Removing drop shadow from windows in Windows 7

Go to the Control Panel, and click on the System icon.
Under the Advanced tab and Performance section, click on the Settings button.
You'll find there an entry called "Show shadows under windows".:

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Disable it and they're gone.

More information in this thread at WindowsSevenForums.


None of these worked for me. What did fix it, however, was unticking "Animate controls and Elements Inside Windows" under Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance.


  1. Click START, right-click Computer and choose Properties
  2. On the left hand side, click Advanced System Settings
  3. Click Settings on the Performance category
  4. From the Visual Effects tab, untick Show shadows under windows

You can also use ClearType for easier to read on windows 7 ClearType is a software technology developed by microsoft that improves the readability of text on existing LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays), such as laptop screens, pocket PC screens and flat panel monitors. with ClearType font technology, the words on your computer screen look almost as sharp and clear as those printed on a piece of paper

for enable this option on windows 7 : just go to the fonts center in control panel then you can find " adjust ClearType text" and finaly checkmark turn on Cleartype MBS.