Still no fix for my problem. Only 1.5 works properly for me, 1.53 and 1.54 introduce the same bug.
Before
http://iforce.co.nz/i/jzyridd0.lr1.jpg
As soon as I change any setting or restart PC it changes the taskbar, looks like it enables transparency effect even though it's off in both windows settings and start10 settings as shown
http://iforce.co.nz/i/0f1chjss.brc.jpg
I've tried the bat file remover but it persists... doesn't happen with 1.50