How do I enable Aero in Windows 8?

How to enable the Aero Lite theme in Windows 8?

  1. Open the Run window and type “resources” and click on “OK”.
  2. A resource window will be opened; select “Themes” and double-click on it to open it.
  3. In the themes window select “Aero” and copy and paste it onto the Desktop.

Does Windows 8 have Aero?

Aero Glass is gone in Windows 8. If you really miss Aero Glass, there’s a trick you can use to re-enable the transparent window title bars and borders – although Microsoft doesn’t want us to.

How do I enable Windows Aero?

Enable Aero

  1. Choose Start > Control Panel.
  2. In the Appearance and Personalization section, click Customize Color.
  3. Choose Windows Aero from the Color Scheme menu, and then click OK.

Why did Microsoft remove Aero Glass?

Paul Thurrott, over at his blog Supersite for Windows, argues that Microsoft is getting rid of Aero to save battery life. “Aero, with all its glassy, translucent goodness, is bad for battery life. Metro, meanwhile, which is flat, dull, not transparent, and only full screen, is very good for battery life.

How do I make my taskbar transparent windows 8?

This thread is locked….SOLUTION!!!!

  1. Right click the Windows icon in the lower left corner.
  2. Click desktop.
  3. Now right-click desktop.
  4. Click Personalize.
  5. Click Color…on the bottom of the box.
  6. Now choose one of those colors, click on it, and slide the thing all the way to the right.

Why Aero theme is not working?

Click Start, type aero in the Start Search box, and then click Find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects. A wizard window opens. Click Advanced if you want the problem fixed automatically, and then click Next to continue. If the problem is automatically fixed, the window borders are translucent.

What happened to the Aero theme?

Windows 8 may be edging ever-closer to completion, but Microsoft is apparently still noodling around with it. The latest evidence: Last Friday’s blog post by Windows design honcho Jensen Harris. He says that the company has decided to eliminate Aero, the default visual theme in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

How do I download TranslucentTB?

You can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB. appinstaller file below. NOTE: We switched to using exclusively MSIX for the app, so if you’ve installed it from the regular installer previously, you’re encouraged to uninstall it, as it won’t happen automatically.