Aero Not working?? (Desktop window manager)


  1. H4LO341
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    Aero Not working?? (Desktop window manager)


    So last week I turned my computer on in the morning as usual and after logging on I notice that Windows Aero is now the basic Windows 98-esk style... so I go to my themes and I change it to an "Aero" theme again and absolutely nothing changes except the wallpaper. I tried the Microsoft Fix-It aero troubleshooter utility and it said that Desktop window manager was disabled. I went to Services.msc and checked if it was running and it was in fact running. Even so I still restarted the service and it still says it's running every time I boot up, yet no Aero?? I'm stumped on this one
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  3. andrew129260
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    Make sure under -adjust the appearance and performance of windows-(type that in search box) that you have desktop composition turned on.
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  4. H4LO341
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    I went where you said but there's nothing in here that says desktop composition??
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  6. andrew129260
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    Do the step 1 screenshot, then step 2
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Aero Not working?? (Desktop window manager)-step1.png   Aero Not working?? (Desktop window manager)-performance-options.png  
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  7. H4LO341
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    Ohhh that... this is a higher level problem then that I promise :) and All the options in the visual effects tab are checked
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  8. A Guy
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    I would run the system File Checker first and see if it finds any issues

    SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

    If no issues, we can try from there.

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  10. H4LO341
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    So I ran SFC /SCANNOW and it scheduled repairs, I rebooted and tried switching to an "aero" theme and it did in fact fix my problem. Thanks for the help!
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  11. A Guy
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    Great, it's always nice when it isn't an ordeal

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