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Note

Some of the pro features are not supported in Windows 10 before version 2004. In this release, the dark-mode pro, and smart transparency (aero effect) features will not work for older Windows 10 versions.

Windows 10 2004 is an update that was released on May 28, 2020.
Please update Windows 10 to version 2004 to use the smart transparency effect and dark mode pro.

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WindowTop v3.4.7 Setup.exe (offline installer)

WindowTop v3.4.7 Portable.zip

Important Known Issues

  • When program not installed under "C:\Program Files\WindowTop", it thinks that it is not installed (#39)
  • Issue with dark mode & aero/smart transparency when using 2 monitors that have different DPI scaling (#9)
  • The dark mode pro and the smart transparency effect (both functions in pro version) are working slow on 4K resolution. It works fast on up to 1920x1080. We are working on a solution. (#19)

Please Note!

If you get any issue, make sure that Microsoft Redistributable 64bit is installed. download it from here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

In addition, If the smart transparency / dark mode not working after activating the program, try to close WindowTop and run it again. It is a minor issue that happens after installing and activating it the first time on a fresh Windows 10 installation.

Release Notes

v3.4.7

  • Added: Add option to customize what buttons/features to show in the toolbar menu [Issue #15]
    custom buttons feature
  • Fixed: Window disappears if opacity is disabled while click-through is enabled [Issue #37]
  • Fixed: WSLtty 'forgets' opacity setting on focus [Issue #35]
  • Fixed: Applications that allow the Window.Topmost property to be configured internally make Windowtop behave strangely [Issue #34]
  • Fixed: RDP session windows set on top by default [Issue #33]
  • Fixed: Shrunk window get lost when switching from dual monitor to one monitor [Issue #16]

v3.4.6

  • Hotkeys not working when disabling WindowTop toolbar [Issue #32]
  • Shrink Pro - Sometimes the live preview is not working when using dual monitors [Issue #31 ]
  • Sometimes the program crash on line 6031 in v3.4.5 when closing shrunken window [Issue #30]
  • Sometimes when using Shrink feature, the toolbar menu no longer available in some cases [Issue #29]
  • bug: crash, Subscript used on non-accessible variable when using Groupy software [Issue #17]
  • Issue on dual monitor configuration when DPI scaling is not the same for each monitor [Issue #9]

v3.4.5

  • Improved: Smart transparency effect (aero effect) was rewritten for NVIDIA GPUs.
    Click on the image below to view DEMO video about the smart transparency effect that was redeveloped for NVIDIA GPUs in this version (v3.4.5+)
    Smart transparency effect

The improvements are:
* it renders the texts inside the window much better than before. the accuracy of the new algorithm is on average 95% for programs such as text editors, word processors, a code editor, and more.

You can see how it perform in the following screenshots:

IntelliJ IDEA
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Eclipse IDE
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Notepad++
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Github
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  • The new algorithm to detect and rerender text pixels is rendering much faster due to:
    • Uses much more GPU cache memory than global memory
    • The new algorithm use a different image processing & recognition technique that works much faster than ever
    • It uses new API to get the window image that included in Windows 10 version 2004
  • The new smart transparency/aero effect will not take 20% CPU usage or more for the average computer because it uses the NVIDIA GPU for the rendering process. In my case, it takes up to 5% CPU usage and up to 10% GPU usage (tested on NVIDIA GTX 1050TI with ) so that the computer fan noise will not be high as before
  • Dark Mode and Smart transparency effect (or aero effect) will work faster also when no NVIDIA Graphic Card is available thanks to new API in Windows 10 update 2004. But the improvements will be much noticeable on with NVIDIA GPU
  • A lot of other bugs fixed before while testing this release
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