About this tag
The tag 'mini window' on WindowsForum.com refers to the small preview thumbnails that appear when hovering over taskbar icons in Windows 7, particularly in the context of Aero Peek and taskbar preview functionality. Discussions cover issues such as previews not displaying correctly, showing only a text line instead of a mini window, or failing to open the corresponding application when clicked. Users troubleshoot problems related to Aero settings, graphics adapter differences between desktop and laptop, and system restore as a fix. The tag is relevant for Windows 7 users experiencing taskbar preview glitches.
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    Firefox Mini Window in Nightly: Float Live Tabs and Cropped Webpage Regions on Windows

    If you have ever tried to follow a sprawling technical specification, monitor a live support chat, or cross-reference a dense comparison table on a single laptop screen, you already know the misery of the endless Alt + Tab shuffle. For years, desktop browsers have treated Picture-in-Picture...
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    • News
    • browser multitasking firefox-nightly mini window windows productivity
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows 7 How to enable preview of windows in Taskbar?

    When I hover over icons in the WIn7 TaskBar then I got (normally?) a preview of the refering window. After having switched back and forth some other settings I could not get back this "preview". Open Tabs for e.g. the Internet Explorer are just shown as a line and not as a small mini window...
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    • aero internet explorer mini window preview settings tabs taskbar troubleshooting user interface windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Problems with Aero Peek

    The trouble I am having is with programs not opening to the desktop. For instance if I make a sticky note it will disappear from the desktop. The icon for the sticky note is on the task bar and when I hover over it a mini page displays but when I click on the mini page it doesn't appear on...
    • DMKeene
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    • aero peek desktop display issues mini window programs sticky notes system restore taskbar user interface windows
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 AeroPeek Functionality Issue: Differences Between Desktop and Laptop Configurations

    I have installed 7068. x64 on my desktop and x86 on my laptop. The laptop was a clean install and the desktop was an upgrade from 7048 to 7057 to 7068. The aeropeek function works fine on the desktop (shows me a mini window), but it only shows me a name and a close "X" on the laptop. Obviously...