Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Force activation of Aero in Windows 7


If you are experiencing problems with activating and run Aero in windows 7,you can try the Aero Peek hack for Windows 7. Read more to learn how. 
1. Open the registry (Write regedit in run)
2. Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ DWM
If the DWM key is not found in the registry, right click on the Windows folder and pick New -> Key and calll it DWM.
3. In the second detail window to the right, a new DWORD (32-bit value) has to be made, with the name UseMachineCheck, this has to be set to 0.
4. In the same detail window to the right a new DWORD (32-bit value) is created with the name Blur, and this has to be set to 0 as well.
5. In the end a new DWORD (32-bit value) has to be made with the name Animations, this again has to be set to 0.
6. Restart Desktop Window Manager Session Manager in Services in Controlpanel: Write services.msc in the Run field (windows button + r) or use the following commands in a command prompt with administrator rights.
net stop uxsms
net start uxsms
7. You can now try to activate and use Windows Aero in Windows 7. Restart the computer if needed.

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