To enable "Animate in the taskbar and start menu":

1. Select the Windows Start icon, type regedit in search, and select regedit.
2. Select File > Export, and save a copy of the current registry state.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
4. Double-click the TaskbarAnimations object.
5. Set value data to 1, hexidecimal.
   • A value data setting of 0 configures "Animate in the taskbar and start menu" to not be checked
   • A value data setting of 1 configures "Animate in the taskbar and start menu" to be checked
6. Restart the PC.