Did you lose the ‘aero’ in Windows 7 when tabbing through your active applications?
Aero is the translucent, glassy effect under Windows 7. If you cannot see this effect, or if it has mysteriously disappeared from your PC, first try using the “Aero Troubleshooter” to diagnose and fix the problem:
1. Click on Start, type aero in the Start Search box
2. Then click ‘Find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects’.
3. When the following window opens, choose ‘Advanced’ to fix the problem automatically.
4. Next to continue.
5. If the aero effect was able to be fixed automatically, the window borders will now appear translucent.
If the problem was not fixed, click View detailed information to see a report.
Note To use aero, you must meet the following requirements:
• You must rate your computer first (Windows Experience Index).
• Your computer must have DirectX 9.0 or a later version installed. Or, your computer must have WDDM 1.0 (Windows Display Driver Model) or a later version installed.
Please note that Logmein, which installs a mirror driver, can kill the aero. You can get it back if you open the Device Manager and delete the Logmein Mirror Driver from the Display Adapters. Then restart your computer. When you need logmein again, let it do ‘its thing’, and it may very well reinstall correctly, without corrupting the aero capability.
Tweet
