Disable Windows 7 "Dim" effect

EchoX860

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When you have 2 Windows up, the one in the background "dims" or 'grays out" is there a way to disable this?
 

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When you have 2 Windows up, the one in the background "dims" or 'grays out" is there a way to disable this?


Can you use the built in snipping tool (type snipping tool in search) to make a screenshot and upload it to us???



Thanks


Ken
 

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I hope I did this right
EDIT: I did! Okay, you see how one's a lighter color than the other. I have Defraggler in the front and Firefox in the background and it dimmed out.
 

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That appears to be the normal 'active window' and 'inactive window' behaviour.
 

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Yeah, is there a way to disable it
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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AMD Athlon II X4 620
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Foxconn ALOE (CPU 1)
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4.00GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 666Mhz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
HD Radeon 4200 (Integrated)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2311 (1920x1080) @ 60Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
488GB Seagate ST3500418AS SCSI Disk Device (RAID)
You may let Windows 7 Aero Blur Tweaker a go . As I never use the default areo, I never face the text blur, or any other blur ... so dont know what it does actually.
 

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