Modern XP Taskbar Style

The Modern XP Taskbar Mod for Windhawk is designed for users who love the classic Windows XP taskbar style but want it upgraded for modern Windows 11 systems. This mod recreates the iconic XP-era taskbar look while adding smooth animations, transparency effects, and improved responsiveness for today’s hardware.

{
  "theme": "Modern XP by Link Vegas",
  "controlStyles[0].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[1]": "HorizontalAlignment=Center",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[2]": "Width=Auto",
  "controlStyles[1].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame > Grid#RootGrid",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[0]": "Padding=6,0,6,0",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[1]": "Margin=0,2,0,3",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=2",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[3]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" TintOpacity=\"0\" TintLuminosityOpacity=\".5\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
  "controlStyles[2].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundFill",
  "controlStyles[2].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[3].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundStroke",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[4].target": "Taskbar.AugmentedEntryPointButton#AugmentedEntryPointButton > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel#ExperienceToggleButtonRootPanel",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[0]": "Margin=0",
  "controlStyles[5].target": "Grid#SystemTrayFrameGrid",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[0]": "Background:=#00000000",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=5",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[2]": "BackgroundSizing=InnerBorderEdge",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[3]": "Margin=0,2,0,3",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[4]": "BorderThickness=5",
  "controlStyles[6].target": "SystemTray.ChevronIconView",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[7].target": "SystemTray.NotifyIconView#NotifyItemIcon",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[8].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton",
  "controlStyles[8].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[9].target": "SystemTray.CopilotIcon",
  "controlStyles[9].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[10].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton#NotificationCenterButton > Grid > ContentPresenter > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > systemtray:IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid",
  "controlStyles[10].styles[0]": "Padding=4,0,4,0",
  "controlStyles[11].target": "SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid#ContainerGrid > ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Grid#ContentGrid > SystemTray.TextIconContent > Grid#ContainerGrid",
  "controlStyles[11].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[12].target": "SystemTray.StackListView#IconStack > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon",
  "controlStyles[12].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[13].target": "SystemTray.Stack#ShowDesktopStack",
  "controlStyles[13].styles[0]": "Margin=0,-4,-12,-4",
  "controlStyles[14].target": "Taskbar.Gripper#GripperControl",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[0]": "Width=Auto",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[1]": "MinWidth=24",
  "controlStyles[15].target": "SystemTray.SystemTrayFrame",
  "controlStyles[15].styles[0]": "HorizontalAlignment=1",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[4]": "CornerRadius=5",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[5]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" TintOpacity=\"0\" TintLuminosityOpacity=\".55\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[6]": "Background:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0.5,0\" EndPoint=\"0.5,1\"> <GradientStop Color=\"#16ADF0\" Offset=\"0.0\" /> <GradientStop Color=\"#19B9F3\" Offset=\"0.1\" /> <GradientStop Color=\"#118FE9\" Offset=\"0.35\" /> <GradientStop Color=\"#0E9EF0\" Offset=\"0.8\" /> <GradientStop Color=\"#1580D9\" Offset=\"1.0\" /></LinearGradientBrush>",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[0]": "MaxWidth=1050",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[3]": "MinWidth=1050",
  "controlStyles[15].styles[1]": "Margin=850,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[16].target": "Taskbar.ExperienceToggleButton#LaunchListButton[AutomationProperties.AutomationId=StartButton] > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.AnimatedVisualPlayer#Icon",
  "controlStyles[16].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[17].target": "Taskbar.ExperienceToggleButton#LaunchListButton[AutomationProperties.AutomationId=StartButton] > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel > Border#BackgroundElement",
  "controlStyles[17].styles[0]": "Background:=<ImageBrush Stretch=\"none\" ImageSource=\"https://www.linkvegastheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/XP-Modern-2.png\" />"
}

Required Windhawk Mods for similar results

To achieve similar results, install and configure the following Windhawk mods in addition to Taskbar Styler

{
  "TaskbarHeight": 65,
  "IconSize": 25,
  "TaskbarButtonWidth": 50,
  "IconSizeSmall": 16,
  "TaskbarButtonWidthSmall": 32
}

Notification Style Mods for Windhawk let you completely transform the look and feel

Notification Style Mods for Windhawk let you completely transform the look and feel of Windows notifications, giving your desktop a fresh and personalized appearance. These mods are perfect for users who want to move beyond the default Windows 11 notification design and create something more stylish, minimal, or retro

{
  "controlStyles[0].target": "Grid#NotificationCenterGrid",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[0]": "Background=#1580D9",
  "controlStyles[1].target": "Grid#CalendarCenterGrid",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[0]": "Background=#1580D9",
  "controlStyles[2].target": "Grid#ControlCenterRegion",
  "controlStyles[2].styles[0]": "Background=#1580D9",
  "controlStyles[3].target": "ActionCenter.NotificationListViewItem > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives.ListViewItemPresenter > Border",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[0]": "Background:=#1580D9",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=5",
  "controlStyles[4].target": "ControlCenter.PaginatedToggleButton > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter@CommonStates",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[0]": "Background:=#1458c7",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[1]": "Background@PointerOver:=#2e76ea",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[2]": "Background@Checked:=#10a235",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[3]": "Background@CheckedPointerOver:=#10a212",
  "controlStyles[5].target": "Rectangle#HorizontalDecreaseRect",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[0]": "Fill:=#10a212",
  "controlStyles[6].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes.Ellipse#SliderInnerThumb",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[0]": "Fill:=#14c741",
  "controlStyles[7].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives.Thumb#HorizontalThumb > Border",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[0]": "Background:=#1580D9",
  "controlStyles[8].target": "Grid",
  "controlStyles[8].styles[0]": "RequestedTheme=2"
}