Faded background windows in windows 11

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Faded background windows in windows 11

B b 21

Hi, I accidentally turned on the background windows to be faded while the active window stays in focus. Windows 11 have been sticky since then but I can't find where to turn it off. How do I stop the background windows from being faded?

Bruno Santos 1 Reputation point

2022-04-07T11:33:50.173+00:00

Anyone found solution for this?

I already searched all over the web without success.

I work a lot with multitasking screens and with this problem it is impossible.

Please Help
Sibtain Kazmi 26 Reputation points

2022-04-13T18:18:26.453+00:00

Hi,
Luckily I found the solution to this problem.

Your PC would be having a software named "Command Center." Open it and check out the "Focus" option. And bang! Your windows won't fade. :)

Have a good day!
Ivan 1 Reputation point

2022-05-19T21:30:13.303+00:00

There is no command centre app. I have the same problem of blurring/fading all of the background when switching apps with alt+tab. only the apps being switched are bright and they are in the middle of the screen (which is also inconvenient). If Microsoft worker or any clever user know the solution, please write it here.
abhishek kumar singh 51 Reputation points

2022-06-01T07:09:13.243+00:00

I Found the solution, every company's some command center type software is available for that pc.

Like in my ASUS laptop, an ASUS inbuilt software is there, which checks for the different things about the laptop.

Screenshot is below.

There is a setting called TargetMode in ASUS laptop's app called "MYASUS".

Check for your laptop, is there any app for your laptop too, or recently have you changed any setting related to it. I hope you will find it there.
UltraMachina 6 Reputation points

2022-07-10T17:37:20.393+00:00

This worked for me. The issue has been bugging me for a long time now. Thank you for taking the time to share this sulution. Going to save me a lot of agony!
UltraMachina 6 Reputation points

2022-07-10T17:39:01.537+00:00

Worked for me. Thank you so much for adding this sulution!
Ece Er 6 Reputation points

2022-08-29T19:06:24.71+00:00

Hi, I've been searching for a solution since I bought the laptop and I've found it! From the start menu click on "MyASUS" then choose "Customization" scroll down to "Target Mode" and turn it off.
dgnfly 1 Reputation point

2022-09-20T21:57:56.033+00:00

Perfect. I found plenty of comments about HP laptops that utilises the same idea, but was struggling to find this for ASUS laptops. Brilliant! Wish it was possible to change the amount of dimming, but I get why it's there, especially for OLED screens like the ProArt series. I'll leave it on, but great to know where to turn it off now. Thank you.
Sachin Patel 21 Reputation points

2022-11-18T17:29:59.08+00:00

Thankyou. it worked for me. Using snipping tool was difficult because of this.
Maaza Mode 1 Reputation point

2022-12-26T17:15:16.313+00:00
Hi

Thanks for giving a hint. Though my computer is not ASUS ( it is HP Spectrex360), I found the culprit.

It is "HP Command Centre", which has an option called Foucs Mode.

I have been searching to turn off this ever since I brought the laptop. It is very annoying and hidden feature.

Thanks again for sharing the hint. Kudos to you.

Maaza
Mike Keys 0 Reputation points

2024-01-29T19:24:22.8733333+00:00

Yes, on an Asus, Target Mode (found in MyASUS software>Device Settings>Audio & Visual>scroll down to Target Mode) to "Off" does the trick.
Marius Coroiu 0 Reputation points

2025-02-18T02:21:28.76+00:00

Yes thank you Abhishek Cumar Singh, that's the solution, the laptops own command center app, mine is Asus, my Asus app, device settings- target Modesto turn off the dimmed non active areas for power saving

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Bruno Santos 1 Reputation point

2022-04-07T11:33:50.173+00:00

Anyone found solution for this?

I already searched all over the web without success.

I work a lot with multitasking screens and with this problem it is impossible.

Please Help
Sibtain Kazmi 26 Reputation points

2022-04-13T18:18:26.453+00:00

Hi,
Luckily I found the solution to this problem.

Your PC would be having a software named "Command Center." Open it and check out the "Focus" option. And bang! Your windows won't fade. :)

Have a good day!
Ivan 1 Reputation point

2022-05-19T21:30:13.303+00:00

There is no command centre app. I have the same problem of blurring/fading all of the background when switching apps with alt+tab. only the apps being switched are bright and they are in the middle of the screen (which is also inconvenient). If Microsoft worker or any clever user know the solution, please write it here.
abhishek kumar singh 51 Reputation points

2022-06-01T07:09:13.243+00:00

I Found the solution, every company's some command center type software is available for that pc.

Like in my ASUS laptop, an ASUS inbuilt software is there, which checks for the different things about the laptop.

Screenshot is below.

There is a setting called TargetMode in ASUS laptop's app called "MYASUS".

Check for your laptop, is there any app for your laptop too, or recently have you changed any setting related to it. I hope you will find it there.
UltraMachina 6 Reputation points

2022-07-10T17:37:20.393+00:00

This worked for me. The issue has been bugging me for a long time now. Thank you for taking the time to share this sulution. Going to save me a lot of agony!
UltraMachina 6 Reputation points

2022-07-10T17:39:01.537+00:00

Worked for me. Thank you so much for adding this sulution!
Ece Er 6 Reputation points

2022-08-29T19:06:24.71+00:00

Hi, I've been searching for a solution since I bought the laptop and I've found it! From the start menu click on "MyASUS" then choose "Customization" scroll down to "Target Mode" and turn it off.
dgnfly 1 Reputation point

2022-09-20T21:57:56.033+00:00

Perfect. I found plenty of comments about HP laptops that utilises the same idea, but was struggling to find this for ASUS laptops. Brilliant! Wish it was possible to change the amount of dimming, but I get why it's there, especially for OLED screens like the ProArt series. I'll leave it on, but great to know where to turn it off now. Thank you.
Sachin Patel 21 Reputation points

2022-11-18T17:29:59.08+00:00

Thankyou. it worked for me. Using snipping tool was difficult because of this.
Maaza Mode 1 Reputation point

2022-12-26T17:15:16.313+00:00

Hi

Thanks for giving a hint. Though my computer is not ASUS ( it is HP Spectrex360), I found the culprit.

It is "HP Command Centre", which has an option called Foucs Mode.

I have been searching to turn off this ever since I brought the laptop. It is very annoying and hidden feature.

Thanks again for sharing the hint. Kudos to you.

Maaza
Mike Keys 0 Reputation points

2024-01-29T19:24:22.8733333+00:00

Yes, on an Asus, Target Mode (found in MyASUS software>Device Settings>Audio & Visual>scroll down to Target Mode) to "Off" does the trick.
Marius Coroiu 0 Reputation points

2025-02-18T02:21:28.76+00:00

Yes thank you Abhishek Cumar Singh, that's the solution, the laptops own command center app, mine is Asus, my Asus app, device settings- target Modesto turn off the dimmed non active areas for power saving

Answer 1

Rajendrra Samanta 10

Hi!

For HP laptop search HP Command Centre and then check for a slide button Focus which is ON.

Just slide it as OFF position. Job done.

Hope this will helps many user.

It was annoying to me for few days and finally I am able to fix this problem while taking a snap image on my screen.

Thanks

hp command center-focus-off

Rajendrra Samanta 10 Reputation points

2023-12-04T19:36:44.6566667+00:00

SEE the missing screen image
elleg-5839 0 Reputation points

2025-09-20T03:36:56.2033333+00:00

You've got my vote for the most helpful response!!

I also have an HP device and have been struggling to find the cause for days now.

The worst of it all is that this was a self-inflicted injury. . .

Was working with several apps one day and a 'friendly' pop-up asked if I would like the currently active screen be better focused by dimming the other apps until I clicked on one and it would then become the active "focused" screen.

It sounded helpful at the time. But after a couple of days, realized I'd made a huge error. So I've been in search of what I needed to undo ever since.

Thank you so much!!

Answer 2

S.Sengupta 30,341 MVP Volunteer Moderator

Press Win + I keys

Transparency effects option.

Toggle the button accordingly.

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Answer 3

Limitless Technology 40,101

Hi there,

The blurring effect is a product of the transparency feature,you can disale it with modifying the registry.

-Press Win + R and type regedit into the Run box to open the Registry editor.
-Navigate to the following branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System. -If this key isn't present on your device, then create it manually.
-On the right, create a new 32-bit DWORD value named DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon.
-Set its value data to 1 to disable the blur effect.

You can restart the PC after this and see the change in the PC.

--If the reply is helpful, please Upvote and Accept it as an answer--

B b 21 Reputation points

2021-12-08T14:44:53.867+00:00

Hi LimitlessTechnology-2700,

This didn't work. My issue is not the Logon screen. It's when I'm working with multiple regular windows, they are faded in the background while the active window is bright. See pic I've added.
santri 1 Reputation point

2022-02-19T10:35:45.703+00:00

Did you already find the solution?
Bruno Santos 1 Reputation point

2022-04-07T11:37:14.9+00:00

Please share the solution, if you have it
Sibtain Kazmi 26 Reputation points

2022-04-13T18:19:00.933+00:00

Hi,
Luckily I found the solution to this problem.

Your PC would be having a software named "Command Center." Open it and check out the "Focus" option. And bang! Your windows won't fade. :)

Have a good day!
Akshay Bansal 1 Reputation point

2022-05-08T11:48:59.163+00:00

Hi @B b ,

Were you able to find the solution to background window fading? I am also facing this issue while doing multi tasking.

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