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.
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Is it possible to use Windows Aero in remote desktop between Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8?
I have machines running Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Pro. I have tried remote desktop sessions with different combinations and I have found that Aero only works when I ...
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Aero themes aren't activated on Sony VAIO running Windows 7
I have a Sony VAIO laptop SVE15111EN with Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit running. The Aero themes are not activated. The troubleshooter says
The current video card may support Aero with a driver that ...
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How to get Windows 8 Release Preview Aero lite Theme in Windows7?
So, I find myself liking the default wpf theme for the aerolite visual style in Windows 8 RP
After a little digging, I found a few files called
PresentationFramework.Aero2.ni.dll.
I was ...
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How do I disable a standard/guest user's Aero effects from an administrator account in Windows 7?
I need to disable the Aero effects for a standard/guest user in Windows 7 (it should still be enabled for the administrator). I have an administrator account, but don't know how to do this.
Any ...
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Is there any way to prevent Windows 7 from disabling Aero?
Periodically (anywhere from once to 5+ times per day) my Windows 7 machine will switch off Aero and revert to the Basic theme. I wrote a batch file which I run as administrator in order to reverse ...
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Windows 7 aero effects disabled after safe-mode booting
Last week I started my Windows 7 laptop in safe-mode, since then, even if it boots normally, the aero effects are disabled. It comes back after running the aero troubleshooter, the diagnostic message ...
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Windows 7 taskbar bug
I installed Advanced System Care to try to change my settings for Aero Peek. Now I have this rendering bug in my taskbar. I can't seem to undo the changes I've made and I get this every time - how ...
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Aero does not reinitialize after remote access
First time this happened to me it was on my personal x64 PC at home. Now it's my work laptop:
When I remote access into my PC, it disables Windows Aero. That's fine, I have no issue there. However, ...
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Aero Previews Stop Working Sporadically
This problem is a little difficult to diagnose, but many times I've noticed that on my Windows 7 machine the previews that pop up when hovering over items in my taskbar do not show up.
When hovering ...
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How do I prevent screen tearing in Windows 7 desktop with Aero disabled?
After disabling all the Windows 7 visual enhancements, I began noticing some screen tearing while playing YouTube videos, dragging windows, etc.. It's very noticeable while looking at this:
Barcode ...
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How to change Windows 7 Aero Desktop Icon Text Color
The default icons are white on blue. Since I am older with vision issues I find a pale green or yellow with black text easiest to read and see. We were developed on a yellow-green planet!
I would ...
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Aero Effect disables automatically
Some months ago I have my windows 7 aero effect enabled, and there is no problem. But now I have problems when using aero effect (I mean aero theme).
First when using aero theme, minimizing windows ...
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Asus laptop not retaining Aero theme when unplugged
The problem i'm having occurs when i unplug my laptop, it disregards several elements of my theme.
The taskbar gains "auto-hide".
My desktop background is turned white.
The transparency on my ...
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How do I get Windows 7 to highlight my icons again?
You know when your mouse goes over a desktop icon in Windows 7, a small box appears around it highlighting it? It's gone on my computer. And it annoys me because usually when I'm waiting for a program ...
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Taskbar Preview Pane + Mouseover Info Text: Is it possible?
I've noticed a couple similar questions (ie. How to always show titles on Windows 7 Taskbar thumbail preview?), but wanted to throw this out there to see if anyone knew of a way to achieve my specific ...
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How to refresh Taskbar Thumbnails after Aero was turned off and on again?
I use the radmin remote software that turns off Aero when it runs. When I exit, Aero turns back on, but all of my taskbar thumbnails are gone until I manually restore each window – a royal pain!
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low frame rate on Windows 7 64bit “Aero”
i am experiencing a strange problem. I have ATI hd 5770 graphics card with driver version 11.1. From last 7 days i am experiencing low frame rate(15-20) on Aero. Aero peek is not working smooth. some ...
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Removing the blur on Windows 7's Aero theme
I want to make the window titles transparent but completely clear. I've tried changing the registry's DWORD HideBlur in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ to 1 to remove it, but without success.
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Windows 7 Aero Glass Remoting on professional
Are there any registry edits or hacks to enable aero glass remoting on Windows 7 professional it seems to only be available on ultimate and enterprise.
I am talking about aero glass transparency ...
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Configure windows aero animation in regedit?
Is there a way to customize the windows aero animation (such as enabling open animations but disabling minimize animations?). I do not want the dialog box in advanced system settings and performance, ...
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Windows 7 “maximum memory” boot option oddity and performance impact
Situation: I have a DELL Precision M4500 laptop with Win7 Pro 64bit. Yesterday I upgraded from 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM (2 slots)
[As an aside, upgrading was a bit of a gamble because there is a lot of ...
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How can I make taskbar and title bar un-transparent when maximize a window in Windows 7?
This way, I can be more concentrated on the window, not be disturbed by those transparency stuff in taskbar and title bar.
Yes I know I can disable window transparency but this is not what I want.
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