🟣 C# / .NET 6+

Disable Taskbar Transparency (C#)

Turns off the translucent taskbar/Start menu effect for a small performance gain. Applies the tweak via Microsoft.Win32.Registry.

By WindowsScripting.com · 565 B
SetDisableTaskbarTransparency.cs
// SetDisableTaskbarTransparency.cs
//
// Disable Taskbar Transparency.
// Turns off the translucent taskbar/Start menu effect for a small performance gain.
//
// Usage: dotnet new console -o SetDisableTaskbarTransparency, replace Program.cs with this
// file, then dotnet run.

using System;
using Microsoft.Win32;

using RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(@"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize");
key.SetValue("EnableTransparency", 0, RegistryValueKind.DWord);

Console.WriteLine("Disable Taskbar Transparency applied.");