Personalization Enable Clear Transparent Taskbar with TranslucentTB in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use the free TranslucentTB app to have a clear transparent taskbar for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

TranslucentTB is a lightweight (uses a few MB of RAM and almost no CPU) utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Features

• Advanced color picker supporting alpha and live preview to change the taskbar's color.
• Taskbar states (choose one - color can be customized on every state except Normal):
  • Normal: Regular Windows style. (as if TranslucentTB was not running)
  • Opaque: Tinted taskbar, without transparency.
  • Clear: Tinted taskbar.
  • Blur: Will make the taskbar slightly blurred. Windows 10 and Windows 11 build 22000 only.
  • Acrylic: Will give the taskbar an appearance similar to Microsoft's Fluent Design guidelines.
• Dynamic modes (these can be used together and each of them provides a taskbar state and color you can customize):
  • Visible window: Will change the taskbar to a different appearance if a window is currently open on the desktop.
  • Maximized window: Will change the taskbar to a different appearance if a window is currently maximized.
  • Start opened: Will change the taskbar appearance when the start menu is opened.
  • Search opened: Will change the taskbar appearance when the search menu (previously Cortana) is open.
  • Task View opened: Will change the taskbar appearance when the Task View (previously Timeline) is open.
• On Windows 10, ability to show or hide the Aero Peek button depending on the currently active dynamic mode.
• On Windows 11, ability to show or hide the taskbar line depending on the currently active dynamic mode.
• Compatible with RoundedTB!
• Compatible with ExplorerPatcher!

EXAMPLE: Clear transparent taskbar




Here's How:

1 Download and install the free TranslucentTB app from the Microsoft Store or Github.

2 Open the TranslucentTB app if not already.

3 Click/tap on Continue the first time you run the TranslucentTB app. (see screenshot below)


4 The taskbar will be clear by default, but you can click/tap on the TranslucentTB icon in the taskbar notification area, click/tap on Desktop, and select an option to customize the taskbar. (see screenshot below)

You can click/tap on Exit in the menu to close and exit the TranslucentTB app.

That's it,
Shawn Brink