Enable Aero Glass in Win 7 Virtual Machines on Windows Virtual PC

October 23, 2009 by Pintu
Filed under: Computer 

A new virtualization software Windows Virtual PC is specially for Windows 7 and newer operating system. In Virtual PC 2007 Windows Virtual PC  includes many advanced features. Windows Virtual PC is now introducing Integration Features which can use Remote Desktop (RDP) technology to display the video from the virtual machine, that in turn provides support for Windows Aero Glass Transparency effect in virtual machines.

The built-in virtualized graphic card driver for the VM does not support the true GPU hardware acceleration, a prerequisite for Aero Glass to work that’s why most hardware virtualization solutions cannot support Windows Aero in guest virtual machines. The user can access and view virtual machine with full Aero experience by connecting to the virtual machine with Remote Desktop. Windows Aero Glass Transparency installed with Windows 7 as guest operating system. Here is a guide for you to know how to hack and enable the Aero Glass in virtual machine.

You must have the below conditions for Aero to work in the virtual machine.

  1. Aero only works on virtual machine that installed with same version of operating system as host machine.
  2. The host machine must have a graphics adapter that is capable of and support Aero, and is currently enable and running Aero Glass.
  3. Some reports stating that edition of Windows 7 OS for both host and guest must be the same too.
  4. As Windows Aero depends on Remote Desktop Connection (Windows 7 comes with new version of RDP7), thus only Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 7 Professional SKU, as RDP server or host (Remote Desktop Services) is only available in these versions.

How to enable, hack and turn on the Windows 7 Aero Glass in virtual machine.


  1. At first turn on and enable Windows Aero in the host machine.
  2. Then Launch and sign in the Windows 7 VM.
  3. On Windows Virtual PC, click on Tools menu, and select Install Integration Components to install Virtual PC Integration Components. Install Integration Components
  4. After installation the virtual machine, click on Tools menu on Windows Virtual PC, and select Enable Integration Features. Win virtual PC Enable Integration Features
  5. Then Virtual machine will automatically log off.
  6. At last login again into the virtual machine, and Windows Aero Glass Transparency effect will be enabled in the virtual machine running Windows 7. windows 7 Virtual Machine Enable Aero Glass in Virtual Machine

Note :- If still Windows Aero Glass Transparency then try the same process or enable again Aero by going to Personalization.

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