This app from Stardock can replace your taskbar with a UI that's more reminiscent of the macOS Dock, meaning you get a series of larger icons (though you can customize the size) without a background.

Every icon on the pop-up is added with an unpin ... Related read: How to change Taskbar size on Windows 11. Guru is a Communications graduate with hands-on experience with computers, cameras ...

On the downside, showing texts with icons in Taskbar is curbing a big chunk of space in Taskbar. So, it will be better to hide texts beside icons of opened windows in Taskbar. Windows 11 did ...