I got a new program, Auslogics Speedboost, and tweaked the computer so that Aero Peek would not work. Instead, it won't shut off. All the settings say "off", but if I go to Start> Properties>Taskbar, "Use Aero Peek ... " is grayed out. I used the registry change download here to turn it off, and even the grayed out box is unchecked now, but I STILL get the previews. HOW do I turn this off once and for all? And yes, I did reboot.
Hello Rosa,
It may be the way that Auslogics Speedboost set it that is the cause. Try turning it off in all of the options in that same tutorial to see if that may help.
Actually, I already tried that. I turned everything off, then turned everything on, rebooting between times.
What registry settings could cause the option to be grayed out under Taskbar properties? I think that's where I need to start.
Uninstall the Speedboost and see if it works properly.
If it does then the problem is Speedboost and playing with the registry will not help.
I restored all backup files, then uninstalled Auslotics Speedboost, rebooted, and AeroPeek is gone, but the taskbar option under properties is still grayed out AND the box for AeroPeek is checked. Instead of getting the full "peek", when I move my cursor over, say, the browser window icon, a description pops up.
Then I restored a registry backup from before Auslogic installation using ERUNT and still no change, except that I got a lot of error notices while restoring the previous backup--missing files and so forth.
I'm still stumped about how the Aero gray-out change was made, because I know it hasn't always been that way.
The only suggestion I have is to try sfc /scannow.
This MAY repair the files if it finds the problem.
Option Two- #2. > SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
It has to be run as Administrator or as in tutorial "Elevated command prompt"
When done with the first run or it stops while scanning and says it "can not fix all files" leave the CMD window open and type in the sfc /command again.
Run it up to 3-4 times if it continues to find errors.
You already may know this but if not.
There is a space after "sfc" and the "/scannow". sfc /scannow not sfc/scannow.
Worth a try.
Mike
I went into themes yesterday, and turned everything on, then manually disabled Aero. At the end I still had the grayed out box and Aeropeek was still enabled. I applied the registry fix again, and the grayed-out box is now unchecked, but I still have the peek.
I also checked to see if DWM.exe is running, and it is, and is in automatic mode. Could that be the problem? I hesitate to set the Desktop Windows Manager to disabled, because I don't know what else it will affect, that I may actually want.
I just went into the registry to find where AeroPeek is referenced, and found HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\DWMAeroPeekEnable d DefaultApplied REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)
Could this be the reason for the strange behavior?
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