This little app adds an acrylic effect to old Windows 10 and 11 context menus

While Microsoft is working day and night to make Windows 11 more modern and polished, the operating system retains remnants of an older era beneath its skin. For example, there are two context menus: one modern and one traditional. If you're not happy with the look of the old menus in Windows 11 (and Windows 10), here's a small open source application (via OnMsft) that thanks to them uses Acrylic effects to make them prettier.

TranslucentFlyouts is a small application that can replace monotonous solid color backgrounds with a translucent effect.. You can personalize styles (Acrylic, Aero, Transparent), choose which parts of the system receive special treatment, and add extra borders or shadows. The app also supports light and dark modes, requires no installation and weighs only 80KB.

While TranslucentFlyouts is an open source application available for free on GitHub, you must still be aware of the potential risks of using third-party tools for deeper Windows customization. The program will warn you about the things it does to make Windows 10 and 11 look better when you first boot, so be sure to read those carefully. Additionally, TranslucentFlyouts cannot redo Windows 2000-style context menus (unsurprisingly, they are still present in Windows 11), so some parts of the operating system will remain unchanged.

For something good to look at, check out this recently released fan-made concept for what’s coming to Windows 12. It offers some neat ideas for improving the taskbar, Quick Settings, Windows widgets, File Explorer, and other parts of Microsoft operating systems.

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