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Quickly Turn the Aero Glass Affect On or Off

Posted By Brent Trahan On 12.10.07 @ 4:20 pm In All, Customization, Vista, Windows | 1 Comment

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

  1. Right-click an empty space of your desktop, point at New, and then click Shortcut.
  2. Type rundll32.exe dwmApi #104 in the location box of the Create Shortcut window.

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  3. Click Next.
  4. Give your new shortcut a name.

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  5. 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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