Aero Glass/Transparent window borders in Windows 8?

Question

While I'm really liking Windows 8, I do miss having the semi-transparent borders round my windows, like with Aero Glass in Windows 7.

I note that the taskbar in Windows 8 is semi-transparent...

Is there a way to change windows border opacity, to restore Aero Glass or even just so that it looks like the taskbar?

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Not really. Windows no longer adds transparency to their windows. Therefore, officially there is no way to do it. You could try this guide:

http://www.intowindows.com/enable-aero-glass-in-windows-8/

However, I am not sure if that works in the latest build. There also might be some third party apps, I'll try to find one after I'm done writing. Good luck.

EDIT:

Alright, you can look at this third party app as well. I can not vouch for it's security though. I have never tried it. Here is an article showing it off.

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/aero8tuner-get-a-hint-of-the-old-aero-glass-effect-back-in-windows-8/

Answer 2

Aero Glass can be enabled with this DLL:

This DLL is loaded via AppInit into the DWM.exe and Explorer.exe and and hooks the functions SetWindowCompositionAttribute, DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow and SetWindowCompositionAttribute and implements them again to enable the Glass effect again in Windows 8.

Now you can work with Windows 8 without getting headache because of the ugly Theme :)