Make your windows minimize & maximize in slow motion in Windows 7

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Just for the heck of it, you can make your windows minimize & maximize in slow motion in Windows 7 & Vista.

slow animation Make your windows minimize & maximize in slow motion in Windows 7

To do so, open regedit and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

Now in the right panel, right click > select New > D-Word. Name it AnimationsShiftKey. Its default value is 0. Give it a value of 1.

Restart.

Now hold the Shift key down, when you are minimizing or maximizing any of your windows. You will see the animation in slow motion. Ofcourse if you don’t hold down the Shift key, the windows will minimize or maximize as usual.

This was originally introduced for carrying out demo and debugging work, but its a nice trick you can enjoy once in a while.

To undo the changes, change the value back to 0 or simply delete the AnimationsShiftKey.

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Anand aka HappyAndyK is an end-user Windows enthusiast, a Microsoft MVP in Windows Desktop Experience since 2007, and the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, TheGeeksClub.com & WinVistaClub.com. Creating a System Restore Point before trying out a new software or a tweak is always recommended.

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  • Beowülf

    Very cool!
    In relation to this topic, how does one keep the Aero feature in Win-7 when you press Win-key and Tab together? ’cause when the keys are depressed, the first visible window just pops back again!
    Me knows in Vista that Aero feature would remain with all the windows in Aero view… even after depressing Win-key and Tab.

  • http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ Windows Club

    Press and hold down Shift and WinKey+Tab to see the Flip3D effect occur in slow motion. Then release/press back tab key to see the flipping in slow motion.

  • Francis

    It works when you close window too. Nice animation trick to impress friends. Merci!