Windows only: A small background app can give XP and Vista users part of the functionality of "Aero Peek," a smart way of previewing windows and showing the desktop in Windows 7.

Click to view Not only does Windows 7's upgraded Aero interface power up your taskbar , but it includes new gestures for managing your workspace — l ...

Microsoft said Friday that it is abandoning the “Aero” user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, “cheesy” and “dated.” In a ...

The Aero desktop effect in Windows 7 (or, more specifically, the Desktop Windows Manager, also known as the Desktop Windows Manager) will make use of the DirectX 10.1 API in order to improve ...

Turn On or Off Dimmed Secure Desktop for UAC Prompt using Group Policy Editor. If you use a Windows edition that ships with the Group Policy Editor, then you can Run secpol.msc to open the Local ...

It's not in the build handed out at last week's Professional Developers Conference, but CNET News' Ina Fried gets an in-depth look at the taskbar and other new features.

New Windows 8 desktop UI shown off in leaked screenshots, lacks Aero Glass. Microsoft’s Aero Glass removal in Windows 8 has been leaked in a number of screenshots.

Under the hood, Windows 7 is a lot like Vista. Indeed, most of what gets us hot and not-so-bothered about is what’s on top: When it comes to look and feel, the new UI is the biggest step forward ...

Windows 7 users are aware of the Aero Shake, Aero Peek, Show Desktop functionality present in Windows 7.Should a Vista user want, he can now easily add these functions to Windows Vista, with WinShake ...

With Windows 8, Microsoft took away the attractive translucent Aero glass effects and style many people love in Windows 7. Instead, the company made the desktop theme flat, solid and a little bit ...

That option won’t give you the transparent window outlines you got in Windows 7. For that, I recommend Aero Glass and transparency for Windows 8.1—and yes, it works for Windows 10 (just make ...