Category: Legacy Winaero apps

Alt Tab Tuner VIII has been superseded by Winaero Tweaker and is no longer being maintained. Unlike this app, Winaero Tweaker supports all recent Windows versions, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and above. It constantly receives updates to improve the end user experience and make all its options more friendly for the end user.

Instead of the standalone Alt Tab Tuner VIII app, use the following options from Winaero Tweaker:

You can download Winaero Tweaker here: Download Winaero Tweaker.

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I notice that hidden settings of the Alt+Tab dialog in Windows 8 are different from Windows 7. E.g., Microsoft has removed Columns/Rows and Fade effect settings, but added Focus Width and LOTS of other settings that suddenly does nothing at this moment.
I will post them all with descriptions in blog here at Winaero, so interested person can wait for the article which will come in near future..
Today I would like to offer you my latest application - Alt Tab Tuner VIII. It was written from scratch for better code base and full featured Windows 8 support. Alt Tab Tuner VIII is the successor of my famous Alt+Tab Tuner for Windows 7.

With brand new Alt Tab Tuner VIII you will able to change the following settings of Alt+Tab dialog:
Continue reading "Alt Tab Tuner VIII"

Our friend Vishal Gupta has covered how to get stable transparency in Windows 8 using our Aero8Tuner software and bLend tool. I realized that:
1. work with two tools is NOT HANDY.
2. the bLend's features can be easily repeated with several lines of code. It is nothing more than just layered windows.

So i decide to start this project.

WinaeroGlass

The main goal of this project to provide you the Aero experience as close to Windows 7 as it possible.

Step one
Continue reading "WinaeroGlass – Aero glass is back into your Windows 8"

Taskbar Thumbnails Tuner has been superseded by Winaero Tweaker and is no longer being maintained. Unlike this app, Winaero Tweaker supports all recent Windows versions, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and above. It constantly receives updates to improve the end user experience and make all its options more friendly for the end user.

Instead of the standalone Taskbar Thumbnails Tuner app, use the following options from Winaero Tweaker:

You can download Winaero Tweaker here: Download Winaero Tweaker.

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Taskbar Thumbnail Tuner allows you to modify several settings of taskbar thumbnails in Windows 7 and Windows 8. You can adjust margins, size of thumbnails, fade in delay as well as some other options what inaccessible through default Windows settings.

Latest version is v1.0.0.1. See the full change log below
It is a free and portable application. Taskbar Thumbnail Tuner supports Windows 7 as well as Windows 8 and allows you to do the following:
Continue reading "Taskbar Thumbnails Tuner"

Tiny Windows Borders is updated. Now you not need log off, borders will be changed right after the "Apply" button!
Tiny Windows Borders is my first tool what I have created according to users requested. There are many people who do not happy with large (4px) windows borders in Windows 8 RTM(RP,CP and so on). As you may know, Microsoft has removed the classic appearance feature from Windows 8 and you not able to reduce windows borders anymore without hacks.
Here is the little tool to help you with size of windows borders:

Move the slider to left if you want to disable huge windows borders in Windows 8, or set any border size from 1 to 10px as you like. Click "Apply" and you are done! For example:
Continue reading "Tiny Windows Borders for Windows 8"

Warning! Windows 8.1 RTM users, please refer to the Close Threshold for Windows 8.1 app!
Close Threshold for Metro Apps is a must-have tool for all Windows 8 users. It allows you to improve ways of Metro apps closing. You will able to do much smaller mouse movements/touch "swipes" to close any app.

Set sliders to left, and it will be not nessesary to drag Metro apllication to the bottom edge of the screen! After you click on "Save settings" button Windows Explorer will be restarted and you will able to close Metro application near the top edge of the screen.
I have prepared a video to show you how is it works:
Continue reading "Close Threshold for Metro Apps"

Drag'n'Drop Editor is the small portable application what allows you to change default behavior of drag-n-drop feature in the Windows Explorer. As you may know, when you drag file, the Windows Explorer offers you to move dragged item by default. You can change that with ALT,SHIFT and CTRL key modifiers but you can't change the default behavior. Drag'n'Drop Editor fixes it.

Continue reading "Drag'n'Drop Editor"

AniExplorer is my brand new work. It allows you to enable hidden Windows Explorer's UI animations in Windows 7 and Windows 8 RP (and does not compatible with Windows 8 RTM). Choose the animation type and speed, then click "Apply". Click "Restore Defaults" to disable hidden animations.

Windows Explorer will be restarted and you will get one of the cool animation as showed on video below.
Latest version is 1.1.0.2. It is strongly recommended to update right now. See full change log:
Continue reading "AniExplorer"

Here is Aero patch created by my friend Mr. dUSHA what enables full featured aero glass and personalization features in Windows 7 Home Basic and Windows 7 Starter, such as
- Aero Glass and coloring.
- Full themes support including RSS and slideshow themes.
- Peak, Shake and WinFlip 3D.
- Third party themes support.
Latest version is 1.4, see list of changes below Continue reading "Aero Patch 1.4"

Alt+Tab Tuner has been superseded by Winaero Tweaker and is no longer being maintained. Unlike this app, Winaero Tweaker supports all recent Windows versions, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and above. It constantly receives updates to improve the end user experience and make all its options more friendly for the end user.

Instead of the standalone Alt+Tab Tuner app, use the following options from Winaero Tweaker:

You can download Winaero Tweaker here: Download Winaero Tweaker.

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There are several hidden settings of Alt+Tab dialog in Windows 7. If you regularly use the Alt+Tab dialog to switch between windows, then Alt+Tab Tuner was made for you. It can handle all hidden settings of Alt+Tab dialog in Windows 7 and Windows 8:

Alt+Tab Tuner 1.0.1.1 was released, please update

Change log:

Continue reading "Alt+Tab Tuner"

As you may know, Windows 8 can tune up color of windows automatically to match current wallpaper's color. All what you need to do is little change of theme file. I make simple application for lazy people (most of us are lazy) which can add autocolorization to any theme you have with one click! It is the ThemeConverter for Windows 8.

It traditionally has dual language UI (English/Russian) and covers following scenario:

Continue reading "ThemeConverter for Windows 8"