How to Add Wallpaper to Taskbar on Windows 10

How to Add Wallpaper to Taskbar on Windows 10 is easier to understand when the core ideas are paired with practical examples. The sections below explain the topic clearly, highlight useful steps, and point out details that can prevent common errors.

You can set desktop wallpapers and wallpapers for arbitrary lock screens in Windows 10. Windows 10 provides images via Windows Spotlight or users can use images from their own wallpaper collections. However, the Windows taskbar is less flexible, you can only enable or disable the click color for it. If you feel that it is too boring, in addition to the default Windows settings, you can use third-party applications to customize the taskbar. Classic Shell is a popular application that can help add a background image to the taskbar in Windows 10.

Classic Shell is a known tool to restore the Start Menu in Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10 into the classic Windows 7 version. If you like the default Start Menu in Windows 10, you don't have to change it. You can continue to use it and add a wallpaper to the taskbar with Classic Shell.

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Create wallpaper for taskbar

You just need to use any image to make the wallpaper for the taskbar. However, if you find images that are suitable for the taskbar size, the aesthetic factor will be significantly improved. To find your taskbar size, take a screenshot and use a tool like IrfanView to select and find its size.

Next, find an image, crop and resize the image to match the taskbar dimensions.

How to add wallpaper to taskbar

Download and install Classic Shell. The first time you run Classic Shell, there will be different settings that you can customize. Select ' Show all settings ' at the top.

If you want to attach to the default Start Menu of Windows 10, go to the Controls tab. Under ' Left Click opens ', select ' Windows Start Menu '. Next, go to ' Windows Key Opens ' and select ' Windows Start Menu ' again.

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Next, go to the Taskbar. Select the ' Taskbar texture ' option and use the browse button to select the image you intend to use as the taskbar wallpaper. Click OK .

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The Taskbar looks like this with the right sized image as the background.

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FAQ

What should you know about create wallpaper for taskbar?

How to add wallpaper to taskbar?

Download and install Classic Shell. The first time you run Classic Shell, there will be different settings that you can customize. Select ' Show all settings ' at the top.