Bringing just a hint of nostalgia into my OS ...

Let's face it; Windows 11 might look pretty sleek, but it's regressed in many ways from prior versions. One such being the Taskbar. It's restrictive, loaded with stuff you're probably turning off ...

After I updated to XP service pack 1, my themes ceased to skin the taskbar/start menu. The only change that I get in that bar is a color tint change along with text size changing. I'm using Style XP ...