Aero Glass can be enabled in the recently leaked build of Windows 8.1 Update 1

[geeteam]

The recent Windows 8.1 Update 1 leak (you can take a look at our hands-on video here) has revealed a number of new things which we can expect to see make it's way to all Windows 8.1 PC's in April, including the ability to pin and run Modern UI apps from the taskbar. It also appears Microsoft may be working on a return of the highly popular Aero Glass theme.

From what can be enabled in the recent Windows 8.1 Update 1 leak, looks like a variation of the Glass theme can be enabled. In this build, it's extremely buggy and doesn't work as intended to. Dragging windows with Glass enabled lags and leaves many UI errors. So this is definitely a work in progress.

It's currently unclear if Microsoft have plans on bringing back the Glass theme to Windows. We've heard rumors countless times claiming that Aero would make a return one day, so this could be those first steps towards said features return. Until we have official concrete information, we'll just have to let this one sit and hope for the best.

So, I guess you're wondering how to do it? Well, it's pretty simple. Head over to Regedit.exe (WIN+R and type regedit) and go to the following directory: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows. From here, right click on 'Windows' and select New > Key and name it DWM. From there, create a Dword 32bit values and name it HideBlur, change the value to 1. Restart and voila! Remember it's pretty buggy!

Would you like to see Aero Glass return in the final build of Windows 8.1 Update 1?

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[amor.love]

I'd love to see it return personally. Aero was the best 'timeless' theme I've ever seen that has never looked dated to me. The lack of aero glass was one of the main reasons I didn't want to use it when I first read it was removed for power saving reasons, I think it was; even if it offered some meaningful upgrades to the desktop (along with no shadows that annoyed me).

I hated the bland, no-gradients-at-all, flat look, that clashed with all other programs that had even a slight 3D feel to them. Even with glass8, I gather not every program will play nice with a non native theme that adds glass and blur. So it'd be great to come back as a native option :)

[ben01]

That's a good feature !

But old school nerds like me will stay with old good windows classic desktop :lol: Used and abused since '95 !!

No fancy/glossy/transparancy UI, only solid grey. Not beautiful but better to avoid eye fatigue

[CODYQX4]

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Edited April 28, 2019 by CODYQX4