Microsoft teases Windows 7-style Aero design for Windows 11

Click to enter: ChatGPT tool plug-in navigation list With the release of Windows 8 and its subsequent version Windows 10, Microsoft gave up support for rounded corners and Aero Glass in favor of a flatter and neutral color UI. Windows 11 has restored support for rounded corners, and it looks like the next major update will include a new design feature similar to Windows 7's Aero effect. Transparent title bars for traditional Windows applications are returning, marking a change in the look of the Windows operating system. Microsoft intends to refresh top-level windows and app popups with a new transparency effect, possibly acrylic or a new material. Currently, the developers are responsible for implementing Mica (a new transparency effect), so we only have the Mica effect in selected apps, and the rest of the app windows look simple. Based on the Windows Run screenshots we accidentally shared during the Windows Developer Program webcast in January, it's clear that the tech giant is returning to the style of Windows Aero that was used in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The Aero Glass theme in Windows 7 or Vista provides a soft and translucent look to an application's title bar (the menu that includes buttons such as minimize, maximize, close, etc.) and is suitable for beginners. The Windows Vista implementation looks very good and modern, but it uses more resources than a simple design. Windows 11 version 22H2, also known as Sun Valley 2, may be able to help replicate this look of app title bars. The tech giant may use acrylic effects on the title bars of all classic apps and save Mica for windows. Mica is an opaque effect that works on program windows, title bars, and even backgrounds, as opposed to the acrylic effect, which allows for transparency/translucency. As you can see from the comparison above, mica is subtle and only allows you to see the desktop wallpaper through it. Acrylic, on the other hand, is a richer and more resource-intensive Windows Aero-like effect that displays desktop wallpaper and other windows hidden behind active applications. Additionally, we discovered a new experimental flag in the operating system that enables the mica effect in more Windows applications. The flag is titled "MicaBackdropInApplicationFrameHostTitlebar" and will replace Mica in some existing applications such as Feedback Hub. The Mica effect is now available in core Windows 11 programs like Photos and Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft plans to bring it to other apps in the coming weeks.

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