How to fix borderless windows on Windows Server

Introduction

Learn how to fix hidden borderless windows in Windows Server. In this example, I show you how to enable title and window borders using the personalisation options, as well as deploying a registry key to automate this process across all servers.

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Manual Method (Script)

You can run the following command in command prompt to change the ColorPrevelance registry key from 0 to 1

reg.exe add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" /f /v ColorPrevalence /t REG_DWORD /d 1

To undo the change and remove the borders, you can run the following script:

reg.exe add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" /f /v ColorPrevalence /t REG_DWORD /d 0

Manual Method (GUI)

1. Right-click the desktop and press personalise

2. On the left hand side, press Colour

3. Scroll to the bottom and tick the box for Title bars and window borders