diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index 6a9169cc..8ab2233d 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ start = () => {
         }
     }
 
+    if (process.platform == 'win32' && (configData.appearance || {}).vibrancy) {
+      options.transparent = true
+    }
+
     if (process.platform == 'linux') {
       options.backgroundColor = '#131d27'
     }
@@ -243,7 +247,7 @@ start = () => {
     app.window.once('ready-to-show', () => {
       if (process.platform == 'darwin') {
         app.window.setVibrancy('dark')
-      } else if (process.platform == 'windows') {
+      } else if (process.platform == 'win32' && (configData.appearance || {}).vibrancy) {
         setWindowVibrancy(true)
       }
       app.window.show()
diff --git a/terminus-settings/src/components/settingsTab.component.pug b/terminus-settings/src/components/settingsTab.component.pug
index fb9761b4..c6c98f2e 100644
--- a/terminus-settings/src/components/settingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/terminus-settings/src/components/settingsTab.component.pug
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ngb-tabset.vertical(type='tabs', [activeId]='activeTab')
                         br
                         .btn-group(
                             '[(ngModel)]'='config.store.appearance.vibrancy'
-                            '(ngModelChange)'='config.save()'
+                            '(ngModelChange)'='config.save(); (hostApp.platform === Platform.Windows && config.requestRestart())'
                             ngbRadioGroup
                         )
                             label.btn.btn-secondary(ngbButtonLabel)