Aero Peek Wasn't Working, But Found Fix

[Yirm]

I had customized my Visual Effect settings in

Control Panel > Performance Information and Tools > Adjust Visual Effects

I discovered that after enabling all settings, Aero Peek worked. After toggling them all off and enabling them one by one, I discovered that only three are required for Aero Peek to work:

• Animate controls and elements inside windows
• Enable desktop composition
• Use visual styles on windows and buttons.

The one that I had turned off that was preventing it from working originally was the first one -- Animate controls and elements inside windows -- which was a little surprising. Also interesting was that "Enable transparent glass" does not have to be enabled.

-Jeremy

 

[garysgold]

Welcome to the Seven Forums, Jeremy.

I had the first one disabled and hadn't yet noticed that Peek wasn't working. Good find.

Gary

 

[element4life3]

I haven't had Aero peek working since i installed 7, but now after this it seems it works, but it is very finicky. I have to try shaking it many different times for it to work. Is there some special way I should be shaking these windows or something?

 

[garysgold]

Seems to me you have to shake it a lot to make it work. Don't know what others are experiencing.

Gary

 

[Airbot]

You just have to have more than one window open and just click and hold on the window at the top and shake it side to side a couple of times, either slow or fast.

 

[jfar]

Hi, Thanks for that.

 

[garysgold]

I've just found that it works much better if they are big shakes. Doesn't take so many. Maybe based on total pixels moved?

Gary

 

[Airbot]

Hmm, weird, I can shake it pretty slow and short side to side like two times and it does it.

 

[garysgold]

Agreed, I have to shake it 2 or 3 times over a distance or half a dozen+ short shakes to make it work. Not something I'd use much anyway, but still odd.

 

[superjose]

u really helped me, I had the same problem and thanks to you it helped me to turn it back

 

[markes12344]

I am running windows 7 professional and my aeropeek recently quit working. out of the 3 things that need to be checked i do not have Enable desktop composition place even to check dose any one have a reason as to why it is missing.

 

[nabilalk]

I find Alt+Tab to be far more useful than Aero Peek. The need to physically shake a window doesn't seem that useful to me.

I read an article that said when you highlight one open window, the others are suppose to be transparent. This isn't occurring for me. Is this supposed to be part of Aero?

 

[markes12344]

Yes

 

[Barman58]

I think we are discussing the wrong thing here, or at least two different things .

AeroPeek is the ability to see the desktop by hovering over the button at the far right of the taskbar. This will show Ghosts of the open windows.

AeroShake is the ability to hide all unused windows by shaking the active window This will take a fairly large shake action to activate as it is designed mainly for use with Multi-Touch

 

[helmutcheese]

I am not 100% sure but its possible if you turn of the PIA Aero Snap, Aero Shake does not work.

Aero Shake is a hit and a miss for me, its random if it even works.

Both above Apps are pretty pointless IMO.

 

[Wrams]

Shaking the windows works for me, however like you I don't find it particularly helpful and can bring up windows just as quick using my mouse.

 

[maygo13]

Check that your theme is an aero theme and not a normal theme. Themes are available in normal and aero and can be confusing. Set your theme as an aero theme and you should get the aero window working. Good luck.

 

[light84]

Aero Peek and Shake doesn't work

Hi guys,

Recently I noticed that Aero Peek stop working. I've done everything you all said until now and still doesn't work. I'm not such a fan of Aero Shake but Aero Peek was somehow useful to me.

I attached a photo with the settings that I have done.....pls help me. Do you know what could be wrong outside of what you already said?

Have a nice day!

 

[light84]

oh...I forgot to say (as you can notice from pict) that I can not check/unchecked "use aero peek ..." box

 

[VampireSkittles]

yeah i had that same problem, but after i shut down my computer and turned it back on it was working just fine again, try that