Create a Shortcut to Enable/Disable Aero Transparency in Vista
This tip is nothing new, and seems to have been featured on dozens of sites recently, but there seems to be a misunderstanding… this mechanism will not turn off Aero or the compositing engine, it simply disables the transparency.
Manually Enable/Disable Aero Transparency
You can achieve the same result by right-clicking on the Desktop and choosing Personalize and then “Window Color and Appearance”
You should see the “Enable transparency” checkbox in this screen, which works immediately.
Create Aero Transparency Shortcut
Right-click anywhere and choose New \ Shortcut, and then enter in one of the following into the Location box to create the new shortcut.
Turn Aero Transparency Off
rundll32.exe dwmApi #104
Turn Aero Transparency On
rundll32.exe dwmApi #102
For purposes of illustration, I’ve got the same screenshot with Aero
transparency turned on and off… but I really am just trying to show off
the fun Mario wallpaper.
With Aero Transparency On:
And with Aero Transparency Off:
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