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menu bar impossible to be read. How to achieve a contrast in a see through browser?

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Most of the time, menu in unreadable, due to transparency of browser. Even to move window, it becomes very hard. As window gets dragged, if mouse in not in a corner, it will change also que size, undesirably.

Most of the time, menu in unreadable, due to transparency of browser. Even to move window, it becomes very hard. As window gets dragged, if mouse in not in a corner, it will change also que size, undesirably.

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You can disable transparency in Windows, see:

Right click in a free space on your desktop.
Left click on Personalization.
There are four options in Windows 7 at the bottom of the screen, choose "Window Color and Appearance".
Select a border color
Uncheck: "Enable transparency"

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You can disable transparency in Windows, see:

Right click in a free space on your desktop.
Left click on Personalization.
There are four options in Windows 7 at the bottom of the screen, choose "Window Color and Appearance".
Select a border color
Uncheck: "Enable transparency"

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Instructions were good, and directed me to the right solution, except that in windows 7, you have to click on CUSTOMIZATION. I worked just fine, and actually improved the whole windows visual. Thank you very much.