

On Windows 11, TranslucentTB can now run without needing to be installed. Take a look at the contributor's guide if you want to submit your own translation! Currently supported languages are: TranslucentTB can now be localized in different languages. Similarly, you can choose a transparency setting for when the action center or open or when a window is maximized.This is a release targeting support for Windows Sun Valley 2, as well as adding several improvements in the process. For instance, a transparent taskbar doesn’t look as great with the start menu open, does it? TranslucentTB lets you define how the taskbar looks when the start menu is opened versus when it is not opened. What’s better is that it lets you set different transparency values for different situations. This is a free third-party tool which, as we said, lets you change the taskbar transparency on Windows 10. TranslucentTB takes things several steps ahead. The Rainmeter skin allowed you to set the taskbar completely transparent or add blur to it. We’ve previously been able to make the taskbar transparent via a Rainmeter skin as well. We bring you a third party tool called TranslucentTB, which even lets you make the taskbar completely transparent.

Now, we’re not talking about a registry tweak that lets you increase the taskbar transparency a little. If you were looking for ways to change the taskbar transparency, you now can. On the latest versions of Windows 10, the taskbar isn’t exactly opaque but its close to being that.

Windows 10 did allow users to get the colors back from the Settings. Then Windows 10 came along and it even took away the colors, instead, replacing them with black and white. The transparent glass was replaced by opaque colors on Windows 8. From the Window frames to the Title bars, the start menu and also the taskbar, it was everywhere. One of the reasons why everyone loved Windows 7, besides its stability, was the Aero glass design.
