Aero Peek

E193864

Windows desktop feature graphical user interface feature

Aero Peek is a Windows desktop feature that lets users quickly preview and access open windows and the desktop by making other windows temporarily transparent.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Aero Peek canonical	6

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Windows desktop feature ⓘ graphical user interface feature ⓘ
allowsUserTo	preview desktop ⓘ preview open windows ⓘ preview window thumbnails ⓘ quickly access desktop ⓘ temporarily make windows transparent ⓘ
availableInEdition	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
benefit	improves multitasking ⓘ provides quick access to desktop gadgets in Windows 7 ⓘ speeds up window switching ⓘ
category	Windows user interface ⓘ desktop management feature ⓘ
configurableVia	Performance Options dialog ⓘ Taskbar settings ⓘ
defaultLocation	far right end of Windows taskbar ⓘ
developedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
featureOf	Windows ⓘ surface form: Windows desktop Windows Shell ⓘ surface form: Windows taskbar
firstReleaseYear	2009 ⓘ
introducedIn	Windows 7 ⓘ
operatingSystem	Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ
partOf	Windows Aero ⓘ
relatedFeature	Aero Shake ⓘ Aero Snap ⓘ
replaces	Show Desktop button behavior from earlier Windows versions ⓘ
requires	compatible graphics hardware ⓘ desktop composition enabled ⓘ
statusInWindows10	can be enabled or disabled by user ⓘ
statusInWindows11	can be enabled or disabled by user ⓘ
statusInWindows7	enabled by default ⓘ
triggeredBy	hovering over Show Desktop button ⓘ hovering over taskbar thumbnail previews ⓘ keyboard shortcut Win+Space in some Windows versions ⓘ
userAction	click to show desktop permanently ⓘ hover to peek ⓘ
visualEffect	highlights hovered window while dimming others ⓘ makes all open windows transparent to reveal desktop ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Windows Shell → supportsFeature → Aero Peek ⓘ

Windows 7 → introducedFeature → Aero Peek ⓘ

Windows Aero → includesComponent → Aero Peek ⓘ

Aero Snap → relatedFeature → Aero Peek ⓘ

Aero Shake → relatedFeature → Aero Peek ⓘ

DWM → responsibleFor → Aero Peek ⓘ

subject surface form: Desktop Window Manager