PowerToys Run lost the acrylic effect again

[quietrobot]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.87.1

Installation method

Microsoft Store

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

As had already happened in May of last year, Run no longer shows the acrylic effect, maybe it is related to the recent fix "Ported the UI from WPF-UI to .NET 9 WPF".
This is the last thread where the problem was investigated and the solution was found.

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✔️ Expected Behavior

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❌ Actual Behavior

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Other Software

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[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• PowerToys Run UI losses Transparency after computer sleep or restart. #30766 , similarity score: 84%

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[Daydreamer-riri]

For me, I also hope that the launcher has effects like transparency in arcylic, which can better reflect the hierarchical relationship and give people a more vivid feeling.

[quietrobot]

@Daydreamer-riri this had already been fixed, but when in the last update they changed to the .net 9 WPF, the effect was broken again. Maybe @Jay-o-Way can check it.

[Jay-o-Way]

@Daydreamer-riri need to know: What's your windows version? And have a screenshot? On W.11 it uses Mica, seemingly fine.

[Daydreamer-riri]

Hi @Jay-o-Way, thanks for the reply. Mica is working fine on my end without any issues. However, in my opinion, acrylic with true transparency is more suitable than mica for the 'launcher' scenario.

[Jay-o-Way]

acrylic with true transparency is more suitable than mica for the 'launcher' scenario

That's true. Mica is intended for longer-lasting windows. Could be that the code (a theme watcher?) defaults to Mica. Anyways, is this issue a bug or a preference?

[Daydreamer-riri]

Given that PowerToys Run used to be acrylic, and the change log did not mention switching it to mica, I guess it was designed to be acrylic by the PowerToys team. So, I tend to think this should be considered a bug.

[quietrobot]

acrylic with true transparency is more suitable than mica for the 'launcher' scenario

That's true. Mica is intended for longer-lasting windows. Could be that the code (a theme watcher?) defaults to Mica. Anyways, is this issue a bug or a preference?

@Daydreamer-riri is right, Run is using Mica now instead of Acrylic as it was being used in previous versions.