The transparency of my screen turned off; How do I turn it back on?
Windows Vista reverted to Aero Basic
If you've lost all of the 3D effects, and your screen now looks like this:
Please read the Troubleshooting section for turning on Aero Glass.
Windows Vista lost window transparency
I've noticed that with some graphics cards, if you run at a high resolution or are using multiple monitors, the transparency of the screen sometimes turns itself off, resulting in this:
I'm not sure what causes this. My best guess is a bug in the graphics driver. In any case, here are some things you can do to try and get transparency back:
- Download and install the latest driver for your video card
- Restart your computer
- Reduce your screen resolution until transparency comes back, then turn your resolution back up
- If using multiple monitors, disable your secondary monitor, and then re-enable it
- Try adjusting the personalization option for transparency:
- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Click Appearance and Personalization
- Click Personalization
- Click Visual Appearance
- Click the checkbox next to "Enable transparent glass" a few times, then make sure it is checked
- Click OK