That works, but I wanted something that felt even more premium. So I went ahead and used Windhawk to customize the taskbar ...

Make your taskbar transparent easily by toggling Transparency Effects in Settings on Windows 11. You can hide it completely by adjusting Taskbar Settings to auto-hide. Use TranslucentTB from the ...

The Windows 11 taskbar may look modern, but it's surprisingly rigid. Beyond a few basic tweaks, Microsoft gives you very little room to personalize, even less than in previous versions of Windows.