Windows 11's ''transparency'' effects


sAmUeL69

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so the question is, is there a way to set translucent surfaces to use blur instead of acrylic on windows 11's taskbar and start menu (including volume and brightness flyout and taskbar elements and context menus in general) in my opinion looks a lot obvious and cooler than that boring acrylic
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sAmUeL69 said:
... is there a way to set translucent surfaces to use blur instead of acrylic on windows 11...
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Not natively..., that I know of!
 

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lets wait i guess, eventually somebody will make an app that can achieve that
 

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Edwin said:
Not natively..., that I know of!
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the foto of the taskbar using blur was made with classic shell, which only touches the taskbar, nothing else, (flyouts, startmenu), just if somebody asks
 

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Doesn't almost all new UI use mica, not acrylic. But yes, I don't like it as well.
As far as I no there is no way to directly change it. At least no easy way.
 

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