Non-Rectangular window
<Window x:Class="Windows.TransparentWithShapes" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="NonRectangularWindowSample" Width="210" Height="170" WindowStyle="None" AllowsTransparency="True" Background="Transparent"> <Grid> <Path Stroke="DarkGray" StrokeThickness="1" SnapsToDevicePixels="True"> <Path.Fill> <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0.2,0" EndPoint="0.8,1" > <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops> <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0"></GradientStop> <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0.45"></GradientStop> <GradientStop Color="LightBlue" Offset="0.9"></GradientStop> <GradientStop Color="Gray" Offset="1"></GradientStop> </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops> </LinearGradientBrush> </Path.Fill> <Path.Data> <PathGeometry> <PathGeometry.Figures> <PathFigure StartPoint="20,0" IsClosed="True"> <LineSegment Point="140,0"></LineSegment> <ArcSegment Point="160,20" Size="20,20" SweepDirection="Clockwise"></ArcSegment> <LineSegment Point="160,60"></LineSegment> <ArcSegment Point="140,80" Size="20,20" SweepDirection="Clockwise"></ArcSegment> <LineSegment Point="70,80"></LineSegment> <LineSegment Point="20,80"></LineSegment> <ArcSegment Point="20,0" Size="20,20" SweepDirection="Clockwise"></ArcSegment> </PathFigure> </PathGeometry.Figures> </PathGeometry> </Path.Data> <Path.RenderTransform> <ScaleTransform ScaleX="1.3" ScaleY="1.3"></ScaleTransform> </Path.RenderTransform> </Path> <StackPanel Margin="5"> <Button HorizontalAlignment="Right" Click="cmdClose_Click" Margin="0,5,10,0">x</Button> </StackPanel> </Grid> </Window> //File:Window.xaml.vb Imports System Imports System.Windows Imports System.Windows.Input Namespace Windows Public Partial Class TransparentWithShapes Inherits Window Public Sub New() InitializeComponent() End Sub Private Sub window_MouseLeftButtonDown(sender As Object, e As MouseButtonEventArgs) Me.DragMove() End Sub Private Sub cmdClose_Click(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs) Me.Close() End Sub End Class End Namespace