

To "turn on" Aero Peek, move your mouse cursor, without clicking, above the button displayed next to the system clock in taskbar, as shown on the screenshot below:Īll your windows will hide themselves (showing an outline of their size and position for those that aren't currently minimized), allowing you to see the content and icons of your desktop. Aero Peek not only offers you this functionality, it also adds with Windows 7 the "Peek" function, which is enabled by default. At the end of the check the wizard will try to fix the problems related to Aero service and restart the service accordingly.Aero Peek combines functionality you use to have in previous versions of Windows in the "Quick Launch" area (see how you can enable Quick Launch in Windows 7) - this used to be called " Show Desktop".

The wizard will run a series of checks on the hardware memory, power settings, color settings etc. The aero problem troubleshooter wizard will appear on which you have to click on Next.Ĥ. Click on “Find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects”.ģ. Click on Start button and search for Aero. Do run the Windows Experience Index check, before hand as mentioned above.Ģ. Steps required to enable Aero effects such as Glassy effect are:ġ. Another point to be noted is that if your Windows experience Index goes below a score of 3 then Aero won’t work on that particular system. This problem primarily occurs due to the absence of a compatible video driver. If these requirements are fulfilled then windows 7 auto enables it at the time of installation.īut in some cases it happens such that after installation it doesn’t enable the Aero effect or it has faced problem while enabling. The requirements are 1Ghz 32-bit(x86) or 64-bit (圆4) processor, 1GB ram and a DirectX 9 compatible GPU with a minimum of 128 MB video RAM installed with a suitable video driver.

To have Windows Aero in your desktop your system should meet the hardware requirements for it to be enabled. The Aero provides the user with a better and an interactive look a very suitable to work upon. Without Aero in a system having Windows 7 is just having any other normal OS. The glassy transparent effect and many other visual effects introduced in Windows 7 is just impossible without Aero. Windows Aero is a striking feature in windows 7 that greatly enhances the graphical effects in windows 7 such as Aero Peek.
