Windows 10: How to make taskbar show time on hover? or other alternatives

Hello, so basically I have a translucent taskbar using a third-party app for aesthetic purposes. I also have 'hide taskbar automatically' settings on. Both of these combinations have caused an issue where it becomes hard to see the clock when the background is white see picture for reference. My first thought is that, it would be great if I can see the time when I hover over the clock/date section of taskbar. Does anyone know to do that? Or does anyone know if you can add shadow effect to the font of taskbar? so that it stands out in white background.Much thanks!

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Change Delay Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnails in Windows 10


Maybe my comment was ambiguous. I want the list to show longer. When I hover on a taskbar icon, it shows the list for about 4 seconds and then stops showing. I want to show the list of open windows to show as long as I hover over the taskbar icon.

 

Change Delay Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnails in Windows 10


Rather than set delay time value to wait, I want to set "time to show list" while hovering over a taskbar icon. Is there a registry setting that controls this? Thanks.

 

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@Triliuner I'm sorry to hear it's not as simple as that.

When you have multiple windows opened from a single application e.g. 2 separate windows from Chrome, do they show up as previews when you hover over Chrome's icon in the taskbar, or as a list? Just asking to clarify that, they are at least showing as previews. If not, this should help: Change Taskbar Thumbnail Threshold to Show List in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials

As for the different windows not showing when you hover your mouse over a preview, maybe it has something to do with the delay, see here: Change Delay Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnails in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials (restoring the default value)

I hope that helps, if not, maybe others can suggest some other things to try..