如果您厌倦了标准的Windows 10或 Windows 11 任务栏，您可以使用由(Windows 10)Chris Andriessen开发的名为TaskbarX的开源工具，该工具允许自定义Windows 任务栏(Windows Taskbar)。
TaskbarX提供了老式的Windows扩展坞，您的应用程序图标位于中心位置或放置在您配置的任何位置。它还允许您自定义任务栏动画、任务栏图标位置和启动延迟。您可以将它与标准底部任务栏一起使用，甚至可以与垂直任务栏配置一起使用。它还允许无限的任务栏。
本指南将引导您为您的Windows系统下载和配置TaskbarX 。如果您的任务栏根本无法工作(your taskbar isn’t working at all)，您应该先解决该问题，然后再继续阅读本指南。
下载 Windows 版 TaskbarX
您可以在 Chris Andriessen 的网站上下载 TaskbarX(download TaskbarX at Chris Andriessen’s website)。您将看到一个指向该应用程序的Microsoft Store版本的显眼链接。但是，您需要为Microsoft Store安装付费。
如果您更喜欢使用免费版本，请向下滚动页面并选择便携式Zip文件。
- 下载后，将所有文件解压缩到 PC 上的文件夹中，然后启动名为TaskbarX Configurator.exe的文件。
- 您可能会看到来自Windows的安全通知。只需(Just)选择仍然运行(Run anyway)以继续。该文件可以安全运行。
一旦配置器(Configurator)启动，您就可以为您的系统设置和配置TaskbarX。
如何配置 TaskbarX
TaskbarX配置器(TaskbarX Configurator)工具在左侧导航窗格中有 7 个部分，可让您自定义TaskbarX的各种功能。
您可能首先要自定义的是任务栏的外观。
注意(Note)：在TaskbarX Configurator中进行任何更改后，选择应用(Apply)以查看这些更改生效。
从左侧菜单中选择样式以查看这些选项。(Style)
- 选择任务栏样式(Choose a taskbar style)：默认、透明(Transparent)、透明渐变(Transparent Gradient)、不透明(Opaque)、模糊(Blur)或亚克力(Acrylic)。
- 总不透明度(Total Opacity)：使用滑块调整任务栏的不透明度。
- 角半径(Corner Radius)：调整任务栏边缘的曲率以及是否分段。
- 颜色滑块(Color Sliders)：使用底部的颜色滑块调整任务栏的色调。
您还可以在最大化窗口时将(on maximized window)切换回默认(Switch back to Default) 设置，以确保您的任务栏在您最大化该显示器上的应用程序窗口时使用标准Windows格式。(Windows)
选择动画(Animation)以查看任务栏的不同动画选项。
当您移动任务栏或系统使用电池供电时，您可以应用一长串不同的动画效果。您还可以以毫秒为单位自定义动画速度。
从左侧菜单中选择位置(Position)以查看任务栏图标位置选项。
这些包括：
- 主要任务栏偏移(Primary Taskbar Offset)量：大量将右对齐您的任务栏图标。
- 辅助任务栏偏移(Secondary Taskbar Offset)：将右对齐第二个任务栏上的任务栏图标。
- 跳过分辨率(Skip Resolution)：如果屏幕分辨率更改为您在此处定义的值，将暂停图标居中。
- 补偿托盘时钟(Compensate Tray Clock)：这会将居中的图标向左滑动，以补偿托盘时钟占用的空间。
- 不要居中任务栏(Don’t center Taskbar)：关闭居中图标功能。
- 在托盘之外恢复为零(Revert to zero beyond Tray)：如果图标开始与任务栏托盘区域重叠，这会将图标一直恢复到左侧。
选择左侧菜单中的“启动(Startup)”选项以配置在计算机启动时TaskbarX的启动方式。(TaskbarX)
延迟(Delay)设置将在您定义的秒数内暂停应用程序的启动。如果您的计算机启动缓慢，这很有用。
如果您选择Create，它将为应用程序创建一个新的启动任务计划(startup task schedule)。如果您选择Remove，它将从Task Scheduler中删除启动任务。
选择Extra以访问TaskbarX的所有额外可配置功能。
所有这些选项都是不言自明的，并且涵盖了自定义以下任务栏功能：
- 以哪些任务栏图标为中心
- 您是否希望应用程序在添加托盘图标时更新工具栏
- 在全屏运行应用程序时停止循环器/任务栏检查器的刷新（以提高应用程序性能）
- 隐藏“开始(Start)”按钮（当您想自定义自己的按钮时很有用 - 见下文）
- 隐藏托盘区域或托盘图标
Mechanics设置通常不会更改 - 它们与OS UI相关，默认情况下处于禁用状态。
如果您在使用TaskbarX时遇到显示问题，您可能需要在此处自定义TaskbarX的配置文件并调整刷新率——但这超出了本文的范围。如果您需要这样做，请参阅 Chris Andriessen 网站的文档部分了解更多详细信息。
如何替换TaskbarX中的(TaskbarX)开始图标(Start Icon)
TaskbarX最流行和最有用的功能之一是能够将“开始(Start)”菜单的图标从标准Windows图标更改为其他图标。
注意(Note)：您需要更改一些Windows设置才能从任务栏中删除搜索和开始(Start)图标。
- 要开始，请在左侧导航菜单中选择“开始”按钮(Start Button)，然后复制第 2 步下方框中的文本。
- 右键单击桌面，选择新建(New)，然后选择快捷方式(Shortcut)。
- 在Create Shortcut窗口中，将文本字符串粘贴到Type the location of the item下的字段中。选择下一步(Next)。
- 在键入此快捷方式的名称(Type a name for this shortcut)下的字段中，将其命名为“开始”。选择完成(Finish)。
- 现在右键单击新的快捷方式图标并选择Properties。在“属性(Properties)”窗口中，选择“快捷方式(Shortcut)”选项卡并选择“更改图标”(Change Icon)按钮。
- 浏览到C:\Windows\System32\并选择Shell32.dll。选择打开(Open)。如果您更喜欢使用从 Internet 下载的图标（ICO文件），请导航至并选择该文件。
- 从列表中选择要使用的图标，然后选择确定(OK)按钮。
- 将新的快捷方式拖放(Drag)到任务栏中以将其固定在那里。将其滑到所有其他固定图标的左侧。
- 现在通过右键单击它并取消选择显示任务视图按钮来删除(Show Task View)任务(Task)视图按钮。
- 右键单击(Right-click)Cortana搜索字段，选择搜索(Search)，然后选择隐藏(Hidden)。
- 要隐藏“开始”图标并将新的“(Start)开始(Start)”图标滑到左侧，您需要在TaskbarX Configurator中调整更多设置。从左侧窗格中选择额外。(Extra)
进行以下设置更新：
- 选择隐藏主要启动按钮(Hide Primary Start button)
- 选择隐藏辅助开始按钮(Hide Secondary Start button)
您可能需要选择Only Center Primary Taskbar或Only Center Secondary Taskbar以使您的新开始(Start)图标停留在任务栏的最左侧。您还可以在“位置”窗口中调整(Position)任务栏偏移(Taskbar Offset)位置以进一步修复定位。
在我们的测试中，我们能够让主显示器在任务栏的最左侧显示我们新的开始(Start)菜单图标。
但是，副显示屏仍然将所有图标居中，但原来的Windows 开始(Windows Start)图标仍然隐藏，所以这只是一个小烦恼。
您也可以先尝试隐藏 Windows 任务栏(hide the Windows taskbar first)，然后再运行TaskbarX。但这种方法未经测试，我们不能保证它确实有效。
注意(Note)：当您右键单击任务栏并选择Taskbar Settings时，这些仍然是指Windows任务栏设置，而不是TaskbarX设置。
你应该使用TaskbarX吗？
TaskbarX调整的任务栏功能并不重要。但是，如果您确实错过了以前版本的Windows的居中停靠功能，并且您真的想拥有自己的开始(Start)菜单图标，TaskbarX就可以了。
能够更改任务栏的外观使其完全透明(so it’s completely transparent)也很酷，让您感觉至少有一点额外的桌面空间可以看到东西。
How to Use TaskbarX to Customize Your Windows Taskbar
If yoυ’re tired of the standard Windows 10 or Windows 11 taskbar, you can υse an open-source tool devеloped by Chris Andriessen called TаskbarX that аllows for the customіzation of the Windows Taskbar.
TaskbarX provides the old-school Windows dock where your app icons are in the center position or placed at whatever position you configure. It also lets you customize taskbar animations, taskbar icon positions, and startup delay. You can use it with the standard bottom taskbar or even with the vertical taskbar configuration. It also allows for unlimited taskbars.
This guide will walk you through downloading and configuring TaskbarX for your Windows system. If your taskbar isn’t working at all, you should troubleshoot that issue first before moving on with this guide.
Download TaskbarX for Windows
You can download TaskbarX at Chris Andriessen’s website. You will see a prominent link to the Microsoft Store version of the app. However, you’ll need to pay for the Microsoft Store installation.
If you prefer to use the free version, scroll down the page and select the Portable Zip file instead.
- Once this is downloaded, extract all of the files to a folder on your PC, and then launch the file called TaskbarX Configurator.exe.
- You may see a security notification from Windows. Just select Run anyway to continue. The file is safe to run.
Once the Configurator launches, you’re ready to set up and configure TaskbarX for your system.
How to Configure TaskbarX
The TaskbarX Configurator tool has 7 sections in the left navigation pane that lets you customize various features of TaskbarX.
The one that you’re likely going to want to customize first is the look and feel of the taskbar.
Note: After making any changes in the TaskbarX Configurator, select Apply to see those changes take effect.
Select Style from the left menu to see these options.
- Choose a taskbar style: Default, Transparent, Transparent Gradient, Opaque, Blur, or Acrylic.
- Total Opacity: Use the sliders to adjust the opacity of your taskbar.
- Corner Radius: Adjust the curvature of taskbar edges and whether sections are segmented.
- Color Sliders: Adjust the color hue of the taskbar by using the color sliders at the bottom.
You can also set the Switch back to Default on maximized window to make sure your taskbar uses the standard Windows format whenever you’ve maximized an application window on that display.
Select Animation to see different animation options for the taskbar.
There’s a long list of different animation effects you can apply whenever you move the taskbar or when your system is running on battery power. You can also customize the animation speed in milliseconds.
Select Position from the left menu to see taskbar icon position options.
These include:
- Primary Taskbar Offset: A large number will right-align your taskbar icons.
- Secondary Taskbar Offset: Will right-align taskbar icons on your second taskbar.
- Skip Resolution: Will pause icon centering if the screen resolution is changed to the value you define here.
- Compensate Tray Clock: This will slide centered icons to the left to compensate for the space taken up by the tray clock.
- Don’t center Taskbar: Turn off the centered icons feature.
- Revert to zero beyond Tray: This will revert icons all the way to the left if they start overlapping the taskbar tray area.
Select the Startup option in the left menu to configure how TaskbarX launches when your computer starts.
The Delay setting will pause the app’s launch the number of seconds you define. This is useful if your computer is slow to boot up.
If you select Create, it’ll create a new startup task schedule for the app. If you select Remove, it’ll remove the startup task from Task Scheduler.
Select Extra to access all of the extra configurable features for TaskbarX.
All of these options are self-explanatory and cover customizing the following taskbar features:
- Which taskbars icons are centered on
- Whether you want the app to update the toolbar when a tray icon gets added
- Stop the refresh of the looper/taskbar checker when you’re running an application in fullscreen (to improve app performance)
- Hide the Start button (useful when you want to customize your own – see below)
- Hide the Tray area or Tray icon
The Mechanics settings are not typically changed – they relate to the OS UI and are disabled by default.
If you’re having display problems while using TaskbarX, you may need to customize the configuration files of TaskbarX and tweak refresh rates here – but that’s beyond the scope of this article. If you need to do this, see the documentation section of Chris Andriessen’s website for more details.
How to Replace the Start Icon In TaskbarX
One of the most popular and useful features of TaskbarX is the ability to change the icon for your Start menu from the standard Windows icon to something else.
Note: You’ll need to change a few Windows settings to remove the search and Start icons from the taskbar.
- To get started, select Start Button in the left navigation menu and copy the text in the box under step 2.
- Right-click the desktop, select New, and select Shortcut.
- In the Create Shortcut window, paste the text string in the field under Type the location of the item. Select Next.
- In the field under Type a name for this shortcut, call it something like “Start”. Select Finish.
- Now right-click the new shortcut icon and select Properties. In the Properties window, select the Shortcut tab and select the Change Icon button.
- Browse to C:\Windows\System32\ and select Shell32.dll. Select Open. If you prefer to use an icon (ICO file) that you downloaded off the internet, then navigate to and select that file instead.
- Select the icon you want to use from the list, and select the OK button.
- Drag and drop the new shortcut into the taskbar to pin it there. Slide it to the left side of all of the other pinned icons.
- Now remove the Task view button by right-clicking it and deselecting the Show Task View button.
- Right-click the Cortana search field, select Search, and select Hidden.
- To hide the Start icon and slide your new Start icon over to the left, you’ll need to tweak a few more settings in the TaskbarX Configurator. Select Extra from the left pane.
Make the following settings updates:
- Select Hide Primary Start button
- Select Hide Secondary Start button
You may need to select either Only Center Primary Taskbar or Only Center Secondary Taskbar to get your new Start icon to rest along the far left side of the taskbar. You may also be able to tweak the Taskbar Offset positions in the Position window to fix positioning further.
In our testing, we were able to get the primary display to show our new Start menu icon at the far left of the taskbar.
However, the secondary display still had all icons centered, but the original Windows Start icon was still hidden, so this is only really a minor annoyance.
You could also attempt to hide the Windows taskbar first, before running TaskbarX. But that approach is untested and we can’t promise that it actually works.
Note: When you right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar Settings, these still refer to Windows taskbar settings, not TaskbarX settings.
Should You Use TaskbarX?
The taskbar functionality that’s tweaked by TaskbarX isn’t anything significant. However, if you do miss the centered docking feature of previous versions of Windows and you’d really like to have your own Start menu icon, TaskbarX does the trick.
It is also pretty cool to be able to change the appearance of the taskbar so it’s completely transparent, giving you the sense that you have at least a little bit of extra desktop space to see things.
