Chrome titlebar becomes transparent after being maximized and restored, if using --disable-windows10-custom-titlebar

1.) Have any (I tested a few) non-default theme set with WindowBlinds.

2.) Launch Chrome with the --disable-windows10-custom-titlebar parameter.

3.) Maximize the window.  So far so good - the titlebar is still there.

4.) Restore the window.  Bug: The titlebar is now transparent, and the only fix is to close and reopen the window.

 

This makes the --disable-windows10-custom-titlebar basically unusable in combination with a WindowBlinds theme.  Any chance of a fix?  Thanks.

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Reply #1 Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need few more information.

  1. Windows version, please use Winver.exe for full version numbers.
  2. Chrome and Windowblinds up to date?
  3. Name few WB themes that you see the issue, prefer those free one so we can verify what you saw.
  4. Monitor/s resolutions, scaling applied (100%, 125% etc)
  5. Any other relevant information.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

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Windows 10.  I tested builds 2004 (19041.746) and 20H2 (19042.804).

Using the latest versions of Chrome and WindowBlinds.

I also tested in a VM with new installs of everything to confirm it wasn't just some other setting on my laptop.

Several themes tested:  "The Captain", "True Classic", "Windows Classic Theme" (and some others I forget).  I don't think it matters - just has to be some non-default theme.

100% monitor scaling, and tested various resolutions including 1920x1080.

 

I'm pretty sure you will see the problem if you try it.

Reply #3 Top

Great, thanks for the information. I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 Top

Any update about this issue? 

I seems to be getting worse, the title bar is transparent with no buttons at all at launch.

Windows 10 21H2 x64 / WindowBlinds 10.89 / Style: Lantana / 1366x768 scaling 100%

Chromium 96.0.4664.110 (ungoogled-chromium)

 Chrome  96.0.4664.45

And there is no problem with Edge (Chromium based):

Or with Brave;

It's really annoying.... Why Chrome and Chromium are not properly skinning and Edge & Brave are?  

Can we have an update about this, please? 

Thanks

 

 

Reply #5 Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. But, it look okay on my system. But, do note that my chrome is vanilla without any extension on it.


Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

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Reply #6 Top

Quoting 1E3F0D, reply 4

It's really annoying.... Why Chrome and Chromium are not properly skinning and Edge & Brave are?  

 

Because this is base Chromium and Chrome problem, not WB or Edge. Go to Chromium or Google forum.

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Quoting basj, reply 5


it look okay on my system. But, do note that my chrome is vanilla without any extension on it.

I tried with a new profile and it's ok too. I didn't think about that, so i'll have to check which extension is causing that.  I could not imagine an extension could interfere like that...

Thank you. 

 

 

 
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Quoting Robert84MK, reply 6

Because this is base Chromium and Chrome problem, not WB or Edge. Go to Chromium or Google forum.

Wow, what a kind and useful comment ! Amazing :D  

 

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So i've discovered that the problem was not related to extensions but to hardware acceleration, which was disabled in Chrome settings (System). It has to be enabled for WindowBlinds to work. 

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Testing with a clean install of WB 11 and the Windows Classic theme, the problem happens even without maximizing the window first.

(Chrome is configured to have hardware acceleration.)

Reply #11 Top

Google remove from Chromium 115+ flags disable-windows10-custom-titlebar

 

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/d6581b438358de9db5f45bf6caefef04f41ece25

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