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    win7 make maximize/minimize animation faster

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zakazak, Apr 12, 2011.

  1. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    Hi, i dont want to fully disable the minimize/maximinize animation, so is there a way to simply make it faster?

    Thanks
     
    zakazak, Apr 12, 2011
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  2. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    Computer > System Properties > Advanced system settings > Advanced Tab > Performance Settings button > Uncheck "Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing".


    Although, its maybe 100ms difference on a fast computer.
     
    Kuu, Apr 13, 2011
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  3. Gracy123

    Gracy123 Agrees to disagree

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    Pay attention! :

     
    Gracy123, Apr 13, 2011
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  4. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    yep.. i want to make the nimation faster
     
    zakazak, Apr 13, 2011
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  5. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    I hate the Jerky window animation in Win 7 (Vista was better), so disabled it. I don't think that you can make it faster.
     
    coolguy, Apr 13, 2011
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  6. fonduekid

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    As far as I know, you can't make the animation faster.. though there is a way to make the taskbar preview (aero peek) faster or slower... I wonder if there is a similar workaround for the animation..
     
    fonduekid, Apr 13, 2011
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    there are delay settings for the various Aero graphics effects.

    And they're buried pretty deeply in the registry.

    A web search should find the ones you're interested in.

    As with all things registry, be careful out there.
     
    newsposter, Apr 13, 2011
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  8. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    What I get for posting on my phone :eek:

    I'm not sure if there's any real way to make it faster because any faster would really just disable the animation altogether, wouldn't it? Or it would be fast enough to the point where you don't even see it.
     
    Kuu, Apr 13, 2011
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    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    Just get a faster laptop. End of problem.
     
    olyteddy, Apr 14, 2011
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  10. KonstantinDK

    KonstantinDK Notebook Evangelist

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    Mmm.... Might try disabling it too...

    Update. I like it much better. Feels much snappier. And i got a good 1000$ desktop, so it's still worth to try.
     
    KonstantinDK, Apr 14, 2011
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