Problem

When you minize a window, use Alt+Tab or Flip 3D to swich between windows, you may notice the aero effects fly very fast. In fact, we can do some changes to show them off in slow motion. Wouldn't it be nice? This tutorial will show you how to make your system unique by slowing down these popular aero effects.

Solution

  1. Use "Win + R" to open "Run" dialog box. Type in "regedit" and click "OK".
    Enable slow motion effects in Windows 7
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM.
  3. Enable slow motion effects in Windows 7
  4. Right-click on the right pane and choose "New" -> "DWORD (32-bit) Value".
    Enable slow motion effects in Windows 7
  5. Name the new key "AnimationsShiftKey".
    Enable slow motion effects in Windows 7
  6. Double-click on the new key and change its value to 1. Click "OK" to save your changes.
    Enable slow motion effects in Windows 7
  7. Restart the computer to bring your changes into effect.
  8. To activate slow motion effect, simply hold the "shift" key and click on minize button, use Shift+Alt+Tab or Shift+Ctrl+Winkey+Tab (Flip 3D).

This article is derived from How to Enable slow motion effects in Windows 7 and is licensed here under the following license: Creative Commons License