Windows 7: My Aero features are disabled! Help!

masterz13 · 10 Aug 2010

So when I upgraded from Vista to 7 Home Premium (32 bit), I went in and disabled all of the new Aero features (Snap, Shake, Peek, etc). That was over a year ago. How do I re-enable these? I've read tutorials, went into Ease of Access and changed the mouse/visual settings, changed Registry settings, etc, but they simply won't re-enable.

Michael Daniels · 10 Aug 2010

Maybe you can try this:
1. Open System Properties, click Advanced system settings, under Performance section click Settings.
2. On the Visual Effects tab, select Let windows choose what's best for my computer, click > OK > OK.
3. Right-click on desktop, select Personalize. Under Aero Themes, select theme "Windows 7", and then see if your PC can display Aero effects again

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derekimo · 10 Aug 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by masterz13

So when I upgraded from Vista to 7 Home Premium (32 bit), I went in and disabled all of the new Aero features (Snap, Shake, Peek, etc). That was over a year ago. How do I re-enable these? I've read tutorials, went into Ease of Access and changed the mouse/visual settings, changed Registry settings, etc, but they simply won't re-enable.

If you've changed registry settings, you might want to see if this helps,

SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

masterz13 · 10 Aug 2010

Aero itself works, it's the tiny features that no longer work, like Snap. I tried the "let Windows decide" thing, and it didn't work.

derekimo · 11 Aug 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by masterz13

Aero itself works, it's the tiny features that no longer work, like Snap. I tried the "let Windows decide" thing, and it didn't work.

See if this helps for snap,

Aero Snap - Turn On or Off

johnwillyums · 11 Aug 2010

I've been through control panel and followed the tutorial, in to registry etc, and I cannot get Aero Snap to work.
I posted about it on a recent thread ie a couple of days ago but got no replies.
This had been a problem since the beginning. I had a thread on it about a year ago but it died on the vine.
I can live without this feature but it's annoyiing not knowing why it doesn't work

masterz13 · 11 Aug 2010

Tried all of those fixes, none of them worked. I didn't care about having them, but I've played around with Aero features on my other PC, and now I'd like at least Snap to be enabled.

derekimo · 11 Aug 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by masterz13

Tried all of those fixes, none of them worked. I didn't care about having them, but I've played around with Aero features on my other PC, and now I'd like at least Snap to be enabled.

Here's another thread you might want to look at,

Aero snap doesn't work

One suggestion was Repair Install

masterz13 · 11 Aug 2010

Thanks. At least Windows Key + Arrow lets Snap work. If you find a less drastic fix than the repair install, let me know.

derekimo · 11 Aug 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by masterz13

Thanks. At least Windows Key + Arrow lets Snap work. If you find a less drastic fix than the repair install, let me know.

That's how I use it too.

I am curious to know if a repair install will fix it, but that is up to you.

If anything new is found, it will be posted.

Windows 7: My Aero features are disabled! Help!

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