Personalization Panel is a useful program for Windows 7 that provides several customization options and full Aero effects. If you want to personalize the background of your folders, you may use Windows 7 Folder Background Changer.

Brief review

Personalization Panel is a convenient solution for enabling effects and themes on some editions of the Windows 7, which do not normally support transparency functionality. Unlike Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate, the Starter and Home Basic are presented with fewer features that do not include Aero options. However, there are a couple of workarounds that allow you to implement the missing capabilities with a few clicks.

Easy deployment

The software performs several modifications to some system files to the registry in order to achieve its goal. It comes in a lightweight distribution package and requires little amount of user intervention. In order to boe able to do its job properly, the program needs full permissions. Thus, it is recommended to disable all antivirus modules while running it. Besides, it takes just a few moments to deploy, after which a reboot is required to commit the modifications.

Operation

Following the computer restart, you will be able to see the changes, namely transparency effects and the possibility to experiment with themes. it will be noticeable from the first peek at the desktop taskbar. If it is transparent, it means the modifications were properly installed.

Features

free to download and use;
compatible with Windows 7;
allows you to enables transparency effects;
it is possible to configure various settings;
requires a minimal amount of user intervention.