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Based on our record, TaskbarX seems to be more popular. It has been mentioned 86 times since March 2021.
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TaskbarX for taskbar customization. TaskbarXI for Win11. Source: over 3 years ago
Its a software called Rainmeter, basically you can put widgets and go crazy with customization. For the taskbar its called TaskbarX (its also a skin in Rainmeter). As for the live time its LunaIUI Widget. Source: over 3 years ago
For those wondering, I'm pretty certain this is done with rainmeter. It's similar to this setup which has all the used skins posted. Clock is the same except with a different font for the bottom text, clear taskbar is like taskbarx or... Source: almost 4 years ago
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