Incompatibility with Wallpaper Engine: Acrylic tab bar flickers with animated background #23148

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opened 2026-01-31 08:33:42 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @ka-iden on GitHub (Apr 13, 2025).

Windows Terminal version

1.22.10731.0

Windows build number

10.0.26200.5551

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Steps to reproduce

With an animated background, (for example, a rain effect from wallpaper engine) the terminal's tab bar will flicker between acrylic, completely invisible, and opaque when focused.
It only happens in certain spots on my screen, and doesn't happen when the terminal is in front of another window, like chrome for example.

Expected Behavior

I expected it not to flicker, to just show a blurred version of my background.

Actual Behavior

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cb9c587e-256f-4e0e-872e-a144de472c80

Originally created by @ka-iden on GitHub (Apr 13, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.22.10731.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.26200.5551 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce With an animated background, (for example, a rain effect from wallpaper engine) the terminal's tab bar will flicker between acrylic, completely invisible, and opaque when focused. It only happens in certain spots on my screen, and doesn't happen when the terminal is in front of another window, like chrome for example. ### Expected Behavior I expected it not to flicker, to just show a blurred version of my background. ### Actual Behavior https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cb9c587e-256f-4e0e-872e-a144de472c80
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 08:33:42 +00:00
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@similar-issues-ai[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2025):

We've found some similar issues:

  • #17717 , similarity score: 85%
  • #18709 , similarity score: 83%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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@similar-issues-ai[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2025): We've found some similar issues: - #17717 , similarity score: 85% - #18709 , similarity score: 83% If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue. > Note: You can give me feedback by 👍 or 👎 this comment.
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025):

Thanks for the report! Looks like it's a /dup of #14384.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025): Thanks for the report! Looks like it's a /dup of #14384.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025):

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!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025): 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! <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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Reference: starred/terminal#23148