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Windows Aero is the graphical user interface and the default theme in most editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7

Handling WM_NCPAINT "breaks" DWM glass rendering on Vista/Aero

I am trying to make a window that alternates between having an Aero/Glass and a custom rendered frame (by …

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How to correctly screencapture a specific window on Aero/DWM

Background info: I have this MFC application I coded and been using for a long time that pretty much automatically …

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Non client painting on aero glass window

Now Im customizing title bar of my application. My aim is to add one extra button on title bar. Im …

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Vista/7: How to get glass color?

How do you use DwmGetColorizationColor? The documentation says it returns two values: a 32-bit 0xAARRGGBB containing the color used for …

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