The Aero desktop effect in Windows 7 (or, more specifically, the Desktop Windows Manager, also known as the Desktop Windows Manager) will make use of the DirectX 10.1 API in order to improve ...

We gave you a closer look at Windows 7 Aero Peek a while ago, but the killer new feature has gotten even better in the recently released beta. Check out our screencast to see what's changed. A Closer ...

We talk a lot about tweaking your user interface around here—often in radical ways—but if you'd just like to make a few small tweaks to Windows Aero, free app AeroTuner gives you a few more options ...

Aero whips up a more efficient and (dare we say it) fun UI experience. Smart memory management equates to snappier performance. Excellent hardware compatibility. Multimedia-savvy with good looks.

Long Zheng just posted a video of a feature in Windows 7 that was not demoed or talked about much at all – Aero Shake. It basically allows you to shake an application which will in turn minimize all ...

Windows 7 users are aware of the Aero Shake, Aero Peek, Show Desktop functionality present in Windows 7. Should a Vista user want, he can now easily add these functions to Windows Vista, with WinShake ...

Aero Snap is a cool new window management feature in Windows 7, which lets you snap or fix windows to the edges of your computer screen. This is especially useful if you are working with multiple open ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has been demonstrating all its new changes in Windows 10 during the ...

VMware Fusion, the Windows (and other OS) virtualization software for the Mac, is going Snow Leopard with its latest release. The company has announced that Fusion 3.0 will be available on October 27 ...

In addition to showing off holographic apps and revealing the name of its post-IE browser, Microsoft has also released its latest Windows 10 preview build for PCs today. The build (now called "Insider ...