By default, your Windows 11 taskbar is centrally located and a boring color, and it takes up a small portion of the screen real estate. But it doesn’t have to be that way, with these three quick tips you can learn how to left justify and hide your taskbar, as well as give it a pop of color.
An easy way to breathe new life into your computer is to change its appearance. You can browse the best Windows 11 themes or find a great new Windows 4K wallpaper, but choosing a theme or wallpaper can take hours if you’re picky. Alternatively, refreshing your taskbar only takes a few minutes.
How to move your taskbar to the left in Windows 11
The Windows 11 taskbar is central by default, but you can easily left-justify it to make it less distracting (and make it feel more like Windows 10).
1. Right click on any empty space in your taskbar. Select Taskbar settings in the menu that appears.
2. Click Taskbar behaviors to open the drop-down menu.
3. Scroll down and next to Taskbar alignmentuse the drop-down menu to change the alignment of Center has LEFT.
How to hide your Windows 11 taskbar
The Windows 11 taskbar takes up quite a bit of space at the bottom of your screen, and it doesn’t need to. By hiding your taskbar, you gain valuable screen real estate to read more of an article or see more of a photo you’re editing.
And after following these steps to hide your taskbar in Windows 11, you can still quickly access your taskbar by dragging your cursor to the bottom of the screen.
1. Right click on any empty space in your taskbar and select Taskbar settings in the menu that appears.
2. Click Taskbar behaviors to expand its menu options.
3. Check the box next to Automatically hide the taskbar. You should see your taskbar disappear immediately.
How to Change the Color of Your Taskbar in Windows 11
One of the easiest ways to refresh your taskbar is to change its color. You can choose your favorite color or align its color with your Windows 11 theme.
1. Click on the Start button on your taskbar, or press the button Windows key.
2. Select the Settings application in the menu.
3. Click Personalization in the left menu.
4. Find and click Colors in the Personalization menu.
5. Turn on the switch next to Show accent color on Start and taskbar. You can see the color change of your taskbar in real time, so it will be easy to find the perfect color.
If the activation option Show accent color on Start and taskbar is grayed out, this may be because you are not using dark mode. You can scroll up in the Colors menu, find Choose your modeand change it to Dark to add an accent color to the taskbar.
For those who prefer Light mode, change the mode to Custom instead. Then set Choose your default Windows mode has Dark And Choose your default application mode has Light. Now your apps should appear in Light mode, but you will be able to customize the color of your taskbar.
