scops
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Post by scops on Oct 23, 2023 2:46:42 GMT -8
The problem: newest Windows 10 version has too much blur compared to how Aero looked like on Windows 7, whether using the acrylic or using non acrylic blur
The solution: using the Windhawk mod called "Acrylic Effect Radius Changer", Aero can be recreated faithfully by using lower blur radius (I have found blur radius of 3 to give satisfying result)
This is how it looks in my case: (this WB theme I am using is not really most accurate one, but that is beside the point)
So, yeah, I am putting this out here and hope people will find this information helpful
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Post by Brawllux on Oct 23, 2023 5:22:51 GMT -8
Windowblinds literally has the option to use aero instead of acrylic in windows 10.
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scops
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Post by scops on Oct 23, 2023 6:03:57 GMT -8
Windowblinds literally has the option to use aero instead of acrylic in windows 10. It has, if you are referring to "force non acrylic blur on later Windows 10 versions", and I have found even that has too much blur compared to the amount of blur in Windows 7 (I don't know why)
I even did the comparison between those.
This is the image from Wikipedia (real W7):
This is the WindowBlinds with "force non acrylic blur on later Windows 10 versions" enabled:
And this is using acrylic with decreased blur radius:
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Post by Brawllux on Oct 23, 2023 7:42:24 GMT -8
Windowblinds literally has the option to use aero instead of acrylic in windows 10. It has, if you are referring to "force non acrylic blur on later Windows 10 versions", and I have found even that has too much blur compared to the amount of blur in Windows 7 (I don't know why)
I even did the comparison between those.
This is the image from Wikipedia (real W7):
This is the WindowBlinds with "force non acrylic blur on later Windows 10 versions" enabled:
And this is using acrylic with decreased blur radius:
Then reduce the opacity of titlebar,simple. It will reduce the amount of blur. |
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scops
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Post by scops on Oct 23, 2023 8:05:36 GMT -8
It has, if you are referring to "force non acrylic blur on later Windows 10 versions", and I have found even that has too much blur compared to the amount of blur in Windows 7 (I don't know why)
I even did the comparison between those.
This is the image from Wikipedia (real W7):
This is the WindowBlinds with "force non acrylic blur on later Windows 10 versions" enabled:
And this is using acrylic with decreased blur radius:
Then reduce the opacity of titlebar,simple. It will reduce the amount of blur.
Believe me, I tried. It makes it more transparent, but blur radius stays the same. In fact, in that screenshot in the middle, transparency slider is set almost all the way to the left, the only remaining option is fully to the left, which makes it turn fully transparent (0 blur radius, 100% transparency)
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Post by OrthodoxWin32 on Oct 24, 2023 9:18:51 GMT -8
Believe me, I tried. It makes it more transparent, but blur radius stays the same. In fact, in that screenshot in the middle, transparency slider is set almost all the way to the left, the only remaining option is fully to the left, which makes it turn fully transparent (0 blur radius, 100% transparency)
If you don't need Windows Blind for the Aero effect, you can use a .msstyle, without using WindowsBlinds. |
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scops
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Post by scops on Oct 24, 2023 9:42:48 GMT -8
Believe me, I tried. It makes it more transparent, but blur radius stays the same. In fact, in that screenshot in the middle, transparency slider is set almost all the way to the left, the only remaining option is fully to the left, which makes it turn fully transparent (0 blur radius, 100% transparency)
If you don't need Windows Blind for the Aero effect, you can use a .msstyle, without using WindowsBlinds. Yeah, I know, that is very likely to happen sooner rather than later, it's just that I am in a lazy mood at the moment, so WB is the path of least resistance for now, lol
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OS: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise 22H2 x64
Theme: Windows 7 Aero (Windows 10) / Default (Windows 11)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U @ 2.6GHz (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 @ 2.8GHz (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
RAM: 4GB (HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm) / 8 GB (Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S)
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Computer Make/Model: HP Laptop 14-dk1022wm / Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S
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Post by TheMysteriousRainbow on Feb 16, 2024 10:07:31 GMT -8
The problem: newest Windows 10 version has too much blur compared to how Aero looked like on Windows 7, whether using the acrylic or using non acrylic blur
The solution: using the Windhawk mod called "Acrylic Effect Radius Changer", Aero can be recreated faithfully by using lower blur radius (I have found blur radius of 3 to give satisfying result)
This is how it looks in my case: (this WB theme I am using is not really most accurate one, but that is beside the point)
So, yeah, I am putting this out here and hope people will find this information helpful
You shouldn't be using WindowBlinds, I prefer SecureUXTheme, DWMBlurGlass with vaporvance's Aero10 theme, and the uDWM.dll patch, it's miles better than WindowBlinds |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2024 10:10:43 GMT -8
The problem: newest Windows 10 version has too much blur compared to how Aero looked like on Windows 7, whether using the acrylic or using non acrylic blur
The solution: using the Windhawk mod called "Acrylic Effect Radius Changer", Aero can be recreated faithfully by using lower blur radius (I have found blur radius of 3 to give satisfying result)
This is how it looks in my case: (this WB theme I am using is not really most accurate one, but that is beside the point)
So, yeah, I am putting this out here and hope people will find this information helpful
You shouldn't be using WindowBlinds, I prefer SecureUXTheme, DWMBlurGlass with vaporvance's Aero10 theme, and the uDWM.dll patch, it's miles better than WindowBlinds I also use the exact same thing on my 10to7 mod |
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scops
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Post by scops on Feb 28, 2024 6:29:49 GMT -8
The problem: newest Windows 10 version has too much blur compared to how Aero looked like on Windows 7, whether using the acrylic or using non acrylic blur
The solution: using the Windhawk mod called "Acrylic Effect Radius Changer", Aero can be recreated faithfully by using lower blur radius (I have found blur radius of 3 to give satisfying result)
This is how it looks in my case: (this WB theme I am using is not really most accurate one, but that is beside the point)
So, yeah, I am putting this out here and hope people will find this information helpful
You shouldn't be using WindowBlinds, I prefer SecureUXTheme, DWMBlurGlass with vaporvance's Aero10 theme, and the uDWM.dll patch, it's miles better than WindowBlinds Correct, I never said the opposite. And also, since DWMBlurGlass is out that replicates Aero better than anything we've had since Glass8, resorting to this is not necessary anymore |
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