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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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 ...
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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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Just installed Windows 7, some things not working out-of-the-box
My Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop is a little under a year old now. It came with Windows 7 x64. When I first bought it Windows Aero was working fine. Anyway, it got infected with trillions of viruses ...
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Is there a way to keep windows 7 thumbnail preview open for a particular app?
Alternatively, a gadget or other utility to serve a similar function would be welcomed.
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Free screenshot program that respects Aero's transparency layer
Wikipedia articles relating to post-Vista software contain images of windows using Aero that respect the original transparency layer instead of capturing the blurred render of what's underneath.
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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 ...
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How can I revert back to the old Start menu in Windows 8 Preview?
I don't like the new Metro UI.
Is there any way to get rid of the new Metro UI in Windows 8 Preview and go back to the old Aero UI with its' Start Menu?
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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 ...
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Remote Desktop and Aero in Windows 7
From what I've heard and read so far I should be able to enjoy Aero over a remote desktop connection. Both computers here run Windows 7 Professional but enabling Desktop composition doesn't do ...
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Win7 Aero disabled due to mirror drivers following TightVNC use, cannot re-enable
I recently installed TightVNC, and used it to access my desktop from my phone. When I did so, my desktop reported that Aero had been disabled due to an application being run that didn't support it. I ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to quickly enable\disable Aero in Windows 7?
I share my screen a lot with colleagues. During sharing, it's advisable to turn off Aero as it generates much more graphics to send over the wire and causes delays in screen sharing. Some screen ...
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Why would it take my computer 85 seconds to open Visual Studio and create a WPF project?
My desktop computer has more RAM and more CPU than my laptop, but is three times *slower* than the laptop.
both are brand new Windows 7 installations
from how I understand the rating, my desktop ...
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How to show window contents while dragging in Windows Server 2008 R2?
I just installed Windows Server 2008 R2, including the Desktop Experience feature, and activated the Themes service. I've activated Aero.
I have everything there, except that when I drag windows, I ...
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Is there a way to see GPU System Memory broken down process-by-process?
I am trying to figure out which app in my system is responsible for the memory spikes (note that the spikes are seen on GPU tab).
Here's a question that spawned this one.
EDIT To show System ...
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Windows aero and basic themes disabled
I'm having a problem where I can only select the windows classic theme or one of the high contrast ones (all the rest are grayed out). The automatic troubleshooter doesn't find any problems and my ...
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Windows Aero turns to basic automatically
I have this problem that Windows 7 Ultimate automatically resets my color scheme from Aero to basic at random moments. What could possibly be the cause of this?
Specifications:
Intel core i7-930 ...
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Getting Aero to work with Windows 7 64-bit
According to my recently-installed (today) Windows 7, my graphics card (GeForce GTS 250) could support Aero with drivers that support Aero. According to NVidia, I have the latest drivers (I upgraded ...
