Disable Aeroshake

By | 2010-09-16

Aeroshake gives you the ability to minimize all open windows with the exception of the currently selected window, just by grabbing it by the caption bar and giving it a shake.  I hate it.

Some people don’t mind it, and use it regularly, claiming that by minimizing the extra windows, there is less distraction from the task at hand.  

I think that if you are that easily distracted from your current task, you might need to take a break from the keyboard, and go watch a sunset.

With all that said, you can easily disable the Aeroshake feature, with a simply registry change.

  1. Click Start
  2. In the Search field, type regedit and press Enter.
  3. Navigate to the folloiwng key folder:  
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
  4. On the right pane, right-click and from the menu, select New DWORD (32-bit).
  5. Name the new key DisallowShaking
  6. Set its value to 1.
  7. Click OK.
Author: dwirch

Derek Wirch is a seasoned IT professional with an impressive career dating back to 1986. He brings a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience that is invaluable to those embarking on their journey in the tech industry.

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