How To Enable Slow Motion Animation Effects In Windows 7
Step 1 – Open Regedit
Click the Windows Start Menu Orb, in the Search box Type in regedit and then Press Enter.
Step 2 – Browse to the correct registry key
Registry Editor should open up. Use the left pane to navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM
Step 3 – Create a new DWORD in the DWM Key
Right-Click the DWM key and Select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.*
*If you are on a 64-bit system, the 32-bit DWORD will still work.
Step 4 – Rename the new DWORD
Right-Click the new DWORD – New Value #1- and Select Rename. Enter the following new name:
AnimationsShiftKey
Step 5 – Set the DWORD’s value data to 1
Double-Click the AnimationsShiftKey DWORD you just created and Change the Value data to 1, Hexadecimal. Click OK when finished.
Step 6 – Restart Your Computer
Done!
Now you are ready to activate slow motion effects. Simply hold the Shift key whenever you are going through an animation in Windows 7, and it will be slowed down to “bullet time” speed.
A few different instances to Press Shift:
- Hold Shift when you Click the minimize button.
- Hold Shift while in the Alt+Tab menu
- Hold Shift in Flip 3D (Ctrl+Winkey+Tab)
- Hold Shift when opening new windows.
But that’s only a few of the many possibilities – try it out! After all, you can’t be shown what Windows 7 is; you have to experience it for yourself.
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Beyond_Life
Nice. But how do I get that Flip 3D in the first place? I cant find it on my Win7.
DW96
If you’re on Windows 7 Starter, you won’t have any Aero by default (but there is a “hackerish” way to do this, so we may review it), but if your Aero is enabled, then check if you have disabled Flip 3D Specificly.
Go to Start and type in Adjust Performance. Hit enter. Enable everything. Logout and log back in again. Try Flip 3D: Ctrl + Windows Key + Tab!
By the way this tutorial rules, I knew how to do this a long time ago and now this made me watch slo-mo animations of maximizing windows again and again! :D
Thanks!
MrGroove
Try Windows Key + Tab
Robert
Ok! Ill try this tonight. I love the animations in Win7 so this would be a big improvement to see.
Beyond_Life
OMG! IT ROCKS! Thanks!
davebeez
Recent Files:
%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\
Order by Data Accessed.
I haven’t figure out how to get Recent Places to work yet…