About this tag
Desktop effects in Windows refer to visual enhancements like Aero Glass transparency, window animations, and Aero Peek, which are part of the Windows Aero theme. Users on WindowsForum.com discuss issues such as animations randomly turning off, Aero Glass being disabled by remote desktop or screen-sharing apps, and how to enable these effects on editions like Windows 7 Home Basic that lack them. Troubleshooting often involves adjusting performance settings, updating graphics drivers, or dealing with hardware limitations. The tag also covers similar visual effects in other operating systems, such as the desktop cube in Ubuntu, and the evolution of desktop effects in modern environments like KDE Plasma on Wayland.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    KDE Plasma 6.4.3: Smarter Wayland Scaling and Stability Improvements

    KDE Plasma 6.4.3 arrives as a small but consequential update, tightening the everyday experience on Wayland with a smarter default screen scaling choice and a raft of fixes across KWin, accessibility, notifications, and classic desktop widgets. Why a modest point release matters Plasma’s rapid...
    • WindowsForum AI
    • News
    • accessibility alt-tab desktop effects dim inactive display scaling fractional scaling kde plasma kwin linux magnifier multi-monitor notifications orca plasma 6.4.3 rdp remote desktop system stability wayland welcome center x11
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows 7 Do screensavers in "*.scr" files still work under Win7?

    From good old WinXP I have a couple of screensavers which are packed into a *.scr file. Do they still work under (64bit) Win7? Where (in which folder) should I copy them? Peter
    • pstein
    • Thread
    • 64-bit compatibility customization desktop effects installation old software scr files screensaver windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Aero animation problems

    Hello everybody, i've been having some problems with my aero animations. All my animations will just randomly turn themselves off, and they only restart when I go into the adjust performance and appearance of windows dialog and adjust set to best appearance. The animations will come back for a...
    • bobri
    • Thread
    • aero animation desktop effects graphics home premium performance troubleshooting visual effects windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. R

    Windows 7 Re-enabling Aero Glass without rebooting, after an app disables it

    I've got a stable Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) system. It's a Dell Vostro 410, 8GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @2.4GHz, WEI of 3.7. The on-board video adapter is an ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO with 128MB of dedicated video memory. I have two monitors, one connected to DVI and one to VGA. Aero Themes...
    • Ross Presser
    • Thread
    • aero glass aero theme dell vostro desktop effects graphics driver graphics issues multi-monitor performance issues radeon remote desktop screen sharing session manager system restore tech support troubleshooting user interface video memory visual effects windows 7 windows settings
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 home Basic Problems , HOW?

    I have windows 7 Home Basic, somehow... How can i add up a PERSONALIZE, ( right click > personalization ) option? Windows 7 Home Basic doesnt seems to have it... Besides, is it possible to add up " AERO GLASS EFFECT" in windows 7 Home basic? what i meant is GLASS with transparency or just...
    • mrvexatious
    • Thread
    • aero glass customization desktop effects graphics home basic personalization transparency user interface windows 7 windows 7 business
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. C

    Windows 7 where's the animation?

    I have to say thus far I am liking Win7, however i'm slightly annoyed that mine doesn't seem to 'animate' the windows opening, closing, etc the way they do in the microsoft videos, what's with this? I had the same problem with Vista as well, i remember seeing previews of it, where the windows...
    • Ckn
    • Thread
    • 3d effects 9800pro animation desktop effects driver issues graphics performance user experience windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Nvidia 6200 Problems - Driver Doesn't Work!

    I have probably made some sort of mistake along the way of getting to this point, but I'm not all that sure. -Installed the Nvidia Win7 driver through Nvidia's website. It told me to reboot, and Aero still wasn't working. -Uninstalled Win7 driver, tried the Windows Update method. Still doesn't...
    • LastGuyonEarth
    • Thread
    • 3d games aero compositing desktop effects device manager driver installation drivermax drivers error gaming geforce graphics card hardware issues nvidia pentium troubleshooting update vista drivers windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  8. Radenight

    Any Ubuntu users around here?

    Hey all, So as the title says are there any Ubuntu users in the windows7forums community? I use Ubuntu 8.04 which is currently the newest long term support build. It's really the first Linux OS that I've gotten involved with in depth and I have to say I'm very impressed with it. It's rock...
    • Radenight
    • Thread
    • community compatibility customization desktop effects features file management gaming hard drive installation linux long-term support old computer operating system partition access software support ubuntu user experience visuals windows
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Linux Forums
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    Windows Vista Areo and flip 3d help needed

    how do i make the outer of the screen see through and how do i use the flip 3d any help would be appreciated im using vista ultimate
    • connah
    • Thread
    • aero customization desktop effects flip 3d help transparency ultimate user interface visuals windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support