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I have no idea where I got the batch file, but the top Google hit is Duncan Smart, so I’ll give him credit. It’s nice to know Microsoft still hasn’t fixed all the Explorer problems from Vista. I figured it couldn’t hurt to run that file and was shocked to see that it fixed the problem.

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This reinstalls Windows while keeping files, programs and most settings in place, is the most stable method to advance to the latest version, and solves most problems.

#Windows file peek upgrade#

Floating around in my utility directory was a batch file called FixVistaFolderViews.cmd that I used to run whenever Explorer seemed to be messed up. 5) If nothing else works then do a Repair Install, by installing Media Creation Tool, open tool and choose to Upgrade Now. I remembered back in the Vista days having all sorts of problems with Explorer losing settings or corrupting views. My case was weird as it was partially working. Obviously, there was some registry setting that was corrupted or wrong.Īll the internet searches about Aero peek problems seemed to be that it was an all or nothing problem. Running the Aero troubleshooter reported no problems and neither logging out or logging back in fixed it. Using ALT+TAB showed aero peek, but rolling the mouse across the taskbar no longer showed the thumbnail preview or the peek. On one of my machines aero peek was partially broken. NOTE: Please take backup of your registry settings before modifying it.How did we ever use Windows before the taskbar Aero peek? Rolling your mouse across the taskbar and having the previews is an amazing productivity enhancement. If you are asked if you wish to merge your registry file, click yes to successfully add the registry entry.

You will get a warning about altering the registry, click ‘yes’ to continue.

Go to the file you created on the desktop and right click it and run as administrator.

Save the file to your desktop as ExtendedTime.reg.

In your notepad window, go to file > ‘save as’.

The dword value 000186a0 is a hexadecimal value that translates to 100,000 seconds in decimal values, so your mouse hover gesture will wait for 100,000 seconds before displaying the taskbar live thumbnail.

Copy and paste the registry entry below.

By setting an extremely high user interface hover time in the current user registry, the peeking feature will never have enough time to ever appear. Hover times are specific to users unless set in the group policy. Method 2: Increase the user interface hover time in the registry

In the visual effects tab Uncheck “ Enable Peek“.

In the Advanced Tab, find the Performance section and click on ‘ Settings’.

On the right hand side choose “ system info” from the bottom.

Press Windows Key + X to open the shortcuts menu.

The peeking feature is a visual effect that can be turned off from the systems settings. Method 1: Turn off peeking visual effects from the system advanced settings In Windows 11 Build 22593 and above, you will notice multiple new features when browsing File Explorer. This article will show you how you can disable live taskbar thumbnail previews with the methods below. When the mouse hovers over a task accidentally, the peek feature can also be annoying. However, this feature seems to be a nuisance to some users who would rather quickly switch to the task.

#Windows file peek windows 10#

In Windows 10 however, the live thumbnail preview is activated by the ‘Peek’ feature. The two are somewhat related and in Windows 7, turning off Aero Peek could turn off the taskbar thumbnail previews too. This is not to be confused with Aero Peek that helps your get a peek of your desktop by hovering your mouse on the far right corner of the taskbar. A peek under the Linux File System or any general file system that handles the positioning of data on the storage. This has been a handy feature that lets you view tasks easily and still get to your current task easily. By hovering on the thumbnail that pops up, you can be able to sneak a peek of what is running on task window without actually going to the task. Its called Peek, and its essentially Quick Look for Windows.

The hover time is predefined, and the default is set to half a second. Microsoft is reportedly experimenting with a new Windows 11 feature that should be awfully familiar to macOS users. By hovering the mouse on a task on the taskbar, a thumbnail preview pops up and shows what is running on the selected application. As first seen in Windows 7, thumbnail previews let you have a peek on the tasks on your taskbar.