Taskbar Thumbnail Live Previews - Enable or Disable in Windows 7

How to Enable or Disable Taskbar Thumbnail Live Previews in Windows 7
Published 02 Dec 2011

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How to Enable or Disable Taskbar Thumbnail Live Previews in Windows 7

Information

This will show you how to enable or disable having taskbar thumbnail live previews display a Aero Peek of the open window on the desktop when you hover the pointer over a taskbar thumbnail preview of a icon with a open window in Windows 7.

This tutorial also enables and disables Aero Peek.

Note

Taskbar thumbnail previews will only work if you are using a Aero Theme. This feature is not available in the Windows 7 Starter edition.

EXAMPLE: Taskbar Thumbnail Live Preview
NOTE: This is an example of a taskbar thumbnail live preview (Aero Peek) of Task Manager on my desktop when I hover my pointer on the thumbnail preview of the Task Manager icon on the taskbar.

Here's How:

1. Open the Visual Effects settings.

2. To Enable "Taskbar Thumbnail Live Previews"
A) Check the Enable Aero Peek box. (see screenshot below)

B) Go to step 4.

3. To Disable "Taskbar Thumbnail Live Previews"
A) Uncheck the Enable Aero Peek box. (see screenshot below)

4. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)

That's it,
Shawn

Windows 7: Taskbar Thumbnail Live Previews - Enable or Disable in Windows 7

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