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Mica material is too inconspicuous and not showing applications under terminal #19300

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opened 2026-01-31 06:39:27 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:39:27 +00:00
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Originally created by @leonasdev on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.17.1023

Windows build number

10.0.22621.1105

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Enable Mica and disable acrylic, set opacity to 0.

"defaults": 
{
    "opacity": 0,
    "useAcrylic": false
},
"themes":
{
"window":
    {
        "useMica": true
    }
}

Expected Behavior

  1. The Mica effect in the window should look like the Start Menu of Windows 11.

    • Start Menu:
      image

    • Windows Terminal:
      image

  2. When Mica enabled, applications should showing under the terminal. Not just shows the wallpaper.

    • Start Menu:
      image

    • Windows Terminal:
      image
      is

Actual Behavior

  1. The Mica effect in the window is too inconspicuous even though I have set the opacity to 0.
  2. When Mica is enabled, applications are no longer showing under the terminal. Instead, the Terminal just shows the wallpaper.
Originally created by @leonasdev on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.17.1023 ### Windows build number 10.0.22621.1105 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Enable Mica and disable acrylic, set `opacity` to `0`. ```json "defaults": { "opacity": 0, "useAcrylic": false }, "themes": { "window": { "useMica": true } } ``` ### Expected Behavior 1. The Mica effect in the window should look like the Start Menu of Windows 11. - Start Menu: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39915562/215994281-1f66f1b1-bbe7-4dcc-8cd0-4c5ab08c16df.png) - Windows Terminal: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39915562/215994091-bdf8a060-fa29-4824-a92c-2972f8d0e164.png) 2. When Mica enabled, applications should showing under the terminal. Not just shows the wallpaper. - Start Menu: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39915562/215995631-2e0446ed-40c6-40b4-9de5-64ccdc5bb096.png) - Windows Terminal: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39915562/215995498-01442532-242b-45f1-bff2-253e4a274f1f.png) is ### Actual Behavior 1. The Mica effect in the window is too inconspicuous even though I have set the `opacity` to `0`. 2. When Mica is enabled, applications are no longer showing under the terminal. Instead, the Terminal just shows the wallpaper.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:39:28 +00:00
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@TheDecryptor commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023):

It looks like the start menu is using acrylic, not mica. The settings app uses mica and it should match terminal.

@TheDecryptor commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023): It looks like the start menu is using acrylic, not mica. The settings app uses mica and it should match terminal.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:39:28 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023):

Yea, that all looks like mica to me in the Terminal, and Acrylic in the Start Menu. Mica is intended to be a bit more subtle than acrylic, and always uses the desktop wallpaper as the source it blurs from (ignoring windows beneath it). Another good example to compare with is the Calculator app.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023): Yea, that all looks like mica to me in the Terminal, and Acrylic in the Start Menu. Mica is intended to be a bit more subtle than acrylic, and always uses the desktop wallpaper as the source it blurs from (ignoring windows beneath it). Another good example to compare with is the Calculator app.
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