To stop the program, click the “Stop TaskBarX” button at the bottom of the software window. You can select “ Switch back to Default on Maximized Window” if you want the taskbar to revert to the original style. To make the taskbar look minimal, we suggest you disable the search bar and enable transparency in TaskbarX That’s it! You have successfully changed the alignment of your Windows 10 taskbar icons from the default left to match Windows 11’s center-aligned icons. Note: Depending on your Windows settings, you might have to hit “Allow” or “Run” on multiple occasions to enable the software. You can also customize other taskbar settings, including the color, transparency, etc.

It will automatically center the taskbar icons.

On the configuration window of TaskbarX, leave all the settings on default and click on “ Apply“.

The two versions are otherwise identical in terms of their functionality.

Note: TaskBarX is also officially available on the Microsoft Store ( $1.49) as a paid app with automatic updates. Using the unarchiver utility, double-click to open “ TaskBarX Configurator.exe“. You will, however, need an archiver tool, such as WinRAR, WinZIP, or 7ZIP, to unzip the file. It is available as a portable ZIP, which means you won’t have to install it on your PC. To use TaskBarX, you first need to download it ( Free) from GitHub.Our recommendation is TaskBarX – an open-source program that can center the taskbar icons and bring a faux Windows 11 look to Windows 10. There are several third-party programs that let you bring a Windows 11-style centrally aligned taskbar to your Windows 10 PC. You now have a centered taskbar like Windows 11 on your Windows 10 machine. Finally, lock the taskbar in place using the right-click context menu.Align the divider such that the icons are perfectly centered on the taskbar on your Windows 10 PC. Dragging the divider will move the icons to the center and show all the hidden icons.

Now drag the divider (the two vertical parallel lines) on the left of the taskbar icons towards “Links”. All the taskbar icons will now shift to the far right. Drag “Links” from the right to the left and position it next to the Task View button.

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