@lynnesbian Because they're lazy. No, really.
In the Settings window for Windows 10, in the Taskbar tab, there's a link entitled "Changing taskbar color", under the Help from the web section in the upper right corner. That link goes to the following URL: https://www.bing.com/search?q=change%20windows%2010%20taskbar%20color%20site:microsoft.com&form=B00032&ocid=SettingsHAQ-BingIA&mkt=en-US
Seriously, all they did it would appear is increment the version.