Make the active task more obvious in the taskbar


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With the finally added feature to move the taskbar to the top,I move it to the top and switch to small icons
This makes the taskbar very small(I like it)but it's kinda hard to see the which is the active window in the taskbar
I just have a tinny line on the active tab

I was wondering(I have seen it before but I don't remember how to do it without installing anything extra)if i can somehow make the active window(task in the taskbar)be in a different color or have some border around it
Anything to make it more obvious
 

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If you absolutely need deep control over taskbar behavior and colors, native settings won't suffice. Windows power users often rely on UI customization utilities like Windhawk, Start11, or Winaero Tweaker to inject custom styles or modify taskbar states beyond Microsoft's default design constraints.
 

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Any registry editing?
 

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Windows 1114700HX64GBRTX 4070
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Windows 11
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Laptop
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MSI Sword 17 HX
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14700HX
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RTX 4070
Maybe you can change how many time active flashing app color other than that there is no registry trick i know of.
 

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Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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