

I am not able to get the new "Window Color" for Windows 7 where you can activate/deactivate transparency.Īnother symptom I found is that the window key + tab does not change open programs. Whenever I choose an Aero theme the background and color change to the specific theme but I have no transparency and going to "Window Color" I get the old "Window Color and Appearance" with drop boxes for desktop, icons, etc and another drop box for choosing the colors. The Windows 7 troubleshooting does not detect any problem. The next time Aero isn’t running correctly on your Windows 7 machine, these tips should help you get it back to how it was.I have a problem with the themes, specially Aero themes and transparency. Give it a moment to come up, then follow through the wizard as shown above. Into the search box in the Start menu and hit Enter. You can troubleshoot or check for other Aero problems by typing The steps above are meant for troubleshooting no transparency specifically. After it restarts, transparency should be back and then close out of Services. Scroll down until you see Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and right-click and choose Stop…after it stops, right-click and restart it. We found this method to be easiest in Vista. You can also fix the no transparency issue by going by stopping and restarting the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager service. To pull up a report of what tests were ran and their results that you can print out if needed. Here you can see the transparency was fixed automatically and now shows what the problem was. Windows begins looking for what is causing the problem with the display. I’ve found it’s just faster to have it repair issues automatically.

If you don’t select to Apply repairs automatically, after the troubleshooting process has completed you will get a report showing what needs to be fixed. In the next window click the Advances link and make sure and check the box next to We also show how to get to the troubleshooting tool at any time below. Note: This link is only present where there is a problem going on with Aero. Troubleshoot problems with transparency and other Aero effects Now in the Personalization window underneath the Aero Themes, click on the link To get everything working again, right-click an empty area on the the desktop and select Personalize.
