Windows makes it easy (although not obvious) to customize the Taskbar with custom icons. You don’t need a third-party app, just the icon files to replace the defaults.

You can add icons to your desktop in Windows 10 and more easily access the system apps or folders you regularly use. Here's how to do it.

If the icon isn’t there, head to Personalization then Taskbar in Settings, and make sure the Widgets shortcut is enabled.

Auto Hide Desktop Icons is a free app that can hide your Windows desktop icons and even your taskbar, automatically after a set time interval.

How to Make the Taskbar Icon Larger in XP. The small size of the icons on the Windows XP taskbar can make it difficult to distinguish between them when you're trying to quickly open a program.

In Windows 11, your app icons are centered by default, icons are smaller, and a Quick Settings panel has been added. Here's how to master the Windows 11 taskbar (or make it look more like Windows 10).

How to Add Office to the Taskbar. Pinning a program to your taskbar means to put an icon on it for fast, one-click access to that program.