![]() Notice that the edges of the Taskbar are now rounded:Īlready an improvement. Now the fun begins! Start by changing the Margin to zero and the Corner radius to 24, then click on “Apply”. ![]() When it starts up, click on “Advanced” to have all of the options shown, as below: It just lets you tweak and adjust Taskbar settings. The program’s fairly simple so don’t expect too many bells and whistles. Please do ensure you have disabled it in your Taskbar settings before proceeding. Notice that it highlights that autohide is not supported. ![]() Once it’s unpacked, simply double-click to launch the file “RoundedTB.exe” and the program will launch with a helpful splash screen: RUNNING ROUNDEDTB TO IMPROVE WINDOWS TASKBAR I suggest that you unpack it into your Downloads folder so you can test it out before you decide to officially install it in your Programs or home folder. ZIP file (the first option on the Assets list) then double click that to expand the compressed archive file… When I checked in Dec, 2022, it was version R3.1. The resultant page – also accessible from here: /torchgm/RoundedTB/Releases – is organized by release number, so you want to grab the most recent. Go to /torchgm/RoundedTB and click on the “ +7 releases” blue link on the right side… The utility is available through the Microsoft Store, but the most recent version is always available from the developer through GitHub, an online software archive for open source and free programs. ![]() Easiest is to go into Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar behavior and disable “Automatically hide the taskbar”. We’re going to be installing and utilizing an open source utility called “RoundedTB” and it works fine, except it’s not auto-hide compatible. The first step is to ensure you have the latest version of Windows and to turn off the Taskbar auto-hide. The good news is that it turns out you can create the same thing on your Windows PC! TURN THE PC TASKBAR INTO A MAC DOCK With big icons it’s a dominant part of the screen, but with auto-hide or tiny icons, it can be quite subtle. Okay, okay, maybe no-one picketed, but plenty of users were very glad to have the Taskbar return! Shortcuts: Download the App | Basic RoundedTB Settings | Run on Restartīut the Mac? The introduction of Mac OS X in March, 2001 introduced a Taskbar-like floating “Dock” along the bottom and it’s been subtly refined over the years, but still remains a very attractive and flexible interface element. We had a sidetrack with the full screen Start Menu but that was rather short lived after the swell of user complaints and people picketing Microsoft HQ in Redmond. Windows has always had a bar along the bottom, though, even from the very first versions of Windows, and it’s variously had big rectangles, elegant little boxes, even just app icons floating thereon. Linux? ChromeOS? Android? So many choices for that user interface and user experience… Is one better than another? In some ways, perhaps, but overall so much of what you seek in a user interface is directly related to what you learned on PC users are pretty die-hard (often with older Windows UI elements), while Mac users generally insist that it’s a better and more polished user experience. While purists might disagree, I have found user interface elements that I like in all of the major operating systems.
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