Windows 7 Registry Tweaks

Turn Off Aero Snap
Aero Snap is a feature of Windows 7 mainly for better arrangement of the windows on the desktop. When you drag a window to the top of the screen, Aero Snap will automatically maximise it to full size. Similarly, when you drag a window to the left or right portion of the screen it will automatically arrange it to fit in half of the screen size.
You can turn off Aero Snap by the following Registry trick.
1. Open the registry editor by typing 'regedit' in the search box.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
Scroll down to "WindowArrangementActive" in the right-hand pane, and double-click it to open it.
3. Change the number in the "Value data" field from 1 (Aero Snap is enabled) to 0.
4. Click OK.
This is how Aero Snap is disabled.


Set Time Delay To Aero Peek
Windows 7 has a feature of Aero Peek with which you can directly view the desktop even if you have a number of applications open and executing side by side.


To use the Aero Peek feature simply hover the mouse on the extreme right of the taskbar. As soon as you move the mouse pointer or click on the button placed on the right in the taskbar, all the windows get minimized and you get a feel of viewing right through the open windows.
But this, too, has a delay time associated with it, so if you find yourself accidentally activating it too often, you may want to increase the delay time. Here's how you can do it.
1. In the Registry editor go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
2. Right-click in the right pane, click "New," and click "DWORD Value".
3. Name the new DWORD "DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime."
4. Double click on DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime to open it.
5. Click the "Decimal" radio button in the "Base" section. In the "Value data" field, enter the delay time (in milliseconds) for the preview to appear. (The Windows default is 1,000ms.)
6. Click "OK" to commit the change.

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