How-to: Shrinking Aero window frame borders

Maybe you are one of those people who like the Windows Vista Aero theme. I admit, I am also one of them… However, what I found annoying is that the frames of the windows are rather wide. Let’s have a look at an example. Click Start, and type “calc” into the search bar. Then press Enter. What you get is something like this:

But there is a good message as well: you can get rid of those thick window frames. Know how? Let’s see.

• Right-click your Desktop wallpaper, and choose Personalize.

• In the opening window, click the item Windows Color And Appearance.

• At the bottom, there is a link named Open Windows Classic Appearance Properties. Click it.

• Next, press the button Advanced.

• Open the dropdown next to **Item, **and select Border Padding.

• Now, in the Size field, enter whatever you want to, while 4 is the default value. 0 will shrink the frames to their minimum.

• Press OK twice, and close the Control Panel window. You’re done!

If you chose to disable those borders completely, this is what you should see now: