Aero is the graphical user interface and default theme in Microsoft Windows 7. It provides new functionality such as aero-peek (preview) and transparent window title bars.
Questions tagged [aero]
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How do I disable Aero Shake in Windows 7?
I'm always accidentally minimizing most of my windows. This is really annoying. How do I disable Aero Shake?
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How to re-enable aero effects in Windows 7 after it has crashed?
Ocassionally aero effects crash. Is there a way to re-enable the effects in Windows 7 after a crash happens?
i.e. restarting a service or terminatating a process and letting it restart automaticially or manually loading it?
Problem symptoms; in…
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Why is dwm.exe using so much memory?
I've scoured the web, but I'm sick of reading "scan your computer for viruses" and "upgrade your RAM" on answers to similar questions to this. I understand that dwm.exe is for (simply put) caching bitmaps for things like Aero-peek and similar, but…
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Permanent fix for “Do you want to change the color scheme to improve performance?” warning?
I have a problem where dwm.exe keeps suggesting I disable Aero to improve my performance whenever I play either Battlefield 3 or Anno 2070.
I get three choices:
Disable Aero
Don't disable but ask again.
Don't disable and never ask again.
The last…
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In Windows 7, Is there a way to snap a window to a quarter of the screen instead of half?
When I move a windows by the title bar to the left or side of the screen the windows "snaps" to the side and resizes itself to half the screen size. Is there a way to snap the windows to a quarter of the screen size?
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How to disable maximize-on-top-drag?
In Windows 7, if you drag a window by its title bar to the top of the screen, the window maximizes.
This annoys me -- if I am dragging a window to the top of the screen, it is because I am positioning it so I can see it and something else. If I…
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When I wave with a window, all other windows minimize to the taskbar, why?
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable Aero Shake in Windows 7?
Sometimes, and I really don't know how to do it, when I grab an application in the window-bar and drag it around, as if I'm waving, then all other windows are minimized to the…
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Windows 7 alt-tab window disappears to back when aero peek is enabled
There is a strange bug with Aero Peek and Alt-Tab where the Alt-Tab window itself is sent all of the way to the back, and is obscured by whatever window may be being previewed in front of it. While it still works for switching tabs, it's extremely…
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How does Windows 7 calculate the color to use for taskbar "color hot-tracking"?
This has intrigued me for quite some time.
Does anyone know the algorithm Windows 7 Aero uses to determine the colour to use as the hot-tracking hover highlight on taskbar buttons for currently-running apps?
It is definitely based on the icon of…
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(Win7) Disable auto minimize all windows when dragging one
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable Aero Shake in Windows 7?
There's this feature in Windows 7 that makes all windows minimize when you drag one around. I am not sure what triggers it, as it feels like it just happens from time to time. Is there…
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Aero Glass/Transparent window borders in Windows 8?
While I'm really liking Windows 8, I do miss having the semi-transparent borders round my windows, like with Aero Glass in Windows 7.
I note that the taskbar in Windows 8 is semi-transparent...
Is there a way to change windows border opacity, to…
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How can I prevent Windows from disabling Aero?
Every time I attend a Webex meeting, after only a few minutes in, Windows determines that my performance is too low and disables Aero. This is not an issue with Webex. It's an issue with Windows determining that I do not have enough resources.
I…
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How do I keep Windows 7's taskbar icon highlighting from getting stuck?
In Windows 7, in the Aero interface, if you move the mouse over an icon it gets highlighted. This is definitely pretty, but sometimes the system gets into a state where the highlight gets stuck, and whichever button you hovered over last with the…
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Disable Aero on Windows 8?
Does anyone know how to disable Aero on Windows 8 (currently Release Preview)?
Note: Contrary to what many places mention, I believe this should still be possible, because you can see it during the installation process! (That is, if you press…
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How does Windows Aero prevent screen tearing?
When Windows Aero is on, there isn't any screen tearing, as opposed to when using the Basic theme without Aero.
Why, though, do games with vertical sync seem to have a much greater input lag than when doing something on the desktop? It even seems…
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