Third-party app will bring this feature on Windows 10

Nov 28, 2014 10:07 GMT  ·  By

Windows 10 does come with some improvements in terms of visual effects, but the old Aero Glass is not yet available and chances are that it’ll never be.

Microsoft doesn’t seem to be willing to bring Aero back in modern Windows, and the company concentrates on some other features, which also include various effects when opening or closing windows on the desktop.

A third-party solution, however, will allow users to reintroduce the Aero effects on Windows 10, and as things look like now, there’s no doubt that many people will actually want to do that.

Still in development right now

Aero for Windows 10 is still in the works right now, but Big Muscle, the developer group behind the project, claims that once it’s available for testing, the first build will be released to those who contributed with feedback during these early stages.

“When the beta version is finalized, the debug version will be distributed to all users in their profile,” the group said.

What’s more, developers guarantee that the final version of Aero for Windows 10 will be ready when the operating system hits RTM and is released to all users, so that will be the time when everyone can freely download the application and bring these effects back on their computers.

No separate version of the app for Windows 10 will be offered, they claim, so chances are that Aero Glass effects will be included in an existing version for Windows 8.1.

A user-requested feature too

Aero Glass effects were available in Windows 7 and even in the Windows 8 Developer Preview, but Microsoft decided to remove them and go for an all-flat approach when the first modern operating system reached RTM.

In Windows 8, third-party software could bring Aero back, but this obviously isn’t really helpful for users who don’t want to lose too much time trying to tweak their computers.

On the other hand, in Windows 10, Microsoft plans to make the desktop a lot more visually appealing, so users might not actually want Aero when windows already come with transparency and other eye-candy settings.

Of course, this also depends on how many customizations Microsoft actually wants to implement in Windows 10, as the existing builds of the Technical Preview only feature small improvements in this regard.

Windows 10 is projected to hit the market in 2015, so we only have to wait a few more months to see what’s to come in terms of visual effects.

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