‘Interesting’ Transparency Effect on Vista WMP11 Window

In Windows Vista with Aero Transparency Glass effect enabled, the built-in Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) has an interesting visual effect. The trick will make the whole window of WMP becomes transparent in a incredible coloring, including the some text and buttons.

To place WMP11 into such transparency effect, ensure that WMP is in “Now Playing” mode without any media playing, and is not maximized. Then, use mouse point to click and hold on the blank space of the control bar (faint white area) at the bottom of the Windows Media Player window.

Windows Media Player Transparency Trick

Then, move the whole WMP 11 window upward to the top of the screen. If you can’t move the window, make sure that the WMP window is not maximized, and you click and hold onto the correct area.

Windows Media Player Transparency Trick

Once the window is on top (most part of window won’t visible as out of screen view), release the mouse button. And watch the magic of Aero effect on Windows Media Player 11 window. Well, you can call it a bug if you wish too.

Windows Media Player Transparency Trick

For best result of Aero glass transparency effect on WMP, set the player visual effect to “No Visualization”.


This entry was posted on Friday, January 25th, 2008 at 1:36 am and is filed under Windows Vista. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “‘Interesting’ Transparency Effect on Vista WMP11 Window”

  1. Yonah
    May 20th, 2008 17:32
    3

    I can’t get this to work. I followed the instructions, but when I click and hold on the area shown, it just moves the entire window position.

  2. Sly
    February 27th, 2008 02:41
    2

    Cool!! I wonder if this was intentionally done by someone at Microsoft?

  3. palote
    January 25th, 2008 07:05
    1

    nice windows bugsta discover :)

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