Windows 10: Desktop background covered by semi-transparent screen

My desktop suddenly looks like it has a semi-transparent screen over it. When I click on a program icon on the taskbar, my background will be normal for a second before the program I clicked on pops up.

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Windows 10 Taskbar Transparency Level

About Task Bar transparent background, I found How:

On the Desktop, right click and choose PERSONALISATION.

Click START

Turn START FULL SCREEN to ON

Then the tiles are detached from the semi-transparent background that can be seen around the tiles.

 

Make only start screen background transparent

I like to have my start screen fullscreen. I also do like that it shows the desktop background when transparency effects are turned on. I, however, don't like all of the other transparency effects (taskbar, hover previews, the whole fluent design system,
etc.) as it makes my system slow. If I turn off the transparency effects from Personalization settings, all of these are turned off which I like. What I don't like is that the desktop background that was visible on the start screen is now not showing (it's
a solid color, not an image).

Is there a way to turn all of the other transparency effects off while keeping the start screen background transparency? Or completely change the start screen background independent of the desktop background?

Thanks, any kind of help is appreciated.

(I understand there might not be a standard way to do this. I am expecting some kind of a registry tweak, etc.)

 

Windows 10 Task menu background transparency

Hi,

Thank you for your response.

Apologize for delay in reply.

As a workaround, I suggest you to change the desktop background/ remove the desktop background and check.

I suggest you to create a new user account and check if it fixes the issue. Refer to the steps below to create a new User Account:

• Go to Settings.
• Choose Accounts and then select Other User Accounts towards the left.
• Select Add an Account.
• Enter a user name and hit Next.
• Click on Finish.
• Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
• Check if issue persists.

Please reply to us with the status of the issue.

Thanks.