How to remove the shadows on the windows of your Windows 10 PC

In Windows 10 you can customize almost any feature like mouse pointer speed , window shadows, and almost any visible animation. Of course, it is also valid for other versions of this operating system.

The direct method of enabling window shadows in Windows 10 is from the system properties in the visual effects section , of course, there are several ways to access this setting, either from the control panel or in the advanced settings of the system.

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1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having animations in your Windows 10?
   1. occupies RAM memory
   2. Slow down the performance of your PC
2. How many visual effects does Windows 10 have pre-installed?
3. How can you disable window shadows on your Windows 10?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having animations in your Windows 10?

The animations give us a visual quality, which allows us to give our computer a nice design , which would be the main advantage, you will notice that when you open more than one file browser , the shadows or effects you have are highlighted. But we can also find disadvantages such as:

occupies RAM memory

RAM is the memory that is responsible for running applications, so it is very important not to have it at its maximum performance. And the animations that you configure will directly occupy space in the RAM , considering the capabilities of your PC, in order to use animations that do not affect its performance.

Slow down the performance of your PC

Taking up space in RAM is very common for your entire computer to look slow, since the read and write capacity offered by RAM will be limited. So, to optimize the performance of your PC , it is recommended to remove the window shadows in Windows or other animation that can slow it down.

How many visual effects does Windows 10 have pre-installed?

So far we can find up to 17 visual effects in Windows. Of course, if you want to improve performance in Windows 10 , it is recommended to disable those that you consider unnecessary according to your use. Some of these visual effects are as follows:

• Animations on the taskbar in the windows and on the elements inside it.
• Fade items after clicking views and their menus.
• Effect of combo boxes and their view.
• Preview of thumbnails and window content when moved or dragged.
• Show the translucent selection rectangle.
• Shadows of the mouse pointer, windows, and desktop labels.
• Thumbnail view of font icons and borders displayed on the desktop.

These are some visual effects that Windows 10 has already pre-installed. Of course, if you use programs that add special effects, they won’t be included in this list. It is already very common to use some to use another taskbar, or that the writing is shown different from the basic one, but these are shown according to the installation process.

How can you disable window shadows on your Windows 10?

You just have to uncheck the box of some visual effect from the system properties, to disable the shadows of the windows in your Windows 10. Likewise, if you want to remove any other default system effect as well. Learn how to do it as follows:

1. Enter the system properties you can execute the command ‘sysdm.cpl’or open the configuration go to system and in ‘About’ click on ‘Advanced system configuration.
2. Click on the ‘Advanced Options’ tab and 3 sections are displayed.
3. Enter the ‘ Performance‘ section, for this just click on settings.
4. The performance options window is displayed, in which you must activate the ‘Customize’ box.
5. Uncheck the ‘Show shadows under windows’ box.
6. Click on apply or accept and that’s it.

You also have the option to remove other visual effects according to your needs, you can make tests or previews instantly, since the changes are applied immediately . Also, the animation of the taskbar and the mouse is one of the ones that consumes the most RAM, this is a very important tip to keep in mind.

In the same way, if you have problems with the performance of your PC or you cannot remove the shadows in the windows , do not forget that you have the option of visiting Microsoft technical support in order to find a solution to the errors that appear. in the system.