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TASKBARX

https://chrisandriessen.nl/taskbarx

WINDOWS 10

THE WINDOWS 10 TASKBAR may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but you can give it a healthy dose of visual flair with the help of TaskbarX, an app that makes it easy to center your taskbar icons-and a whole lot more. It works particularly well if you want to have a cleaner, more understated look for your taskbar. Centering your icons with TaskbarX gives a more modern look than the default Windows taskbar appearance, especially if you only have a couple of pinned icons.

You can take things further with some of TaskbarX’s built-in options. For example, you can make your taskbar entirely transparent, making your icons appear to be floating against your wallpaper. You can change how your icons animate into position when you open a new app. And it works well if your setup involves multiple monitors, with lots of extra options to customize it exactly how you want. We will take you through the process of giving your taskbar some much-needed love and attention with this handy little program.

-ALEX BLAKE

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TaskbarX comes in two flavors: A free version hosted on the developer’s website, and a version on the Microsoft Store that carries a small fee. Both of these versions are functionally the same, however.