{"id":1649,"date":"2016-02-17T13:51:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T08:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2021-05-14T22:24:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T16:54:44","slug":"high-oled-taskbar-transparency-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/high-oled-taskbar-transparency-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make the Taskbar Fully Transparent in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I accidentally stumbled upon a hidden gem in Windows 10, a registry setting that activates high transparency for the Taskbar. It’s the UseOLEDTaskbarTransparency registry value that does the magic.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> This registry edit works in Windows 10 version 1903 and earlier. It doesn’t<\/strong> seem to work if you have v1909, 2004, or higher installed. In Windows 10 1909, 2004 and higher, you may try TranslucentTB<\/a> or a similar third-party utility.<\/p>\n

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Make the Taskbar Fully Transparent<\/h2>\n
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  1. Click Start, type regedit.exe<\/code>, and go to:\n
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named UseOLEDTaskbarTransparency<\/b><\/code><\/li>\n
  3. Double-click UseOLEDTaskbarTransparency<\/code> and set its value data to 1<\/li>\n
  4. Go to the following branch:\n
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Dwm<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  5. Create a DWORD (32-bit) value named ForceEffectMode<\/code><\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Set the data for ForceEffectMode<\/code> to 1<\/li>\n
  7. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n
  8. Right-click Desktop, click Personalize<\/li>\n
  9. Click Color, and enable the Transparency effects.<\/li>\n
  10. Also, enable these options:\n