Windows 10: How to get rid of the line under the taskbar icons ?

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With the help from the Windows Style Builder forum I was able to get rid of those lines.
It is a custom theme if you want to use it you need to install UxStyle which I have provided in the folder below with the theme.
This is how to open up the control panel if you don't know how Control Panel - Open in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
First you need to turn off the UAC User Account Control (UAC) - Change Settings in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums slide the slider all the way down (Be sure to put it back to where you had it when done installing everything and reboot), and then afterwards reboot your computer, and then install UxStyle and then restart your computer again, put the NoLine folder and the NoLine.theme file in C:/Windows/resources/themes folder, then double-click on the NoLine.theme file and if all went well you should have no lines under the open windows and programs, this only works on the taskbar when it's on the bottom.

Jerry

 

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I lowered my monitor refresh rate from 75Hz to 60 Hz and the lines disappeared.

 

Does anyone know what the different line colors represent? My Outlook has a red line while other programs are underline in blue.

 

I think its a nice feature. It doesn't effect anything. I think its supposed to be that way I don't think there is anyway to change it.

 

This solution does not seem to be working anymore (at least with the latest updates) - could you please-please update the theme if possible?

The taskbar lines are horrible visually - they're only necessary if you have pinned shortcuts, and need to distinct them from the other icons - if you have old-style taskbar view, and a dark taskbar background, they literally glow, distracting the desktop, and without any real use (all the taskbar items are underlined).

 

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Here you go.

Works on 10586 only

Turn off UAC, reboot.
User Account Control (UAC) - Change Settings in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Do one at a time and then reboot in between.
Right click on UxStyle_0242_x86_x64_preview.exe run as administrator, install, reboot.
Right click on UltraUXThemePatcher_3.0.4.exe run as administrator, install, reboot.






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Credit go to Mr. GRiM on this way of installing themes.
1. Rename the default C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\aerolite.msstyles to aerolite.msstyles.bak (right click on it and take ownership then rename)



2. Make a new folder in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\ called aerolite.msstyles





3. Put the No_Line_1511 theme folder in the aerolite.msstyles folder C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\aerolite.msstyles\





4. Put the No_Line_1511.theme file in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes





Select the No_Line_1511 theme from the personalization menu.






Turn on UAC, reboot.





Jerry

 

Hi, can you provide a theme that doesn't overwrite the inactive title bar color? Before I installed the theme, I had a pitch black active title bar color and a slightly lighter title bar color (edited the registry), but with your specific theme I can't change the title bar inactive color because it's manually overwritten or something.

 

Thanks a lot, it works!

 

WoW, and I thought I was crazy because my wife nagged me , a line under an icon *Drink1go Broncos *Wink

 

The only remaining glitch is that lines remain on the second screen's taskbar *Sad

 

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I'm not sure why you're having a problem I can change the color and personalization with no problem.

Jerry

 

I don't have a second monitor hooked up to my laptop so I cannot check it out.

Sorry
Jerry

 

Jerry,

I just installed the theme and although I had several error messages during the installation of UxStyle_0242_x86_x64_preview.exe everything seemed working until I applied my orignal colors to your theme. This color (and a few other color) changes the color of the title bar text from the original white to black, which makes it hard to see (taskbar color of the text remains white though). My original color was that of the last tile of the third row of the color selection palette. Can it be related to the incorrect installation of the UxStile...preview program? Thanks and regards.

 

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Windows 10 changes titlebar text color, making a custom theme changes things that Windows 10 does not like. *Smile
I will make one with white titlebar text and post it here.

Jerry