How To Enable or Disable Windows 7 Glass Aero Transparency Feature

Windows aero transparency, also known as glass effect, which was introduced with the Windows Vista gives a new fresh look to your desktop. In order to enable Windows Aero Glass Transparency effect on your machine, your machine should have enough graphics power.

Windows 7 aero

If your system meets Windows 7 Aero minimum hardware requirements, then the default Aero theme will be activated with transparency (glass) effects. If you would like to disable the transparency effect, you can follow the steps given below:

1. Right-click on Desktop and select Personalize.

2. In Personalization window, click on Windows color link or button located at the bottom to open Window Color and Appearance.

Personalize

3. To disable transparency (glass effect) just uncheck the box named Enable transparency. And to enable the same, just check Enable transparency box.

Windows color and appearencej

4. Click on the Save changes button and exit the window.

5. That’s it.

Note that Aero is not included in Windows 7 Home Basic or Windows 7 Starter. Also check out Windows 7 Aero hardware requirements.

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Posted September 2, 2010 – 4:38 pm in: Themes








After releasing six beautiful Windows 7 themes last week, the team behind Windows 7 personalization gallery is back with four new themes. Yes, the gallery has been updated again with new Taiwanese art themes and are ready to download now.

Choobies

Daydream

The four new themes are: Choobies, Daydream, LotsBears, and Nicole Doll. All these themes come with high-resolution (1900 x 1200) wallpapers.

LotsBears

Nicole Doll

Download and double-click on the theme file to apply













Posted September 2, 2010 – 9:55 pm in: Google Chrome








Four months after the release of Chrome 5.0 and three weeks after the release of 6.0 beta, the stable version of Chrome 6.0.472.53 is ready to download now to celebrate its second anniversary.

Google Chrome 6 Stable

As we have mentioned before in the Chrome 6.0 beta release post, Chrome 6.0 brings slight visual changes to toolbar and omnibox. Along with the old bookmarks, preferences, and themes, one can also sync Autofill data and extensions with this version of Chrome browser.

 

According to the official Chrome blog, Chrome 6.0 is three times

In Windows 7, changing a theme (themepack) is very simple even for a novice user. So, if you are sharing your user account with your family members or friends, you might want to prevent others from changing your favorite theme.

Prevent Users From Changing Windows 7 Theme step5

You can use any of the two methods given below to prevent others from changing your account theme. In the first method, we use the Local Group Policy Editor which is available only in Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions. And the second method can be used in all editions of Windows 7.

Method 1:

1. Type gpedit.msc in Start menu search area and hit enter to open Local Group Policy Editor… Continue reading

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