Windows 7127: Full transparent window frame possible again


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In Windows 7 (build 7127) again it is possible to switch the window frame from "frosted glass" effect ("blur") into "fully transparent"

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I haven't used other versions besides RC.. is this deafult, or is there a trick involved?

EDIT: OH, sorry, checked your link... wish it were default :)

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I haven't used other versions besides RC.. is this deafult, or is there a trick involved?

EDIT: OH, sorry, checked your link... wish it were default :)

Why on earth would that be the default? It makes everything very cluttered. Some people may like it, but they're in the minority and are enjoying something arguably less functional.

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This "frosted glass" effect ("Blur") can be turned off with the program "regedit.exe" at two places in the Registry and leads then to the "fully transparent" effect ("HideBlur"):

For each user individualy:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]

"HideBlur"=1 (REG_DWORD)

Or for all users together:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]

"HideBlur"=1 (REG_DWORD)

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Why on earth would that be the default? It makes everything very cluttered. Some people may like it, but they're in the minority and are enjoying something arguably less functional.

Indeed. I never understood the appeal of full transparency.

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Well windows aside, the taskbar being fully transparent works for me. But that's about it, too hard to read the title bar if it's like that.

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The full transparent effect was also possible in the builds 6956, 7022, 7048 and 7068

In the builds 7000, 7077 and 7100 it doesn't work.

You also can use this function in the build 7100 (RC), when you copy the two files "DWM.exe" and "uDWM.dll" from folder c:\windows\system32\ of Build 7127 into the Build 7100.

Whereby the file "DWM.exe" is responsible for the evaluation of the registry key ("HideBlur=1") and the file "uDWM.dll" for full transparency.

In order to overwrite these files at all, you first must acquire the full access rights at these files. Then "stop the service": "Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager" for a short time and copy the files from build 7127 into 7100. After that "restart the service": "Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager" again.

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Why on earth would that be the default? It makes everything very cluttered. Some people may like it, but they're in the minority and are enjoying something arguably less functional.
qft
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it reminds me back when we were trying constantly to make our xps look like vista glass but with no success!

thats so ugly!!

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