VistaStyleBuilder

What do I need to add to make the windows semi Transparent like the taskbar? Making the image transparent does nothing. Windows just stay solid.



-New to theming windows 8. Man is it sure different than windows 7 :p

There is no way to make the windows transparent, sadly MS have removed most of the old aero features from Windows 8

This theme has semi transparent borders, so I know its still possible: http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/windows8/?offset=24#/d5ir0ou

He used the shadow images to do that.

Oh, bummer. lol  Windows 8 will be a little more of a challenge to theme now :P

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i refer just for knowing as i dont know how practical is to see a method i found while searching for Aero Glass For Windows 8 RTM.

the originaly web page that taken is  http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158291-true-transpareny-on-windows-8-rtm/

a better solution must be found, as referring that you have before closing the system or when open, every time, to rename a system file, as mentioned also:

 1.DO NOT OPEN IE10 OR PC WILL CRASH.

 2.MUST ALWAYS HAVE uDWM.dllRTM SET TO uDWM.dll FOR SIGN-OUT OR RESTARTING-PC OR SHUTTING-DOWN-PC (Screen Will Be Black).

 3.MUST ALWAYS REPEAT STEP 4 ON STARTUP

perchaps an expert would solve those issues.

PLEASE  DO NOT USE THIS > as  Panda X and  Mr GRiM reffer this method crash the system.
it DOES NOT work >

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NOTE: INFORMATION PROVIDED AS-IS

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Aero Glass For Windows 8 RTM:

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USE at your own risk.
 TRUE TRANSPARENCY ON WINDOWS 8 RTM.
 PART 1.

 IN Win8RTM
 1.MUST Install Tihiy's Patchex7-b6 & Select 7 (WILL CRASH PC IN METRO).
 Install Unlocker 1.9.1
 Install Take Ownership

 IN Win8RTM
 2.Goto C:\Windows\System32
 Right click dwm.exe Select Unlocker & Rename dwm.exeRTM
 Take Ownership Of dwmapi.dll & Rename dwmapi.dllRTM
 Take Ownership Of dwmcore.dll & Rename dwmcore.dllRTM
 Take Ownership Of dwmredir.dll & Rename dwmredir.dllRTM
 Take Ownership Of themecpl.dll & Rename themecpl.dllRTM
 Take Ownership Of themeui.dll & Rename themeui.dllRTM
 Goto C:\Windows\System32\en-US
 Take Ownership Of themecpl.dll.mui & Rename themecpl.dll.muiRTM

 FROM Win8RP
 3.Copy & Paste into C:\Windows\System32
 dwm.exe
 dwmapi.dll
 dwmcore.dll
 dwmredir.dll
 themecpl.dll
 themeui.dll
 Goto C:\Windows\System32\en-US
 Copy & Paste themecpl.dll.mui into C:\Windows\System32\en-US FROM Win8RP

 Sign Out & Sign In (Screen Will Be Black) KEEP CLICKING ON SCREEN UNTIL YOU Sign In.
 GOTO PART 2.

 PART 2
 IN Win8RTM
 4.Goto C:\Windows\System32
 Take Ownership Of uDWM.dll Rename to uDWM.dllRTM
 Copy & Paste uDWM.dll into C:\Windows\System32 - FROM Win8RP
 Start Task Manager & End task - Desktop Windows Manager
 Open Personalization (Pick a Theme) - Windows Color (Pick a Color) - Enable transparency.

 NOTES: VERY IMPORTANT
 1.DO NOT OPEN IE10 OR PC WILL CRASH.
 2.MUST ALWAYS HAVE uDWM.dllRTM SET TO uDWM.dll FOR SIGN-OUT OR RESTARTING-PC OR SHUTTING-DOWN-PC (Screen Will Be Black).
 3.MUST ALWAYS REPEAT STEP 4 ON STARTUP.

 IF TASKBAR IS BLACK OPEN regedit & USE THESE SETTINGS.

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
 "ColorizationGlassReflectionIntensity"=dword:00000000
 Start Task Manager & End task - Desktop Windows Manager

 OR PLAY WITH THEMES & WINDOWS COLOR UNTIL RIGHT.

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PLEASE  DO NOT USE THIS > as  Panda X and  Mr GRiM reffer this method crash the system.
it DOES NOT work >

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That breaks Windows way too easily and I had to end up reinstalling Windows. I wouldn't really recommend it.

Yeah I have tried it as well and it does not end well lol

thank you for answering , i added to the post that doesnt work> i apologise.

Someone figured out how to ad transparency. http://link6155.deviantart.com/art/Aero-on-Windows-8-335670628
and one of the comments the left was this: http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/clXf3mVccG

He wont say how it was done, so I wounder how it has been done.

Probably custom drawn. There have been a lot of custom window bordering applications for XP to add transparency, some of which still work (though barely) in Windows 8.

I think this looks like the real thing, I had a feeling this would be possible after seeing the work on StartIsBack and how he was able to disable and enable the transparency on the start menu and taskbar.

off topic I have been talking to the creator of SIB and his next version will also include being able to have a custom Userpicture frame and native support for changing the start menu theme using the msstyles.

From what I've tested, SIB already supports custom start menu themes using the msstyles, I mean, just creating a straight port with no changes gave me this: http://thepanda-x.deviantart.com/#/d5kyqc4 which is damn near perfect.

Yeah not sure what he means exactly but I think he may be making custom themes useable without needing to patch any files, will just have to wait to see what the go is with that one.

Great work on the port by the way, if we ever do get transparency back in the frames it will be perfect.

It's clearly native in that video and I remember disabling blur in the taskbar on windows 7 by installing a custom toolbar on it so it is possible :P