Anyone know how to make maxed title bar solid black?

[imacken]

I know some people like it and some don't, but having the title bars in aero when certain apps are maxed looks messy - Lightroom and Photoshop are 2 examples.
I know MS changed it from the beta as a lot of people asked, but is there any way of hacking this so that it is back to a solid colour when maxed?
It should be made an option by MS.

 

[banners]

I know some people like it and some don't, but having the title bars in aero when certain apps are maxed looks messy - Lightroom and Photoshop are 2 examples.
I know MS changed it from the beta as a lot of people asked, but is there any way of hacking this so that it is back to a solid colour when maxed?
It should be made an option by MS.

right-click desktop, select personalisation, select Window Color: Either deselect enable transparancy or move slider to right for max depth, but keeping some tranparancy...

 

[imacken]

Thanks but that affects all windows, not just maxed ones.
In the beta, maximised windows were solid black, which works much better in apps like Photoshop or Lightroom.
There must be a way of doing this.

 

[Mars]

Try this: Windows 7 Aero Max Opacity by ~thepanda-x on deviantART

 

[imacken]

Thanks, looks pretty useful. Sorry to ask such a dumb question, but how do I get it to work?
I've clicked on it and it takes me to 'Color and Appearance' but I can't see how to go any further!!!

 

[edrik]

i think its a custom msstyles... maybe you have to patch your uxtheme files for that one

 

[imacken]

I'm afraid that means nothing to me!! Sorry for the ignorance on this. Never had to deal with themes before.

 

[edrik]

How to Patch Uxtheme.dll in Windows 7

1. Download Uxtheme patch Files
2. Login to Your Windows 7 with User having administrator privileges
3. Open you’re my Computer and Navigate to Following Directory
C:\Windows\system32\ (change driver letter as per your windows 7 installation)
4. Locate following three files
uxtheme.dll
themeui.dll
shsvcs.dll
5. Take Ownership of each of these files
6. Grant Full Permission to yourself on each of these files
7. Rename uxtheme.dll to uxtheme.old , themeui.dll to themeui.old & shsvcs.dll to shsvcs.old
8. Copy downloaded patch files and past in C:\Windows\system32\ directory
(change driver letter as per your windows 7 installation)
9. Reboot Your Windows 7


NOTE:


Be careful though.. since you're dealing with system files and a mistake might cause a faulty system... so make sure to backup your files.. and only do this at your own risk

 

[imacken]

I'm on 7201 x64, which patch should I download?

 

[edrik]

i dont think the site has a patched uxtheme for that build yet.. im sorry

 

[imacken]

Why does it need all this patching to run a 'Windows Visual Style File'? Do all the thousands of these require this treatment?

 

[edrik]

because it's a custom file
that's why it needs to be patched

 

[ilesal]

Windows 7 Power Tool Ultimate v2.3.exe

This has what you need and more!!

 

[edrik]

what does that software do ?
could you please provide a description
a screenshot would be nice too

 

[garbanzo]

Windows 7 Power Tool Ultimate v2.3.exe

This has what you need and more!!

i took a chance with this, and it successfully patched the theme files in 7229 x86. not many good styles out there yet, still looking for one that just gets rid of aero stripes in the taskbar and window borders, but it's good to know this tool is there.

thanks

 

[imacken]

Doesn't want to work for me on the Uxtheme patching. See screenshot here

 

[ilesal]

what does that software do ?
could you please provide a description
a screenshot would be nice too

It can remove watermarks, enable dreamscene, Uxtheme patcher for x86 and x64, and a few other things. Does not need installing runs from exe. Is safe, have scanned with Avast, malwarebytes and spybot search and destroy.

 

[imacken]

Any ideas on why it won't do the Uxtheme patching for me? (see above)

 

[edrik]

tried it and it works ok for me.. im using 32-bit though...

 

[imacken]

I think I've modified it in some way with your original suggested method.
Can anyone send me the original themeui.dll for 7201 64bit?
Thanks.