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Windows 7 alt-tab window disappears to back when aero peek is enabled

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Mar 15, 20266055 views
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There is a strange bug with Aero Peek and Alt-Tab where the Alt-Tab window itself is sent all of the way to the back, and is obscured by whatever window may be being previewed in front of it. While it still works for switching tabs, it's extremely annoying to not be able to see what other windows a…

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Fix for: Windows 7 alt-tab window disappears to back when aero peek is enabled

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There seem to be two main (known) culprits here. Desktop Gadgets (sidebar.exe). If you can live without them, try disabling them: Right click desktop > select "View" > uncheck "Show desktop gadgets". This didn't work for me. Microsoft Intellipoint v…

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