Transparent Taskbar?

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Is this even possible with Curtains? I've been fighting with this program for over an hour now trying to get my taskbar fully 100% transparent and it won't budge..

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues.  Need to know more on your system.

  1. Windows version, please use Windows Winver.exe for full Windows version numbers.
  2. Curtains version.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hate to be that guy but.. why are you instructing me to install a 3rd party sketchy program when i can just find my windows version & build within windows settings?

Windows Version an Build:
Edition    Windows 10 Pro
Version    21H1
OS build    19043.1165
Experience    Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3530.0

Curtains version: v1.19 (Steam build)

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

"Winver.exe" is available in all Windows since Windows 7 or maybe since before that. Just type Winver.exe in your search box it should appear.

Anyway,

If you have Start10, it will be easier to make it transparent. You just need to disable Curtains control on Taskbar and adjust taskbar transparency via Start10.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I think in your screenshot it has indeed become as transparent as that theme would make it.

You would need to alter the image for the taskbar to make it transparent as otherwise transparent mode will paint no blur under the taskbar image but still paint the image for the taskbar.

To do this just click the edit button which should open the taskbar image up in your default editor.  Make that transparent and you will have what you want.