This guide shows you how to create shortcuts that turn the Aero glass affect on or off when clicked in Windows Vista.
Some people need a fast way to turn off the Aero glass affect because a game might perform better with it off, they want to take a screen shot, or other various reasons.
This guide shows you how to create a shortcut that turns Aero on or off when clicked in Windows Vista.
Create Shortcut to Turn Aero Glass Off
- Right-click an empty space of your desktop, point at New, and then click Shortcut.
- Type rundll32.exe dwmApi #104 in the location box of the Create Shortcut window.
- Click Next.
- Give your new shortcut a name.
- Click Finished.
Create Shortcut to Turn Aero Glass On
Follow the steps above but type rundll32.exe dwmApi #102 in the location box of the Create Shortcut window.
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April 13th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
How do I keep the “size” I select in IE from changing as I go from one site to another? I need “largest,” but it keeps changing to “medium.” I think I saw this once in your wonderful guides, but I can find it now.