How to make Windows 11 taskbar look like Windows XP

1. Open a web browser and download RetroBar, a third-party tool that provides an old-styled Windows taskbar outlook.

download RetroBar

Extract the files in the zip file you downloaded and run the RetroBar executable file.
You might receive an error message as the following picture shows when you try to run RetroBar. Just click Yes and you will receive a pop-up window.

download RetroBar

3. In the pop-up window, download the right version of .NET Core for your PC. Then run the downloaded file to install it.

download .NET Core

Run the RetroBar application again and you will get the Windows XP taskbar on Windows 11
Right-click your taskbar and select Properties. Then you can change themes for the taskbar. Here I choose Windows XP Blue.

Windows XP blue theme

Now you get the Windows XP taskbar on Windows 11.

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