Tips to customize the transparency of the Start Menu in Windows 10

Windows 10 will definitely run better than Windows 8, however, you may still want to change the look of the desktop as you like. Simple! You can quickly customize and even change the transparency of the Start Menu bar in Win 10. Read on to learn how to do it!

Windows 10 will definitely run smoother than Windows 8, however, you may still want to change the look of the desktop as you like. Simple! You can quickly customize and even change the transparency of the Start Menu bar in Win 10. Read on to learn how to do it!

You can achieve basic transparency by using the option. Open Settings, go to Personalization. Select the Colors tab on the left, then scroll down. Make sure the Transparency effects are turned on as On. If this is not enough to make the Start Menu transparent as you like, you can edit the Registry value to increase transparency.

Type regedit into Start Menu, then click administrator prompt and access the order below.

 HKEY _ CURRENT _ USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemesPersonalize

You should see a key in the right pane called Enable Transparency , which has a value of 1. Double click this value and change it to 0. Then reopen the Start Menu and you will notice it is much more transparent.

Below is a comparison image before and after implementation.

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