Using the product of Windows has become a passion for every
user in these days. Windows also pays
serious attention on the demand of users very well and always tries for provide
the best option in front of users. Aero is also a nice and interesting feature part of Windows.
PC Users started to
like the Windows Aero Features & interface widely, when Windows Vista
released in 2007. Aero introduced not only a new theme’s guideline in windows
even it attracted the users towards the user interface. As we seeing that the many features has changed and many
best features added with the Windows 8. Instead of these things the countless users
want to utilize the features of Aero in Windows 8 but they are unknown from the
proper way of use of Aero in windows 8. In previous article i have introduced about Best Touch Shortcuts option for Windows 8 and now i am going to explain about How to Use Aero Features in Windows 8.
Aero Peek
Aero Peeks is a option by which you will be able to see your
desktop when you would busy with another opened window in a transparent style
very quickly. If you want to enable
this option then you have to make Right-click on the taskbar and now select
“Properties.”
after that Click on “Use Peek to preview the desktop” to enable
Aero Peek option. Now click to “Apply” and finally “OK” to enable the settings.
If you were the user of Windows Vista or Windows 7 in the past
then may be that you have observed there’s a Show Desktop tab located at the
end of the taskbar. But know not available in Windows 8.
Aero Shake
As we all know that the option of "Shake" never
attracted the users too much in Windows, but its availability in Windows 8 is
still continue. If you want to try Aero Shake then you have to grab the
title bar of any window and start to shake your mouse while holding it. Then
you will see that selected window or program by you will be maximized and all
other will be minimized.
Aero Snap
Aero Snap not gets any major change in Windows 8. It is
still working similar as was working in Windows Vista and 7. By snap you can
drag and then drop a window to the left side or right side of your screen to
resize it. If you will drop the window on either side, then it’ll automatically
resize half screen size.
The following given shortcuts will help you during the use
of Aero Snap in Windows 8:
Windows Key + Left Arrow : Move open window to left side of
screen
Windows Key + Right Arrow : Move open window to right side
of screen
Live taskbar previews
Live taskbar previews is an interesting feature of Windows
which has nicely upgraded in earlier version of Windows And still it is a part
of Aero in Windows 8. You may see live preview of what’s going on now by make
Hover over any item in your taskbar.
Some Aero Features that Were Removed in Windows 8
Below listed features were removed completely from Windows 8
are;
(1) Aero Glass: it gave windows a transparent border by
which you may be able to see what’s happening in the background as you worked
with a window.
(2) Flip 3D: By Flip
3D you can utilize “Alt + Tab” switch Windows Vista and Windows 7, which could
be seen in Windows 8 to flip through opening Windows and programs in 3D mode.
The reasons of elimination were the safety of the programs.
Windows 8 not allowed integrating those feature back that have tried to create
tweaks and hacks.
You can notice a thing that the taskbar in Windows 8 is
partially transparent by default, and it may be the presence of some coding
still there. From the Windows 8’s release still it not clearly found out how to
enable the Aero Glass feature properly.
Do you know? How can get Windows 8's 6 missing features
Conclusion
If we will try to observe about Windows 8 then we will get a
result that not only the layout and design has changed even many nice &
interesting features has been addend and eliminated. Some of explained above
Aero features are still present in windows 8 but in different way and position,
its because the user have already enjoyed the Aero feature and still interested
to enjoy in easier version of windows 8.
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