Best idea, in almost any case, is one you can switch back whenever you need, quickly and easily with the least amount of effort. In that chain of thought, I give you this simple autohotkey script:
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#1::
WinShow,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinShow,Start ahk_class Button
Return
#2::
WinHide,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinHide,Start ahk_class Button
Return
It's entirely more efficient than any other method, because there are no programs involved, besides AutoHotkey, which, if you know what's good for you, you should be using already anyway.
If you want this to start with windows, always hiding your taskbar and start button from startup, you can create a script:
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WinHide,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinHide,Start ahk_class Button
Return