Enable Aero Transperancy

[sailornaruto39]

I am not sure what i did.But when i did something and put the mouse on an open program it does this. I don't know why this keeps happening to me but the aero's transparency turns off and then I can't turns it back on

When i want this

How can i get the latter back?

 

[koolkat77]

What theme are you using currently?

Aero or Basic?

 

[sailornaruto39]

What theme are you using currently?

Aero or Basic?

Aero. It was on basic then i switched to aero but the taskbar and top of windows are still opaque.
I have already:
Turned one themes
Turned on Desktop windows manager(whatever it's called)
And i am using home premium x64bit

 

[DustSailor]

Hello sailor,

1. You will want to make sure your graphics card is updated. You haven't listed it in your specs so I can't help you find the right driver yet
2. After you install the right driver, update your WEI score: Click here for a How-to
3. If it doesn't automatically change to Aero - make sure you have all important windows updates installed, and make sure you have all drivers for your system installed (go to device manager and make sure nothing has a yellow exclaimation mark on it)
4. Lastly, RIGHT-click your desktop and select "Personalize". Select any Aero theme and see if that fixes the problem. Post back with any questions or problems you encounter

 

[koolkat77]

What theme are you using currently?

Aero or Basic?

Aero. It was on basic then i switched to aero but the taskbar and top of windows are still opaque.
I have already:
Turned one themes
Turned on Desktop windows manager(whatever it's called)
And i am using home premium x64bit

Alright.

Did you have any hardware changes recently?
Applied any custom themes?

Follow Dustys good advice and keep us posted.

 

[sailornaruto39]

Hello sailor,

1. You will want to make sure your graphics card is updated. You haven't listed it in your specs so I can't help you find the right driver yet
2. After you install the right driver, update your WEI score: Click here for a How-to
3. If it doesn't automatically change to Aero - make sure you have all important windows updates installed, and make sure you have all drivers for your system installed (go to device manager and make sure nothing has a yellow exclaimation mark on it)
4. Lastly, RIGHT-click your desktop and select "Personalize". Select any Aero theme and see if that fixes the problem. Post back with any questions or problems you encounter

1.It is i've tried
2. the score is 4.1
3.Not sure about that one
4. tried it.

 

[DustSailor]

I have already:
Turned one themes
Turned on Desktop windows manager(whatever it's called)
And i am using home premium x64bit

you "turned on themes"? Please explain how. Was this a service in the Services control panel?
What do you mean "Desktop Windows Manager"? And how did you turn it on?

Was there any previous settings you changed that would cause this? Was it a program or setting?

 

[sailornaruto39]

What theme are you using currently?

Aero or Basic?

Aero. It was on basic then i switched to aero but the taskbar and top of windows are still opaque.
I have already:
Turned one themes
Turned on Desktop windows manager(whatever it's called)
And i am using home premium x64bit

Alright.

Did you have any hardware changes recently?
Applied any custom themes?

Follow Dustys good advice and keep us posted.

I had AVG turn off themes and then everything went all ugly and old fashion looking. Then I uninstalled it and set my theme to an aero theme and now I'm in the current predicament

 

[sailornaruto39]

I have already:
Turned one themes
Turned on Desktop windows manager(whatever it's called)
And i am using home premium x64bit

you "turned on themes"? Please explain how. Was this a service in the Services control panel?
What do you mean "Desktop Windows Manager"? And how did you turn it on?

Was there any previous settings you changed that would cause this? Was it a program or setting?

In services there is a service called "Themes" and another called "Desktop Window Manager Session Manager"
I turned those both on by going into services.

 

[DustSailor]

Type "Device Manager" without quotes into your start menu search bar and click the highlighted program, as in the picture:

Then See if there are yellow exclaimation marks of any kind anywhere, as in this picture:


To install windows updates, click through Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update, and then click "Check for updates". Then click Install

 

[DustSailor]

So AVG turned the services off, and you turned them back on, yes? Did you set them to their original settings? Try installing AVG again and see if it lets you "turn off themes", and then turn it back on (using AVG). Manually, you'll have to set them to automatic, AND start it back up again.

P.S. Hi Yussi

 

[sailornaruto39]

Ok I got it. I used the trouble shooter for "Display Quality"

Sorry for the trouble and thanks for the effort.

WARNING: This is Likely going to happen again in a year or so. So sorry in advanced

 

[koolkat77]

• You uninstalled what? AVG?
• If you're talking about a custom theme, did you first patch UXtheme patcher before applying the custom theme?
• Can you post a link of the theme you tried to install?
• Does the default windows theme work on your pc? (Pic attached) --> View attachment 219599

Edit: Hi Dusty . You may take over this thread for the time being
Edit 2: You got it fixed already? GREAT! Mark the thread as solved

 

[DustSailor]

Haha!

Glad you figured it out, sailor. And no problems, in a year or so, we'll probably still be here

I'll have to remember to have people use the built in troubleshooters to check for problems more often.

And sorry for hijacking your thread, Yussi! I posted before I could see your post Please forgive me

 

[koolkat77]

Haha!

Glad you figured it out, sailor. And no problems, in a year or so, we'll probably still be here

I'll have to remember to have people use the built in troubleshooters to check for problems more often.

And sorry for hijacking your thread, Yussi! I posted before I could see your post Please forgive me
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Awwwww . No problem. You helped the OP in getting the issue solved