RECOMMENDED: Aero glass transparency, a feature introduced first with Windows Vista, was dropped from Windows 8 for reasons best known to Microsoft. Just like Windows 8 and 8.1, Aero glass isn’t part of Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 operating system as well. How to get Aero glass in Windows 10? Windows 8 and 8.1 users who want to get back the Aero glass feature has a couple of options.

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Is the best one of the lot to bring back Aero glass transparency to Windows 8 as well as Windows 8.1. Though it’s not absolutely free, users who can’t live without Aero glass can download this software. According to the official website of Aero Glass for Windows 8, Aero Glass for Windows 10 is currently under development. The first preview version of the same has already been shared with select number of users. However, the developer has no plans to release Aero Glass for Windows 10 until the release of Windows 10 RTM, which means PC users who have been testing preview version of Windows 10 need to wait for another four to six months to get the official version of Aero Glass for Windows 10.

However, you can get enable Aero glass right now in Windows 10 preview build by running a small utility based on Big Muscle’s Aero Glass for Windows 10. The executable comes with all necessary files required to enable Aero glass in Windows 10 and all you need to do is run the setup file. Aero Glass for Windows 10 at MDL has put together all required files to enable Aero glass in Windows 10 into an executable and is available for download. You just need to download the setup file from the link provided at the end of this page and then run the same on Windows 10 to bright back Aero glass.

Note that this utility currently seems to be working only on Windows 10 x64. We tested it on our Windows 10 x64 machine and can confirm that it works great without any issues. The package also includes Aero Glass theme with large borders, which you need to apply manually. Windows Smart Screen might warn you against running this executable but it’s safe to run it.

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Experience the native look of Aero Glass interface on Windows 8.x This utility returns the complete glass effect into windows frames. Adventure quest 3d download. • Apply glass look to windows borders • Blur the content behind the borders to improve UI experience • Change amount of transparency in Control panels directly • Change inactive windows borders color • Skin windows borders (add glow, shadows etc.) without changing Windows theme • Fully native including MSStyle themes and DWM API compatibility • Low resources usage Glass look • Your windows will be rendered with transparent borders.

This look allows you to see what is behind the border. The key element is the blurring of content behind the glass borders to prevent it from being too clear and disturbing. The result is very smart window border!

Fully native • The utility is completely integrated into Desktop Window Manager without breaking any system protection or modifying system files. All rendering is done via native Direct3D device. Any colorization settings adjusted in Windows Control Panels are respected. Use color intensity slider to adjust the amount of the transparency. No custom skinning engine used. Due to the native nature of this utility your Windows theme is composited together with the glass effect.

All features controlled through DWM API (e.g. DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow or DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea) are supported including the taskbar or custom Start menu blur effect.

Low resources usage • This library tries to utilize all DWM resources as much as possible to minimize RAM and VRAM usage. No redundant objects are created, no background service is running.

The result is light-weight library which behaves exactly in the same way as Aero Glass in Windows 7 did. No performance degradation! Theme your windows • You can change the look of your windows borders completely without touching your Windows theme or using unsigned theme. This allows you to bring back several effects such as window shadow, caption glow effect, rounded borders or simply change the appearance of caption buttons. You just modify single bitmap in your favorite image editor and everything will look as you want!