With a simple registry tweak, you can get small, medium or large taskbar and icons.
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11 : Read more
How to Change the Taskbar Size in Windows 11 : Read more
This feature will be removed in the next release version, just like the reposition of the Start Menu.
Hopefully Classic / Open Shell will be stable by 2025 when It's time for a new computer.