Windows Aero

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design language graphical user interface

Windows Aero is a graphical user interface and design language introduced by Microsoft that features translucent window borders, animations, and visual effects to enhance the look and feel of the Windows operating system.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Windows Aero canonical 6
Windows 7 Aero theme 1
Windows Aero (basic) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf design language ⓘ
graphical user interface ⓘ
codenameMeaning Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, Open ⓘ
defaultOnEdition Windows 7 ⓘ
surface form: Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 ⓘ
surface form: Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 ⓘ
surface form: Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 ⓘ
surface form: Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows Vista ⓘ
surface form: Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista ⓘ
surface form: Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows Vista ⓘ
surface form: Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista ⓘ
surface form: Windows Vista Ultimate
designGoal enhance visual appearance of Windows ⓘ
provide more intuitive window management ⓘ
showcase modern graphics capabilities ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
disabledByDefaultOn Windows Server 2008 ⓘ
Windows Server 2008 ⓘ
surface form: Windows Server 2008 R2
feature Flip 3D ⓘ
desktop composition ⓘ
drop shadows ⓘ
glass-like window effects ⓘ
high-resolution icons ⓘ
live window previews ⓘ
reflections and highlights ⓘ
smooth window transitions ⓘ
taskbar thumbnails ⓘ
translucent window borders ⓘ
window animations ⓘ
window transparency ⓘ
includesComponent Aero Peek ⓘ
Aero Shake ⓘ
Aero Snap ⓘ
introducedInVersion Windows Vista ⓘ
introducedInYear 2007 ⓘ
notAvailableOnEdition Windows Vista ⓘ
surface form: Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista ⓘ
surface form: Windows Vista Starter
notDefaultOnEdition Windows 7 ⓘ
surface form: Windows 7 Home Basic

Windows 7 ⓘ
surface form: Windows 7 Starter
partOf Windows 7 user interface ⓘ
Windows Shell ⓘ
surface form: Windows Vista user interface
relatedTo Windows Basic ⓘ
surface form: Windows Basic theme

Windows Classic ⓘ
surface form: Windows Classic theme
requires compatible graphics driver ⓘ
hardware-accelerated graphics ⓘ
runsOn Windows ⓘ
surface form: Windows operating system
statusInWindows8 glass transparency removed by default ⓘ
succeededBy Modern UI ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft design language (Metro)
usesTechnology Desktop Window Manager ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows Vista → userInterface → Windows Aero ⓘ
Windows 7 → userInterface → Windows Aero ⓘ
Windows Basic → contrastedWith → Windows Aero ⓘ
Windows Classic → contrastedWith → Windows Aero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Vista Aero theme
Windows Classic → contrastedWith → Windows Aero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows 7 Aero theme
Home Basic → doesNotInclude → Windows Aero ⓘ
subject surface form: Windows Vista Home Basic
this entity surface form: Windows Aero Glass interface
Home Basic → userInterface → Windows Aero ⓘ
subject surface form: Windows Vista Home Basic
this entity surface form: Windows Aero (basic)
Aero Peek → partOf → Windows Aero ⓘ
Aero Snap → includedIn → Windows Aero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Aero feature set (Windows 7)
Aero Shake → partOf → Windows Aero ⓘ
Flip3D → uses → Windows Aero ⓘ