

But Aero transparency was dropped with Windows 8, and not reinstated in the Windows It is likely that it was dropped as part of the move to modernize the operating system. With a functional desktop, Windows 7 can be viewed as an attractive version of Windows XP. Windows 7 was a huge success following Windows Vista. Worry not, fans of curved edge, slightly transparent windows, and dialogue boxes. Fully native The utility is completely integrated into Desktop Window Manager without breaking any system protection or modifying system files. Glass look Your windows will be rendered with transparent borders. This utility returns the complete glass effect into windows frames. You just modify single bitmap in your favourite image editor and everything will look as you want. This allows you to bring back several effects such as window shadow, caption glow effect, rounded borders or simply change the appearence of caption buttons. You can change the look of your windows borders completely without touching your Windows theme or using unsigned theme. Overall, Mond skin is minimalistic, light and does not hog your computer resources in the background.The result is light-weight library which behaves exactly in the same way as Aero Glass in Windows 7 did. You can get the plugin from the link mentioned below. However, keep in mind, the Spotify integration does not work out of the box so you will have to install a separate plugin. On top of that, the Mond skin is very customizable and allows you to add multiple widgets on the desktop. The wallpaper I am using is from Reddit and it’s named Neon Gas Station ( check it out). Mond is my favorite Rainmeter skin solely because of how well it goes with the wallpaper. Here are absolutely beautiful Rainmeter skins that you should check out. If you too use Rainmeter to get that granular customization on your Windows PC. It’s compatible with all Windows versions, from XP to Windows 10 it should also work fine with Windows 11, as we tested in our separate tutorial on making Windows look like macOS. It goes without saying, in order to use these skins, you need to have Rainmeter ( download) installed on your Windows PC. It can be used to display a truckload of extra information (clock, network statistics, processor usage) on the desktop, which itself can be tweaked in unimaginable ways, thanks to the countless skins available for the same. Rainmeter is a free desktop customization program that lets you completely transform the way your desktop looks.
