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Windows 7 GUI effects randomly disable
At some point during my usage, the effects for minimizing, closing, opening, and maximizing get turned off by Windows. I'll be enjoying the effects until at some point... closing and opening windows become instant (like in Windows XP or older), same with minimize/maximize. I never turn these...- Lazure
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- closing control panel gaming issues maximize minimize open system settings ui effects user experience windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 New behavior after upgrade to 7057?
I did a clean install win 7 7057 64bit and now the icons bar IE, Windows Explorer and Windows Media have a new behavior. With older version every time I clicked on Windows Explorer Icon i had a new Windows now only maximize/minimize the window, for a new window i had to right-click and window...- dyrer
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- 64-bit behavior clean install file explorer icons internet explorer maximize media player minimize upgrade windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 disable windows previews.
hello. there is something that i want to disable but don't know where to. when you hover on a tab in the taskbar there is a little windows preview. the preview is fine, but when you hover on the thumbnails preview, all windows is minimized and the focus goes to that window. that's what im...- Shayx
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- disable focus minimize preview thumbnails windows
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Screen does blurry when moving taskbar to top...
My screen goes completely blurry when I move my taskbar to the top of the screen. I've got the latest graphic drivers for my card, etc but can't figure out why it's doing that. Also, WLM pops up every time I minimize firefox or any app.- Bryce
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- blurry display drivers firefox graphics issues minimize screen wlm
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 any window top bar options are disabled
Hi, I have this issue happened recently, I cannot lcose any window by pressing X due to it is disabled, as well do any other operation like min or max. THose buttons are not disabled, but pressing does not do a thing. Any advice how to re enable. Really annoying by pressing ALt+F4. Thank you- denka
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- advice close disabled issues maximize minimize window
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Unable to Close any windows
Hi, I sucessfully installed Windows 7 and everything is working fine. I just created a new user account (standard user). Now, everything seems to be fine however, I am unable to close any window on it. Lets say if I open explorer or Yahoo! Messenger, if would not allow me to close , minimize...- abhishek.akt
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- bugs close window explorer maximize minimize patch user account window management windows 7 yahoo messenger
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 is this a new feature?
when you grab a window and shake it all the other windows minimize i wasn't a vista user so i don't know if it was included- mysickfix
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- desktop features minimize shake user experience windows windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Warcraft 3 stays minimized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While installing and running Warcraft 3 (I reinstalled several times in an attempt to find a working solution) I had a problem where the game would start and get to the main menu then minimize. After minimizing to the taskbar I could see a blank preview window with a game icon in the center but...- JiggaJonson
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- compatibility desktop composition fix gaming installation minimize warcraft 3 windows vista windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Win 7 Task bar = counter productivity
I wonder if anyone tried this with the new task of win 7 1. open 2 windows of firefox/internet explorer 2. open another 2 documents of word 3. minimize all of them now, how do we get to the first opened firefox window? or any of the word document? i have to move the cursor to the firefox icon...- zain7478
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- development team feedback firefox interface internet explorer microsoft word minimize productivity software design usability user experience windows windows 7 windows features windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Win7 window problem
I have so bad English, but please help me! While I was instaling win7, it ask me to create a user accaunt, and I did that. Later, when I was in windows I've created an 2. user accounts, so I've gone in that account, but when I open some window(I don't know, I click start and computer) I can't...- Starca
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- account issues error installation minimize resize support user account window issues windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Show desktop commands have no effect on messenger window
There are several ways to show desktop: Using Flip3D Alt+Tab Click on lower right corner Wind+D On all of them, if the Contact list windows of Windows Live Messenger is open, then all windows are minimized except the messenger one. Does this happen to anyone else? or is just me?- ups
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- alt-tab bug contact list desktop flip 3d hotkeys messenger minimize windows windows live
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Minimized Tab Veiwing
I notice that when minimized IE shows each tab individually when the mouse hovers over the minimized icon, however this does not work for firefox. Is this an issue that microsoft should address? Or is it something that mozilla needs to incorporate into their next firefox build?- ooja3k
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- browser build firefox internet explorer microsoft minimize mozilla tabs user experience
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Exploring Aero Shake: A Handy New Feature in Windows 7 for Window Management
Anyone else never heard of this? I was doing a little digging, when I read that there were some new features in 7. One of them is Aero Shake, a 'shortcut' of sorts, allowing you to take a window, and make it the only one open. To do this, when there are multiple windows open, grab a window...- Kyle
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- aero shake desktop features minimize productivity shortcuts user experience windows 7 windows management
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista How to detect when Minimize Animation Completes in Vista
Hey Folks, Here is the challenge I am having with Vista and would really appreciate any help from anybody that might now how to work around this. 1. I have an application running of my own creation 2. I progrmatically minimize it 3. Once minized I want to take a snapshot of the screen The...- ssheldon
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- animation app development minimize programming screen capture snapshot ui behavior user interface visual effects windows vista
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- Forum: Programming and Scripting
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Windows Vista vista home basic thumbnails on task bar
hi Ive got vista home basic and i just wanted to now if i can have the thumbnails pop up on the minimized screens on the task bar . Ive gone in to the properties and the option is there but i am unable to tick it help if you can see links below if you don't now what i mean...- VHB
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- home basic minimize properties thumbnails user help windows windows vista
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Troubleshooting Disappearing Windows in Vista
Vista is making me nutty! I love everything about it, except for the fact that i keep losing my windows!! I will be rightr in the middle of something, and w/ the click of the mouse, the window disappears, and opens another window. It will do that, or go back and forth from mini to maxi! I...- nodwink
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- bugs click issues forum frustration maximize minimize tech support user experience window management windows vista
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support