How to Disable Aero Shake feature in Windows 7

 

One of the interesting new features in Windows 7 is the way you can grab a window by the title bar and “shake” it back and forth to minimize everything else. It’s a fun feature, but just in case you want to disable it we’ve got the solution for you.

BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE DOING ANYTHING.

Disable

1. Open Notepad and type the following

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Disable Aero Shake

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts"=dword:00000001

2. Save it as Disable.reg

3.Double click on it, ignore the warning and you are done.

Re-enable

If you want it back then

1. Open Notepad and type the following

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Re-Enable Aero Shake

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts"=-

2. Save it as reenable.reg

3. Double click on it, ignore the warning and you are done.