I disliked the taskbar in Windows 7, too many baubles and beads. Fortunately I found this ==>>
7+ Taskbar Tweaker.
Not sure where Ramensoft is at with Windows 11. I'll worry about that if/when I switch. One thing about W11 I find unacceptable is that the taskbar cannot be positioned vertically on the left or right edge - bottom feeders only.
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