ExplorerBlurMica for Windows
ExplorerBlurMica is a fantastic tool that enables you to customize your Windows 10 Explorer with stunning acrylic mica effects. Developed by Maplespe, this software allows you to choose from three different effects – blur, Acrylic, and Mica – to enhance the appearance of your Explorer windows. Additionally, you can change the colors of your Explorer windows to your liking, giving you endless possibilities for customization.
Installing and customizing the tool is simple, and my site provides a detailed guide on how to do it. The installation process involves downloading the software and running the setup file, after which you can start customizing your Explorer windows. The customization options are extensive, allowing you to adjust the transparency, saturation, and other settings to achieve the perfect look.
To make it easier for you to visualize the different effects and colors, I have included a widget at the bottom of the page. This widget lets you preview the various effects and colors directly on your screen, making it easier to choose the right color combination for your needs. You can also get the config script required for the tool through this widget, which makes customizing your Windows Explorer even simpler.
Overall, ExplorerBlurMica is an excellent tool for anyone who wants to personalize their Windows 10 Explorer. With its user-friendly interface and extensive customization options, this software is perfect for both professionals and casual users alike. So why wait? Give it a try today and transform your Explorer windows into something truly spectacular!
How to Add Acrylic Mica Effect in Windows 10 Explorer?
- First, download ExplorerBlurMica and then extract the contents.
- Move the extracted folder to a good location, I recommend Documents or Local Disk C folders.
- Right-click on the register file in the extracted folder and run it with Run as administrator.
- It will notify you with a dialog box when it runs successfully.
- Next, open the task manager using the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys. Then find the explorer.exe process, right-click on it, and click the restart option, after doing this all necessary steps to blur or acrylic your Explorer background are done.
- Now open explorer and you will see that the explorer background is now blurred and has an acrylic effect. The default settings are white with a slightly transparent background, but you can change it to the desired color from the configuration file.
How to uninstall it?
Uninstalling is very easy as it needs to be uninstalled the same way it was installed.
- Right-click on the uninstall file in the archive folder and run it with Run as administrator.
- It will notify you with a dialog box when it runs successfully. After clicking ok explorer will automatically restart and go back to default.
I have described below how to install and uninstall it manually. If you can’t install or uninstall using the folder in the archive, do it manually
Customize ExplorerBlurMica
Inside the previously extracted folder is a config file. Open it using a text editor or any other editor. There you will find the below script
[config]
effect=1
smallBorder=false
showLine=false
darkRibbon=true [blend] r=222 g=222 b=222 a=120
ExplorerBlurMica - Effects
- There are three Explorer background effects: Blur, Acrylic, and Mica. You can get these effects by making some changes in the script.
- effect=0 is Blur
- effect=1 is Acrylic
- effect=2 is Mica
- Enter your desired effect value and save the config file. But effect=2 works only on Windows 11
ExplorerBlurMica - Small Border
- This smallBorder is the border around the explorer. This can be modified with a value of true or false.
- false disables explorer border, true gives explorer border
- smallBorder=true
- smallBorder=false
ExplorerBlurMica - Show Line
- This option specifies whether to display a separator line along the side of the navigation pane, preview pane, and detail pane. This can be modified with a value of true or false.
- False hides the Explorer separator line, and true returns the Explorer separator line.
- showLine=true
- showLine=false
ExplorerBlurMica - Dark Ribbon
- Ribbon text colors and backgrounds are rendered incorrectly when using light mode in Windows 10. This option lets you set the ribbon to dark mode to solve this problem.
- False sets the ExplorerRibbon to dark mode, true does not set the ribbon to dark mode
- darkRibbon=true
- darkRibbon=false
ExplorerBlurMica - Colors (RGBA)
- The (r, g, b, a) keys in this all work based on rgba color. Its values should be converted to rgba based colors. rgba stands for red, green, blue, and alpha.
- Each of these can be given a value between 0 and 255
- If you find it difficult to choose the right colors, these 50 shades of color palettes will help you. This will make your customization easier
Live preview customization for Explorer Blur Mica
How to install and uninstall it manually?
To install the ExplorerBlurMica.dll file, follow these steps:
- Search for “command prompt” in the search bar and open it.
- Type in the install code:
regsvr32 "your ExplorerBlurMica.dll path". - Copy the path where the ExplorerBlurMica.dll file is located by right-clicking on the file while holding down the shift key.
- Paste the copied path where “your ExplorerBlurMica.dll path” appears in the command prompt.
- Press the Enter key to execute the command.
To uninstall the ExplorerBlurMica.dll file, follow these steps:
- Search for “command prompt” in the search bar and open it.
- Type in the uninstall code:
regsvr32 /u "your ExplorerBlurMica.dll path". - Copy the path where the ExplorerBlurMica.dll file is located by right-clicking on the file while holding down the shift key.
- Paste the copied path where “your ExplorerBlurMica.dll path” appears in the command prompt.
- Press the Enter key to execute the command.
For example, your uninstall code might look like this:
regsvr32 /u "C:\Users\vinstar\Documents\Release_x64\Release\ExplorerBlurMica.dll".
Make sure to replace the path with the actual location of your ExplorerBlurMica.dll file.
FAQ
ExplorerBlurMica is a normal dll file, usually dll files do not slow down Windows performance.
It only works on Windows 10 and 11. Currently, only the System Transparency tool is available for you
It is a tool that is in the beginning. So it’s normal to have bugs, please report it to the developer Maplespe with a screenshot and he will fix it in the next update.
Yes currently this tool only shows its performance in explorer and may be improved in future
This tool is based on windows default theme so this tool may not work well with some custom themes, try another custom theme
