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• How To Make Taskbar Transparent
• Taskbar Transparency Tool

The blue mode makes taskbar blurry, the clear mode makes it transparent, and the normal mode makes it look like regularly the taskbar looks. There is also an option called “Dynamic Windows” which will make the taskbar alternate between the blur mode and the clear mode to match the current windowed mode.

• Make the Taskbar Completely Transparent. The steps above involve using built-in Windows settings to increase the translucency of the taskbar, but if you want more control over the exact level of translucency, or if you’d like to make the taskbar completely transparent, you can turn to a free third party tool called Classic Shell.
• Carrying over the UI of Windows Vista, the transparent taskbar was part of the “Aero Glass” transparency look, and you might agree that it looked awesome. But you might experience that your taskbar is not transparent. Well, here’s how to make the Taskbar Transparent on Windows 7.

How To Make Taskbar Transparent

You will not have the Transparency option if you have a Basic and High Contrast Theme instead of a Aero Theme.
Aero Requirements to be Enabled in Windows 7
NOTE:If Aero is not enabled, then Transparency will not work even when enabled.

• 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
• 1 GB of system memory
• A graphics card with support for DirectX 9 graphics with at least 128 MB of memory.
• The graphics card must support Pixel Shader 2.0 and the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM).
• You must be have True Color (32 bit) set instead of High Color (16 bit).
• Be sure to have the correct Windows 7 driver version installed for your graphics card/chip.
• The desktop composition and Animate controls and elements inside windows options enabled in Visual Effects.
• Refresh or update your WEI score.
• The Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and ThemesServices need to be set to Start and Automatic.

1. Right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on Personalize. (See screenshot below)

2. Click on the Window Color link at the bottom of the window. (See screenshot below)
NOTE:The name in gray under Windows Color is the current color selected.

3. To Enable TransparencyA) Check the Enable transparency box. (See screenshot below step 5)
B) Adjust your Color intensity slider for how transparent you want it.

• Slide LEFT = More transparent
• Slide RIGHT = Less to not transparent

C) Go to step 5.

Taskbar Transparency Tool

4. To Disable Transparency

A) Uncheck the Enable transparency box. (See screenshot below)

5. Click on Save changes.

1. Open Visual Effects.
2. To Enable Transparency

A) Check the Enable transparent glass box, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)

B) Go to step 4.

3. To Disable Transparency

A) Uncheck the Enable transparent glass box, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)

1. To Enable Transparency
NOTE:This is the default setting.

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.

Enable_Transparent_Glass.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Disable Transparency

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.

Disable_Transparent_Glass.reg

3.Save the .reg file to the Desktop.
4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file, and click on Merge.
5. Click on Run, Yes (Windows 7) or Continue (Vista), Yes, and OK when prompted.
6. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search boxand press Enter.
2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes (Windows 7) or Continue (Vista).
3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM

4. In the right pane, double click on ColorizationOpaqueBlend. (see screenshot above)
5. To Enable Transparency

A) Type in 0, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE:This is the default setting.

B) Go to step 7.

6. To Disable Transparency

A) Type in 1, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)

7. Close regedit.
8. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.

That's it,
Shawn