Windows 10: Changing Taskbar Look

Before I reinstalled Windows 11, the color of the taskbar was black, and icons were positioned on the left side rather than in the middle.Does anyone know how to make the taskbar black and position icons on the left?

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windows 10 taskbar window tumbnails look bad

Hi,

The challenge that you are experiencing with your taskbar window thumbnails can occur due to several reasons, such as, an outdated display driver, low screen resolution settings, etc. To better assist you, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you made any significant changes to your computer before the issue started? When did the issue start?
• What are the exact troubleshooting steps that you've taken so far? This is for us to avoid providing the same steps.

We look forward to your response.

 

taskbar location changed windows 10

Hi Lorraine,

For us to narrow down your concern with taskbar location that has been changed, we would like to know the following:

• When did the issue first begin?
• Were there any changes made on your computer prior to the issue (e.g., updates, software installation)?
• To make sure that we have not missed on anything, what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

We look forward to your response.

 

taskbar tranparency

Hi Dan,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused. I will surely assist you with this.

I would suggest you to change the desktop themes and check if you are able to see the transparent taskbar.

If that doesn't help I would suggest you to end the explorer.exe and restart it and see if you are able to see the transparent taskbar.

Please follow the steps below to restart explorer.exe:

stop and start Explorer.exe

• • 
    Right click on the taskbar and select task manager.
    
  • 
    In the process Right click on windows explorer and end the task
    
  • 
    Restart the task by clicking on the file and select new task
    
  • 
    Type Explorer.exe and press enter.
    

And see if it helps.

Do let us know the result. We will be glad to help if you need further assistance.