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^Someone seems a bit pushy^ Excellent work, bigmuscle. With the latest (0.5) release everything works great and Direct3D mode with colour intensity reduced gives me Aero Perfection. Using Direct3D rendering, everything on my desktop is faster (moving, closing, minimising and maximising windows). Thanks, again for your time and effort working on this project.

you could try also different values - e.g. 0x9100 or 0x9200. 0x9100 works for me - other 2 values do not It finally works. Using version 0.4 (without the 2 files you posted) it works fine by setting DeviceFeatureLevel to 0x9100

Adding that registry key and value does not work for me. Everything opaque.

When I use the 2 files in the link, I also notice the following errors reported in the debug log: Lines 8-11: [0x152C] Failed to open desktop process (error: 5) [0x152C] Failed to get token (error: 6) [0x152C] Failed to duplicate token (error: 6) [0x152C] Failed to impersonate logged user (error: 6) Line 22: [0x794] Failed to open desktop process (error: 5) Line 24: [0x794] Failed to get token (error: 6) Line 26: [0x794] Failed to duplicate token (error: 6) Line 29: [0x794] Failed to impersonate logged user (error: 6) Lines 46 & 47: [0x794] Failed to open desktop process (error: 5) [0x794] Failed to get token (error: 6) Line 50: [0x794] Failed to impersonate logged user (error: 6) I hope this helps in some small way.

I replaced the 2 files in version 0.4 with the 2 files in the link and the behaviour is the same: no transparency. Debug log attached. debug.log.txt

Drop the files in a folder called "DWM" in your root directory. For example: C:\DWM Then doubleclick the file called DWMLoader.exe The download link is in the announcement post you quoted.

I deleted all the registry keys that I added for the previous releases but still no luck.

Yeah, it might simply be different files from what he was working with or something.

yeah, this is done by the time which sets windows as layered. It runs with interval 500 ms thus new windows won't have transparency effect until the update routine is executed. This could be easily fixed by installing global windows hook which sets the window as layered during its creation. Problem is that this would require to have another service running (just because dwm.exe process does not run under logged user credentials). For anyone, who has problem with 0.4, could you try set BypassLayeredWindowsRendering to zero whether it helps? I tried adding BypassLayeredWindowsRendering to the registry and setting it to zero but the same issue occurs. Everything remains opaque. I seems that you know what the problem is so I guess we'll leave it to you.

Just tried the latest release. The screen blinks to black, briefly and then I see my desktop. Nothing happens, everything is still opaque. Here is my debug log: debug.log.txt

Removing the rounded borders is one of the best improvements in Windows 8, in my opinion. They never worked out well for me: looked hideous and aliased.

Hmm...I hadn't heard of this before. So the full desktop can run in Windows RT? I'm guessing all the executables need to be compiled to run on ARM processors?

Port if over to Windows RT? How are you going to do that? Windows 8 apps are chromeless. What are you going to make transparent/translucent? The background or the tiles or something?

This question has been answered ad nauseam. It won't hurt you to read. Pestering the developer with this question won't make it happen any faster. If you want to see a 32-bit pre-release version so badly, you can pitch in and help make it happen.

You can try altering the registry values mentioned in the release notes.

No, there is no 32-bit version. This is only a preview. Please be patient.

It's nice to get coverage and notice but with that comes negativity. A poster on that article is already calling it malware: Or it could just be some Microsoft employee spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt.

People just don't seem to get that. I swear, the same questions have been asked on almost every single page of this topic.

Do you mean that we can no longer customise blur or opacity with the registry settings?

This has been reported before. Not sure if the creator will fix it but he needs help. Unfortunately I haven't the skills.

Nice GUI but a bit premature, I think. In any case, it offers a quick way for experimenting with blur and opacity.

"To approve" = "to have or express a favorable opinion of" So going beyond the obvious that this was a translation issue, you are also wrong Good one! Plus, this use of 'approve' is always warranted, anyway, because it does not imply the assumption of decisive power over another person, but rather the issuance of where one stands on a matter. Sigh... language has really gone down hill the last 50 years... *sigh* I'm sure you're well aware that a single word can have multiple nuances and interpretations. I am not "wrong": Verb Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory: "the budget was approved by Congress"; "an approved profit-sharing plan".Believe that someone or something is good or acceptable: "I don't approve of the way she pampers my father and brothers".Synonyms sanction - endorse - confirm - approbate - indorse I interpreted his use of the word "approve" to mean that he was giving "official" acceptance on a matter that only the creator has control over. The word "approve" as used in my country is reserved for "official" approval where the approving party has the power to grant permission. I'm well aware that in other places, people use the word "approve" frivolously: "I approve this message" for example where their approval really means next to nothing except that they agree on something although they do not have any "official" capacity for doing so. If a parent approves of their child returning home at a certain hour, that parent has the official capacity to do so as opposed to if the child's friends "approve" of him going home at a certain time. The latter sort of "approval" is not commonly used in everyday speech where I'm from and your understanding of the use of the word "approve" is according to common American usage, I suspect. Therefore, there is no "wrong" in this situation. He merely expressed himself in a certain way and I interpreted his word in certain way. It was mutual miscommunication and hence we both apologised and cleared up our misunderstandings. Frankly I believe your little quip at the end about language going downhill to be a bit condescending but that is merely my interpretation of your statement. I'm sure you did not mean to be condescending or at least I hope so.

You "approve the idea"? Isn't that for bigmuscle to decide? I think we're thinking too far ahead. I'm sure many things remain to be done and this is still just a very early preview. Sorry, I made a translation mistake (English isn't my first language), I wanted to say, "+1" or "I agree" I apologise too. I didn't realise you're French.

You "approve the idea"? Isn't that for bigmuscle to decide? I think we're thinking too far ahead. I'm sure many things remain to be done and this is still just a very early preview.