The free and open-source applicationTranslucentTBis a good way to fix that.

It’s resource efficient and allows you to customize the taskbar in just a couple of clicks.

you could download itfrom the Microsoft StoreorGithuband start using it right away.

The normal, boring Windows taskbar.

Customizing your Windows taskbar with TranslucentTB

After installing, TranslucentTB runs from the system tray.

smack the icon and you’ll see the options.

This looks like a lot but don’t be overwhelmed: start by selecting an effect in theDesktopsub-menu.

The opaque setting, a little more blue than necessary

For Windows 11 users, there are four different effects.

There’sNormal, the default, which doesn’t make any changesyou just get the default Windows 11 taskbar.

Next there’sOpaque, which makes the taskbar a single color.

The clear setting, which makes the taskbar disappear.

you might pick the color using theAccent Coloroption in the same menu.

This leaves you with floating icons:

Finally there’s my personal favorite:Acrylic.

Or maybe you only mind the transparency when a window is maximized?

The acrylic setting, which allows blurred colors to come through but doesn’t make the taskbar hard to use.

then configure something besidesClearin theMaximized windowsub-menu.

It’s the kind of program you’ll spend a few minutes configuring to make your machine more personal.

After that, it’s possible for you to just enjoy it.