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Windows 7: Why did MS remove "show windows previews (thumbnails)" ?
16 Jan 2011
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JordanJP
Windows 7 baby ! : D
302 posts
Why did MS remove "show windows previews (thumbnails)" ?
See the pic in Vista it was so easy to just turn them off. How do I do that in Windows 7 ?
Why would MS do that ? To this day I keep wondering why MS would remove that option ? What's the point ?
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HP Envy 17 4054ca
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Windows 7 baby ! : D
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Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz
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Hewlett-Packard 1449 (CPU)
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6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 662MHz
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
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IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
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16 Jan 2011
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Brink
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
47,008 posts
Texas
Hello Jordan,
You can use one of the options in the tutorial below to disable taskbar thumbnail previews.
Taskbar Thumbnail Previews - Enable or Disable
Hope this helps,
Shawn
My System Specs
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PC/Desktop
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Self built custom
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64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU
Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard
ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory
32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card
Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
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SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
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3x 27" Asus VE278Q
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1920x1080
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Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
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Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
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OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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Corsair Hydro H100
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16 Jan 2011
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JordanJP
Windows 7 baby ! : D
302 posts
Quote: Originally Posted by
Brink
Hello Jordan,
You can use one of the options in the tutorial below to disable taskbar thumbnail previews.
Taskbar Thumbnail Previews - Enable or Disable
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Thanks Shawn but I'm still not sure why MS chose to remove that option ? What was their reason ? It doesn't seem to make sense to me.
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Envy 17 4054ca
OS
Windows 7 baby ! : D
CPU
Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1449 (CPU)
Memory
6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 662MHz
Graphics Card
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Sound Card
IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor @ 1600x900
Screen Resolution
1600X900
Hard Drives
78.15GB INTEL SSDSA2M080G2GC ATA Device (IDE)
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16 Jan 2011
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Brink
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
47,008 posts
Texas
You're welcome. I'm not sure why MS didn't include that option in Windows 7 as well.
My System Specs
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU
Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard
ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory
32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card
Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card
SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays
3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Keyboard
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives
256GB OCZ Vector 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed
50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer Netgear WNDR3800 Router Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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