Windows only: A small background app can give XP and Vista users part of the functionality of "Aero Peek," a smart way of previewing windows and showing the desktop in Windows 7.

Microsoft's Aero Peek feature makes it easy to glance at your desktop, by hovering over the bottom right-hand corner of your Windows taskbar. Unfortunately, this handy tool is missing from Windows 11.

First of all, Aero Peek had to be enabled in the previous builds of Windows 7, whereas it's now enabled by default. Once you're using it, the main change in the latest build of Windows 7 is a new ...

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