[Run] Blur / Transparency effect does not work all the time

[shafayetejaman]

Microsoft PowerToys version

v0.76.1

Installation method

Microsoft Store

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

PowerToys Run

Steps to reproduce

Try opening it on a dark background and then open it on any other background. (Just After booting)

✔️ Expected Behavior

❌ Actual Behavior

Other Software

No response

[stefansjfw]

@Niels9001 FYI

[niels9001]

@stefansjfw Yeah this is a WpfUI quirk :(

[stefansjfw]

👍 Thanks for the info. Could we do something about it ? Help fixing it there?

[niels9001]

👍 Thanks for the info. Could we do something about it ? Help fixing it there?

Yeah think that's the best approach 👍

[D-Maxwell]

Any news on this ? Also, will there be a fallback to acrylic or other blur methods for Win10 ? Perhaps bundling Mica could be a nice solution ?

[Daydreamer-riri]

‌‌I noticed the latest changelog contains the following entry:

Use Mica backdrop instead of Acrylic to resolve random crashes caused by the Windows composition being temporarily disabled.

However, the latest version of Mica still becomes ineffective after running for a while.

[quietrobot]

‌‌I noticed the latest changelog contains the following entry:

Use Mica backdrop instead of Acrylic to resolve random crashes caused by the Windows composition being temporarily disabled.

However, the latest version of Mica still becomes ineffective after running for a while.

Exact, the problem persists in the latest version 0.81.0 @niels9001