Windows 11 debuted with something that Windows 10 was lacking at the time, and it was a game-changer when I first upgraded: Dark Mode. Of course, since then, Microsoft has backported many Windows 11 ...
Cleaning it up is straightforward. Right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. From there, you can replace the search box with a simple icon, remove the Widgets icon, and hide the Task View ...