How To Remove Blur In Vista

[cornel001]

I already found a VistaGlass :

http://vistastyle.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/vistaglass/ (by mr.google)

but it have a problem found in other VS's too : it links the windows transparency to the taskbar and start menu too. I'd like to have them more transparent, too, but this causes readability problems on certain backgrounds, since they have no glow for text.

I need just a VS thats Aero only with these mods :

- no blur

- change toolbar/menubar color (see near topic)

- transparency when maximized (already done with vistaglazz)

I would like others too but seems a bit to complicated for now.

[Panda X]

I already found a VistaGlass :

http://vistastyle.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/vistaglass/ (by mr.google)

but it have a problem found in other VS's too : it links the windows transparency to the taskbar and start menu too. I'd like to have them more transparent, too, but this causes readability problems on certain backgrounds, since they have no glow for text.

I need just a VS thats Aero only with these mods :

- no blur

- change toolbar/menubar color (see near topic)

- transparency when maximized (already done with vistaglazz)

I would like others too but seems a bit to complicated for now.

I saw that theme. That doesn't remove the blur. It only removes the fog and reflections.

[Calum Veteran]

I already found a VistaGlass :

http://vistastyle.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/vistaglass/ (by mr.google)

but it have a problem found in other VS's too : it links the windows transparency to the taskbar and start menu too. I'd like to have them more transparent, too, but this causes readability problems on certain backgrounds, since they have no glow for text.

I need just a VS thats Aero only with these mods :

- no blur

- change toolbar/menubar color (see near topic)

- transparency when maximized (already done with vistaglazz)

I would like others too but seems a bit to complicated for now.

Thank you for finding it again for me :)

& yes, that is a problem with Vista Glass - the taskbar & start menu do not look good on white (or some light) backgrounds.

I prefer darker backgrounds anyway ;)

[Panda X]

Thank you for finding it again for me :)

& yes, that is a problem with Vista Glass - the taskbar & start menu do not look good on white (or some light) backgrounds.

I prefer darker backgrounds anyway ;)

And the concept of that fixes that issue. Though it hasn't been done in a theme like that. Only one so far is the one in the picture.

Though that theme doesn't get rid of the blur as some of you have been saying. Just the fog and reflections :( Which is **** easy.

[Calum Veteran]

Thank you for the info Panda X - I didn't think about being able to do that. Someone now needs to contact the VistaGlass maker & ask him to implement this :D

[Ambroos]

i think i found the answer.

Here ya go:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColor

It's a string value that accepts this format:

AARRGGBB

Lower A value means more transparent (00 = completely transparent, FF = completely opaque).

(similar to HTML hex colors)

So...My guess is you want completely transparent...so how about ColorizationColor = 00000000?

Make sure you restart the Aero User Experience (DWM) using net restart uxsms.

Have fun!

-Yamake

http://www.aeroxp.org/board/lofiversion/index.php?t8924.html

just tried it, and dnt seem to remove the blur.

That 'fix' is exactly what you can do in the Control panel.

the AA in AARRGGBB stands for the Color intensity in the Glass color control panel thingy.

[cornel001]

I saw that theme. That doesn't remove the blur. It only removes the fog and reflections.

Looks like i confused those terms (not native english speaker), you're right, I thought about reflections.

Thank you for finding it again for me :)

& yes, that is a problem with Vista Glass - the taskbar & start menu do not look good on white (or some light) backgrounds.

I prefer darker backgrounds anyway ;)

Looks like the dl link is broken.

However, try searching for aero clear, it may give some very similar.

Actually I can get that transparent taskbar & start menu working if I can find out :

- the upper part of the taskbar is more lighter, for 3d effect. how do remove that effect, I mean make the upper part looks like the lower ?

- maintain taskbar and start menu a fixed tranparency, like default aero, but make them more transparent, but not so much as in the themes like vistaglass/clear when you push up max transparency in windows. but how ?

And the concept of that fixes that issue. Though it hasn't been done in a theme like that. Only one so far is the one in the picture.

Though that theme doesn't get rid of the blur as some of you have been saying. Just the fog and reflections :( Which is **** easy.

I was thinking about that glow, but since it isnt available....

You say is very easy to remove the reflections and the fog (fog ?) . How ? I think I can work something out like my liking.

[cornel001]

Later : I think I got how the reflections are removed.

msstyles->stream->850.

there to the left of the reflections bitmap, is a collection of other four bitmaps, these are for fog ?

[Panda X]

Later : I think I got how the reflections are removed.

msstyles->stream->850.

there to the left of the reflections bitmap, is a collection of other four bitmaps, these are for fog ?

Yes and yes.

[Denholm]

Maybe the 'blur' would be easier to live with if it was designed a little more like the rays on the new PDC wallpaper?

[y_notm]

Sorry to bump this but there is a key that disables blur

Create a DWORD in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM called "HideBlur" and give it a value of 1. then press Ctrl+Shift+F9 twice to restart DWM. tested in old post-beta 2 Vista builds and Win7 6956, i'm assuming it works in every build in between there.

[DemoGeek]

I wonder why people wanted to remove the blur effect. It was there to avoid the distraction of the underlying windows (and its contents) but keeping you aware of what's behind.

I would just stick with the glass blur. Anyone to support my case?

[-KJ]

I wonder why people wanted to remove the blur effect. It was there to avoid the distraction of the underlying windows (and its contents) but keeping you aware of what's behind.

I would just stick with the glass blur. Anyone to support my case?

That's exactly the reason why. But I think it would still be nice to be able to adjust the blurring via slider in the classic appearance menu.

[danisflying527]

Anybody tried truetransparency?

That could possibly work?

[Panda X]

Sorry to bump this but there is a key that disables blur

Create a DWORD in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM called "HideBlur" and give it a value of 1. then press Ctrl+Shift+F9 twice to restart DWM. tested in old post-beta 2 Vista builds and Win7 6956, i'm assuming it works in every build in between there.

1.) That key no longer exists.

2.) Ctrl+Shift+F9 was only in Longhorn/Vista Beta

3.) Since it doesn't work in Vista it too doesn't work in 7.

[y_notm]

1.) That key no longer exists.

2.) Ctrl+Shift+F9 was only in Longhorn/Vista Beta

3.) Since it doesn't work in Vista it too doesn't work in 7.

Read again, I tested it myself in Windows 7, it works (both the reg key and ctrl+shift+f9). Haven't tested in WIndows Vista (will test later tonight) but I assume that since it worked before RTM, and it worked after RTM, that it works for RTM as well.

[y_notm]

OK, so it doesn't work in Vista final. It has been tested in 6956 as working, so it must be for debugging.

[unawave]

3.) Since it doesn't work in Vista it too doesn't work in 7.

Read again, I tested it myself in Windows 7, it works

Red = don't work

Green = work

Windows 7 Build 6956 7000 7048 7077 7100 7127

[Panda X]

Sorry to bump this but there is a key that disables blur

Create a DWORD in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM called "HideBlur" and give it a value of 1. then press Ctrl+Shift+F9 twice to restart DWM. tested in old post-beta 2 Vista builds and Win7 6956, i'm assuming it works in every build in between there.

It's only in interim builds. It's a debugging "feature".

[manifesto]

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[LiquidSolstice]

:| Good luck with Visibility with that. There's a reason why Blur exists.