Windows 7: Can the HORRIBLE 'glass' effect be removed?

juice · 16 Apr 2010

I cannot stand the so called 'glass' effect in windows 7 which draws diagonal gradients across taskbar and windows. Can't get rid of this through themes, please someone tell me there's a way to make it go away!!!

severedsolo · 16 Apr 2010

very easily

just right click your desktop, click "personalization" then "window colour" uncheck "enable transparency" and voila, problem solved,

Transparency - Enable or Disable

I can see your point, the glass effect does take a little getting used to

dood · 16 Apr 2010

Uugh..I hate aero...
I use Windows Classic under 'basic themes'.

Theme - Change or Save

Arc · 16 Apr 2010

Just download and apply another theme. The default Aero contains those all.
Get almost all the great window 7 themes here : Browsing Windows 7 Utilities on deviantART
Theme installation process ? Here : How to Install & Use 3rd Party (Custom) Themes in Windows 7? - Tweaking with Vishal

whs · 16 Apr 2010

It should be pointed out that the installation of 3d party themes carries certain risks. E.g your Recycle Bin can get fouled up

Arc · 16 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

It should be pointed out that the installation of 3d party themes carries certain risks. E.g your Recycle Bin can get fouled up

I didn't know that ,and thank God it never happened to me on anybody I know

whs · 16 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Arc

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

It should be pointed out that the installation of 3d party themes carries certain risks. E.g your Recycle Bin can get fouled up

I didn't know that ,and thank God it never happened to me on anybody I know

It is not a very common problem, but it has happened to me with 2 different skins - in Vista though. I just thought I point it out as a possibility.

Arc · 16 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

It is not a very common problem, but it has happened to me with 2 different skins - in Vista though. I just thought I point it out as a possibility.

And I came to know another possibility. Thanks a lot

Billy · 16 Apr 2010

It is possible to remove the diagonal gradient on the glass without turning Aero off. This involved some registry editing(not much) so be careful.

If you're not sure what you're doing make a backup of the registy first -- Registry - Backup and Restore

Go to the start menu and type in Regedit and open Regedit.exe

Once it's open hit the Control Button + F(CTRL+F) to use the find option and type in ColorizationGlassReflectionIntensity

This will take you to the registy you'll want to edit, can also be navigated to at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

Now you want to modify the registy.

And enter the value 0

After you restart your computer, it should remove the diagonal gradient and have a smooth glass effect.

voiceartistusa · 06 Jun 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Billy

It is possible to remove the diagonal gradient on the glass without turning Aero off. This involved some registry editing(not much) so be careful.

If you're not sure what you're doing make a backup of the registy first -- Registry - Backup and Restore

Go to the start menu and type in Regedit and open Regedit.exe

Once it's open hit the Control Button + F(CTRL+F) to use the find option and type in ColorizationGlassReflectionIntensity

This will take you to the registy you'll want to edit, can also be navigated to at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

Now you want to modify the registy.

And enter the value 0

After you restart your computer, it should remove the diagonal gradient and have a smooth glass effect.

This DOES work, but be aware, if you mess around with the "Enable Transparency" checkmark, the lines come back! Would be nice to delete it permanently.

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