There are multiple features in Windows 10 that you can enable, like the Hey Cortana which i discussed a while ago. You may remember that the transparent background feature was in Windows 7? Well, it made a big comeback in Windows 10, with an enhanced view, thus adding a lot to Windows 10’s features. The Aero Glass Transparency feature was released back in April with two major options for Windows 10 users.
How to enable Aero Glass Transparency in Windows 10 1. First bring up the Run command by pressing Win+R key combination. Enter Regedit.exe in the run window, and hit ok. Now navigate to the following tab in the Windows Registry. You will find a DWORD key called EnableBlurBehind, in the. Enable the hidden Aero Lite theme in Windows 10. Save the file and double click it from the Desktop. The Aero Lite theme will be applied. Alternatively, you can use Winaero Tweaker. Go to Appearance - Aero Lite. There are two options there. One activates the default Aero Lite theme with black window title text. It is default to set as the enabled. And it seems there is no option to disable this in Windows 10. But you could try to run this.exe in Windows 7 Compatiblity module. Right click.exe icon on the desktop. Rigth click the property,select the compatibility tab. Feb 07, 2015 Aero in windows 10 are we going to see the glass effect (aero) fully back in windows 10? I think one of the main reasons Windows 7 is so appealing to the users while 8/8.1 is not, is that windows 7 is just more 'beautiful' and 'elegant' looking. Compare the curvy-bumpy buttons of windows 7 with those finely curved edges and corners,with that.
- Transparent Glass, and
- Frosted Glass giving a blur effect.
Unfortunately, you cannot change between these options from the Windows 10’s main settings. However, the Windows Registry option can help us modify this feature quite easily. Below I have shared an exclusive guide in a step by step manner with relevant images explaining how to enable the aero glass transparency feature in Windows 10.
Enable Aero Glass Transparency
1: On your Windows 10’s Desktop screen, press “Win + R” keys together to bring the Run Command.
2: Now type in the bar “Regedit.exe” and hit enter or tap the OK button. This will open up the Registry Window Instantly. If prompted by UAC, click “Yes”.
3: Once the registry window is opened, you have to navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CURREN_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemesPersonalize
4: Here, from the right pane, you can see a word “DWORD” with multiple options like Enable Transparency, Blue Behind, etc.
5: Double click on the Enable Transparency Key. A new box will open and it will have a specific value (by default 1). All you need to do is change this value of 1 to 0, and this will enable the Aero Transparency Effect.
6: For the changes to come into effect, you have to restart your computer. However, you may notice an instant change as well and may not need to restart the computer. But we recommend you to restart either way.
Check out the before and after result screenshots below
Before
After
However, this is not a clear glass transparency, instead it’s a blurring effect using the color scheme of your Windows. So far, Microsoft is still taking votes from its users on 100% Clear Glass Transparency that has a very little blur effect. Hopefully, in the upcoming year or even before we may get this feature as well.
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Windows 7 does not enable Aero Glass effect on its own. Moreover, you need to verify whether your version of Windows 7 supports Aero feature or not. If you find that your Aero feature is not enabled or working in Windows 10/8/7, try these troubleshooting steps.
Aero not working in Windows 10
1] Ensure that your version of Windows 10/8/7 supports Aero. Aero is supported on Ultimate, Home Premium, Business editions.
2] Ensure that your Graphic card supports WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model)
3] Right-click on the desktop, select Personalize. Click on Themes and select the default Windows themes. Next, in Windows Color & Appearance, ensure that Enable Transparency is checked.
4] Open Run box, type Services.msc and hit Enter to open Services Manager. Ensure that ‘Desktop Windows Manager’ Service is set on Automatic.
5] In spite of doing all this, you still find that Aero does not work, or your Aero has stopped working, simply copy-paste the following command in the CMD window, and hit Enter.
This will re-enable Aero by flushing it.
Even if you find that your Flid3D is not working or disabled, you may try these steps.
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