Animated Windows

  • Section(s): Miscellaneous
  • Published on Apr 20, 2004.
  • Last Modified on Apr 20, 2004.
  • Last Modified by Wayne Maples.
  • Rated 1 out of 5 based on 1 votes.
NT4 copies the Win95 feature of using animated rectangles to provide a "zooming" effect when windows are opened and closed. To control

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Name: MinAnimate
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 disable
Value: 1 enable

See q226931 - How to Minimize Graphics Use with Terminal Server if you want to minimize the effects for terminal server users.

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