This utility is created by one of the deviantart member Solo-Dev.

For applying the transparency, all you need to do is to download the zip file from the download link below, extract it, run the TTB-UI.exe file, drag the slider to your desired value and click on Apply button. It will immediately make the Taskbar and Start Menu transparent.

The zip file also contains a TTB.exe file, which a command-line version of this application.

You can open a Command Prompt window and use TTB.exe in following format:

TTB transparency_value

For example, if you want to set transparency to 30, use following command:

TTB 30

Download TransTaskbar

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