Windows – How to completely disable Aero Peek

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I'm looking for a way to completely disable Aero Peek, at least this is what I think this feature it's called, in windows 10. I tried TaskbarThumbsTuner but it didn't do what I was looking for.

When I hover a set of tasks that are combined together I a hover one of the tasks then all the windows other than the one that I hover disappear and only the one that I hover is seen.

I use the computer as the diver of a video projector, and I always have something on the projector. This feature is hiding the window on the projector and the desktop is seen. I always want to keep the window as is, I don't want anything to be faded out and then displayed again – it's annoying for the users.

The ALT+TAB works fine, no peek effect.

Please see attached some screenshots as well.

This is how my desktop looks:

I click on the PPT icon in the taskbar and hover the 2nd thumbnail – all the windows are faded out and only the window I hover is viewable

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I don't know if this completely disables Aero Peek but you can try this:

Right click on the taskbar and go to Properties.
Clear the checkbox for: Use Aero Peek to preview the desktop
Search for "Adjust performance and appearance in Windows" with the Start Menu
Uncheck the boxes that have to do with Aero Peek or Aero (or just check Adjust for best performance which should completely remove any elements of Aero in Windows)

Additionally: in Personalization, are you using the basic theme instead of the Normal Windows 10 theme? Try disabling the Theme service completely and in the "Adjust appearance and performance of Windows".

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Okay I've found the answer. Someone was kind to share some knowledge on my post at the Microsoft forum:

Open Registry Editor and create the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AltTab.

In that key, create the following DWORD value: LivePreview_ms and set it to the delay (in milliseconds) of the first live preview.

Restart Explorer to see the changes.

Other Aero-peek related registry entries that I've found on the net are:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime
ThumbnailLivePreviewHoverTime
ExtendedUIHoverTime

These control the delay of other components of Aero-peek.

Windows – the point of Aero Peek

Peek gives you the power of X-ray vision, so you can peer past all your open windows straight to the Windows 7 desktop. Simply point to the right edge of the taskbar—and watch open windows instantly turn transparent, revealing all your hidden icons and gadgets.

So far so good, and here is where it gets 'useful'

To quickly reveal a buried window, point to its taskbar thumbnail. Now only that window shows on the desktop.

You can follow this tutorial in case you want to disable "Aero Peek"

Off Topic: if you want to pep up Aero Peek a little bit, have a look at T3Desk, a slick, 3D window manager with Aero Peek support.

Hover a specific thumbnail, and Aero Peek kicks in to display the program's shrunken 3D view.

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Kudos to Lee @ downloadsquad.com for this find.

T3Desk is freeware.

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