Windows 10: Turn On or Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency in Windows 10

Turn On or Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency in Windows 10


Users can turn on or off transparency for the Start, taskbar, and action center for only their account in Windows 10. When users turn on transparency, it will have a blurred effect by default.

If you like, you can set Windows to have clear transparency for the taskbar instead of blurred when a user turns on transparency for their Start, taskbar, and action center.

Starting with Windows 10 April 2018 update version 1803, the taskbar has a new blur effect know as acrylic. This will make turning on clear transparency no longer have a clear glass like taskbar, but a somewhat blurred transparent taskbar instead now.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off having an acrylic taskbar transparency for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to turn on or off acrylic taskbar transparency.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn On Acrylic Taskbar Transparency
• Option Two: To Turn Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency

EXAMPLE: Acrylic Taskbar Transparency On and Off











OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On Acrylic Taskbar Transparency

*note The downloadable .reg file below will add and modify the DWORD in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

UseOLEDTaskbarTransparency DWORD

1 = acrylic taskbar transparency


1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Turn_On_acrylic_taskbar_transparency.reg

Download
2. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

4. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

5. Sign out and sign in to apply.

6. If a user likes, they will now need to turn on or transparency for the Start, taskbar, and action center to have acrylic taskbar transparency for their account.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency

*note This is the default setting.

The downloadable .reg file below will delete the DWORD in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

UseOLEDTaskbarTransparency DWORD


1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Turn_Off_acrylic_taskbar_transparency.reg

Download
2. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

4. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

5. Sign out and sign in to apply.

6. Users can now turn on or off transparency for the Start, taskbar, and action center, and will no longer have acrylic taskbar transparency.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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how to remove acrylic effect from taskbar ? and how to make taskbar more transparent in redstone 4?

You can use below tutorial for the same

Turn On or Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency in Windows 10 -
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Turn On or Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency in Windows 10


Since a week or so ago i added the clear transparency reg file for the taskbar. At normal use of my laptop the taskbar is acryllic. But somehow, whenever my laptop goes to power saving mode, the taskbar becomes clear (which i want it to be constantly). Is there an explaination/sollution to this?

 

Turn On or Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency in Windows 10


Is it possible to adjust the amount of transparency in Win 10 1803?

I see there is some chatter here: Make Taskbar More Transparent In 1803? - Windows 10 Forums

 

Turn On or Off Acrylic Taskbar Transparency in Windows 10


Did you sign out/in or restart the computer to apply?

EDIT: Nope. Just an acrylic taskbar now instead of clear.

 

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It doesn't appear there is any builtin ways to do this. Maybe, it's possible to use a 3rd party tool like Aero Tweaker or something like that? Thanks in advance!