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How to Clear the Desktop with Aero Shake in Windows 7
Published by Brink
11-06-2008
Clear Desktop by Shaking a Window
How to Clear the Desktop with Aero Shake in Windows 7
Information
This will show you how to clear the desktop to only have one window that you want showing instead in Window 7.
Note
When you clear the desktop of all but the one window, the other opened windows are minimized to the taskbar. If you have multiple monitors, then it will clear the desktop on all of them as well.
A) Left click and hold on the Title Bar of the window you only want to show on the desktop. (See screenshot below) NOTE:For example, the window with a red box on the title bar in the screenshot.
B) Shake the window a bit by draging it left and right some quickly.
C) When the desktop clears, drop (release left click) the window. (See screenshot below)
2. To Restore the Desktop - NOTE:This restores the desktop to the way it was before you cleared it in step 1. This will not restore minimized windows on the taskbar unless they have been cleared (shrunk) in step 1.
A) Left click and hold on the Title Bar of the same window from step 1. (See screenshot below)
B) Shake the window a bit by draging it left and right some quickly again.
C) When the minimized windows return to the desktop, drop (release left click) the window. (See screenshot below step 1B)
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Wow that is a neat feature, I wouldn't have thought about shaking your window.. I guess it's more designed for the touch screen effect when moving things around.
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