Turn Aero Off or On With Keyboard Shortcut

Posted August 11, 2008 – 8:17 am in: Vista Tweaks

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If you are a keyboard freak, I have an easy shortcut to turn off/on Vista Aero.The idea behind this tutorial is, creating a shortcut for “Aero off” and “Aero On” and then, using them from the quick launch with shortcut keys.

Turn Off Aero:
1.Right click on the empty space of desktop > New > Shortcut.
2.Place the below code in the location box of the shortcut icon and press next.
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3.In the next screen, type the name as “Aero off” and click finish.
4.Right click on the shortcut icon, switch to Shortcuts tab, select a icon from the Change Icon option.
5.Drag and drop the icon to Quick Launch, after unlocking the Taskbar(right click on Taskbar> Unlock The Taskbar).

Turn On Aero:

1.Right click on the empty space of desktop > New > Shortcut
2.Place the below code in the location box of the shortcut icon and press next.
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3.In the next screen, type the name as “Aero On” and click finish.
4.Right click on the shortcut icon, switch to Shortcuts tab, select a icon from the Change Icon option.
5.Drag and drop the icon to Quick Launch, after unlocking the Taskbar (right click on Taskbar> Unlock The Taskbar).

Now, use the keyboard shortcut for your quick launch icons. Example: If the “Aero On” icon is in the fourch place then, use [Win]+4 to turn on Aero.

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