Windows 11 - No Transparency

Jerry Duncan 36 Reputation points
2021-10-05T21:04:25.913+00:00

In my recently installed Windows 11 I have chosen the transparency settings like this:

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However, none of the screen elements show any transparency whatsoever. Why is that? Have I missed something?

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  1. Diliup Gabadamudalige 0 Reputation points
    2023-01-26T15:57:25.05+00:00

    All these answers are assuming that all the computers on earth are laptops?

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  2. Limitless Technology 40,116 Reputation points
    2021-10-06T10:47:10.573+00:00

    Hi there,

    Windows disables almost all the graphical customizations if the battery saver mode is enabled.

    1. Click on the Action Center icon on the extreme left-hand corner of the Taskbar.
    2. Then, make sure the “Battery Saver” tab is blank. If it is enabled, disable it.

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  3. Ronald Valdehueza 1 Reputation point
    2021-11-01T00:21:05.183+00:00

    This Windows 11 marketing is all cr@p. I upgraded for the transparency but it's got zero effect.

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  4. Jerry Duncan 36 Reputation points
    2021-10-06T12:17:21.327+00:00

    Many thanks for the good advice! However, something is still wrong.
    The Personalization transparency effects setting is on. The battery saver is not enabled. The registry entries in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize look like this:

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    However, I see no transparency. Not on my Surface Pro screen when used as mobile, not on my two 27" 4K monitors when the PC is docked.

    Go figure!

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  5. Kapil Arya 38,581 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-10-06T10:50:26.68+00:00

    Make sure you're not on battery saver mode. Try enabling transparency using registry:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/enable-disable-transparency-effects-in-windows-11

    Let me know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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