Windows 7 Exploring Aero Shake: A Handy New Feature in Windows 7 for Window Management

[Kyle]

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 by the title bar, and shake it left and right. This will minimize all other windows to the taskbar.

Pretty cool, if I do say so myself.

 

[Kcarpenter]

It's there, It works, and it's pretty freakin cool.

 

[penguin17]

Yeah, found it by mistake, was shaking a window to try and make it go faster and everything else vanished.

 

[hammydown]

Aero shake is one of a butt load of features that microsoft has incorporated into its operating system. I also like the aero peek feature.

 

[Radenight]

The Aero shake feature is as previously stated kickass!! As well as the Aero peek feature. Very creative and useful features!!!

 

[Flores]

If you want to minimize all opened programs, just click the button on the very end of the taskbar.

cheers~

 

[GreyBat]

Hate to be a wet blanket, but I think the shake is pretty useless. You (or, at least, I) have to shake so violently before it works.

PS "Shake the screen to make it go faster"!!!!!! Love it!!!

 

[Pepper Wadlow Esq]

The Aero Shake commercial on YT is not good. To the tune of 'Shake Shake Shake - Shake your booty'. No wonder they do no advertise this feature of moth.

The Aero Shake commercial on YT is not good. To the tune of 'Shake Shake Shake - Shake your booty'. No wonder they do no advertise this feature.

 

[stuigi]

The show button on the right minimizes all windows, while the shake minimizes all but the one you are shaking

 

[hammydown]

Well said Stuigi. The show desktop button does not allow you to keep your active window on top like the aero shake feature does. I use this feature sometimes when i have many windows open and a smaller one kinda in back. i just shake then maximize.

 

[Flores]

Why we have to shake?

There is a much simplier way to do the same thing and result.

Just press 2 keys in keyboard, that is "windows" + "home" and it is done.



Cheers!

 

[bulabone]

and did you know after you shake it to minimize...... shake it again to bring it back up...... boooooyeahhhh