacity on the Change drop-down menu .
13. Set the slider to around 66%. Dragging the slider to the left will make the Taskbar more transparent.
14. Click the To preset button .
15. Enter a name for the new preset and click OK.
16. Then select Apply and Save to set the preset.
Now you have created a transparent Taskbar effect with yellow and red gradient colors, like the one shown directly below. The Taskbar is yellow on the left and red on the right. Unlike the Rainbow preset, it is a static gradient that does not change. You can preset it at any time by right-clicking on the RainbowTaskbar system tray icon and selecting it from the Presets submenu .
Note that you must always set the Taskbar style when creating new presets. You can choose Blurred or Transparent style from the drop-down menu to.
How to apply Taskbar effects with NiceTaskbar
NiceTaskbar is a slightly simpler Taskbar customization app than RainbowTaskbar. You can choose to apply five different Taskbar effects with this software. It also integrates some additional settings to center the icons on the Taskbar and add seconds to the system tray clock. Here is how you can apply effects on the Taskbar with NiceTaskbar:
1. Open this NiceTaskbar page on the Microsoft Store website.
2. Click the Get in Store app option on the NiceTaskbar page and select Open Microsoft Store.
3. Next click Get to install NiceTaskbar.
4. Click Open to run NiceTaskbar. Then double-click the NiceTaskbar system tray icon to view the application window.
5. Select the Opaque , Clear , Blur , Fluent or Good Luck effect option .
6. Click Color to set the Taskbar color for the effect.
7. Enable the Start on system startup option .
The effect options are similar to the settings for applying Taskbar transparency in different ways. Selecting Opaque will apply a solid color effect with no transparency. Clicking Fluent will apply full transparency to the Taskbar.
Clear and Blur are the most fun effect options to use. Selecting Blur will apply a blurry transparency effect. If you want more transparency, click the Clear option. Dragging the slider will increase and decrease the transparency level for both of those effect options.
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