Select Taskbar texture, click the three dots, and choose the xp_bg.png file you extracted earlier. Select Tile under Horizontal stretching and you should have an XP-style taskbar.

If you want to disable the taskbar, or go back to the Windows 11 taskbar, simply uninstall the app, and reboot your PC. You can do this by keeping the app around as well.

Microsoft Experiments With a Tablet-Optimized Taskbar for Windows 11 Start11 costs $5.99 , but there is a 30-day trial to take advantage of and see if it offers enough customization to warrant the ...