On the other side of the taskbar, you'll find the amazing weather widget from Windows 10 (yes, it's back!), and then you'll ...

You can hide your Taskbar on the Desktop mode by changing taskbar settings. It will automatically hide the taskbar when you are in desktop mode and appears back as you hover mouse down.

You’ll need to find the shortcuts for every app that’s going to be pinned on the taskbar, and place them all on the desktop.