Make Taskbar Transparent Windows 7
IMP: To make the taskbar fully (100%) transparent, please refer to our how to make the Windows 10 taskbar fully transparent guide. Make Windows 10’s taskbar transparent. Step 1: The first step is to open Settings app as Start menu and taskbar settings are available only in the Settings app.
Make Taskbar Blurry, Transparent or Add Fluent Design. In Windows 10 you can change the color of the taskbar and also make it semi-transparent. Other than that, there is nothing much you can do. However, using a free app called TranslucentTB, you can make taskbar completely transparent, add blur effect, or even add Fluent design with a. Nov 03, 2018 This will make turning on clear transparency no longer have a clear glass like taskbar, but a somewhat blurred transparent taskbar instead now. This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off having an acrylic taskbar transparency for all users in Windows 10.
The Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic editions do not have Aero Transparency included in them.
Make Windows 7 Taskbar Completely Transparent
Aero Theme.Aero Requirements to be Enabled in Windows 7
NOTE:If Aero is not enabled, then Transparency will not work even when enabled.
- 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
- 1 GB of system memory
- A graphics card with support for DirectX 9 graphics with at least 128 MB of memory.
- The graphics card must support Pixel Shader 2.0 and the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM).
- You must be have True Color (32 bit) set instead of High Color (16 bit).
- Be sure to have the correct Windows 7 driver version installed for your graphics card/chip.
- The desktop composition and Animate controls and elements inside windows options enabled in Visual Effects.
- Refresh or update your WEI score.
- The Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and ThemesServices need to be set to Start and Automatic.
. (See screenshot below)2. Click on the Window Color link at the bottom of the window. (See screenshot below)
NOTE:The name in gray under Windows Color is the current color selected.
3. To Enable TransparencyA) Check the Enable transparency box. (See screenshot below step 5)
B) Adjust your Color intensity slider for how transparent you want it.
- Slide LEFT = More transparent
- Slide RIGHT = Less to not transparent
4. To Disable Transparency
A) Uncheck the Enable transparency box. (See screenshot below)5. Click on Save changes.
1. Open Visual Effects.
2. To Enable TransparencyA) Check the Enable transparent glass box, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)3. To Disable TransparencyB) Go to step 4.A) Uncheck the Enable transparent glass box, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)
1. To Enable Transparency
NOTE:This is the default setting.A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.2. To Disable TransparencyEnable_Transparent_Glass.regB) Go to step 3.A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.3.Save the .reg file to the Desktop.Disable_Transparent_Glass.reg
4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file, and click on Merge.
5. Click on Run, Yes (Windows 7) or Continue (Vista), Yes, and OK when prompted.
6. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search boxand press Enter.That's it,
2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes (Windows 7) or Continue (Vista).
3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM4. In the right pane, double click on ColorizationOpaqueBlend. (see screenshot above)
5. To Enable TransparencyA) Type in 0, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE:This is the default setting.6. To Disable TransparencyB) Go to step 7.A) Type in 1, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)7. Close regedit.
8. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
Shawn