Adding Windows Terminal Transparent without being blurred. #16929

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opened 2026-01-31 05:27:34 +00:00 by claunia · 5 comments
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Originally created by @ayush-tiwari26 on GitHub (Mar 3, 2022).

I wish to view my background while using windows terminal, i.e. I wish to have something like a transparent windows terminal, from which I can view the background tasks. But Windows Terminal restricts me that I can have transparency but only with blurred effect.
If possible kindly add this feature so developers like me can work more productively.

Originally created by @ayush-tiwari26 on GitHub (Mar 3, 2022). I wish to view my background while using windows terminal, i.e. I wish to have something like a transparent windows terminal, from which I can view the background tasks. But Windows Terminal restricts me that I can have transparency but only with blurred effect. If possible kindly add this feature so developers like me can work more productively.
claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 05:27:35 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2022):

We already support this. 🙂
On Windows 11 you can disable "acrylic" (blurred) background transparency in your profile settings:

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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2022): We already support this. 🙂 On Windows 11 you can disable "acrylic" (blurred) background transparency in your profile settings: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2256941/156670700-bbb06112-5a5f-4574-96bb-bad3a11c6bc1.png) /dup #603
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2022):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2022): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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@ayush-tiwari26 commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2022):

Disabling this makes my terminal completely solid. I wish to have my
terminal clear as mirror so I may look at the background tasks happening.

@ayush-tiwari26 commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2022): Disabling this makes my terminal completely solid. I wish to have my terminal clear as mirror so I may look at the background tasks happening.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2022):

@ayush-tiwari26 That setting only works on Windows 11. On windows 10, when you disable acrylic, you're gonna get a solid background. See also: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/profile-appearance#opacity

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2022): @ayush-tiwari26 That setting only works on Windows 11. On windows 10, when you disable acrylic, you're gonna get a solid background. See also: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/profile-appearance#opacity
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2022):

And to add to this:

As I mentioned above, we're working on servicing the necessary OS side fixes to Windows 10 to make it work, but those take a lot longer than Terminal releases.

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2022): And to add to this: > As I mentioned above, we're working on servicing the necessary OS side fixes to Windows 10 to make it work, but those take a lot longer than Terminal releases.
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Reference: starred/terminal#16929