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Asked: 2026-05-14T04:49:14+00:00

I get an exception thrown at runtime when I set AllowsTransparency=True I get an

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I get an exception thrown at runtime when I set AllowsTransparency="True" I get an exception saying the WindowStyle can not be set to None if AllowsTransparency is set to true. Even if I explicitly say that WindowStyle is set to SingleBorder I get this error. However, if I set WindowStyle to SingleBorder and remove the AllowsTransparency-tag, I get no error, and the top of the window (the icon, name and close, minimize and maximize-buttons) disappears. Anyone knows what can cause this? Or is it just a bug in .Net 4.0 rc?

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I’ve tried this in VS2008 too, and I get the same results. What I wan’t to achieve is a simple window where I draw the window myself and leave nothing up to the system, however, things like minimizing and maximizing must still work.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The error should be the opposite so you’re either running into a bug or mis-reading the error message. Any time you have AllowsTransparency=”True” the only valid WindowStyle value is None. Any of the others add OS dependent window chrome which can’t be forced to have transparency in its client area.

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