I receive Aero Lag when opening and closing windows in Windows 7

Anonymous
2009-11-03T19:47:26+00:00

original title:  Aero Lag when opening and closing windows in Windows 7

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK since we've got the ball rolling here, I am editing this to better reflect what is going on. The below links are just a few out of hundreds of post you will find on the internet about this Aero Lag. Some offer workarounds and some don't. I just Googled Aero Lag and this was from the first page.

If you have the same problem, please provide:

  1. What type of graphics card you have.
  2. What kind of drivers are you using (Win7 preinstalled or manufacturer's drivers)
  3. Was your version of Win7 an update or clean install.
  4. What motherboard you have.

From the sounds of it, Microsoft is looking for a fix.

I also ask for a forum admin to make this a sticky as many people are experiencing this problem.

-Randall

http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/22313-aero-lag-good-system.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/21250-win7-aero-windows-have-choppy-delay-when-opening.html

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproperf/thread/a013396d-8953-4e32-8d13-f2d119cd730d

http://www.flamehaus.com/bbs/-vp3478764.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKNj_90E_PI

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1465844

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-hardware/1549-windows-7-video-lag.html

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-software/23315-gaming-video-lag-choppyness.html

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-support/5287-aero-lags-when-open-new-programs.html

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=66007

http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t787172.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdVrSUhvLE

Randall

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Anonymous
2011-01-13T22:36:16+00:00

**Have solved my problem withAeor lag.**Reinstall Windows 7 U64 twice with new/old driver.

Replaced Gforce 8800GTX with Gforce GTX480.

Have spent many days on this problem without a solution.

But here is a very simple solution that works for me.

I removed the USB extension cablefor my CreativeHS-1200WirelessUSB Gaming Headset.

Aero lags when Iused USB extension cable and headset charging.

Without USB extension cable, everything is fine.

So it think itis a voltagedrop in the USB extension cable,causes the system to lag. ?

Hope it can help.

Sincerely,

Dennis Psilander

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-11-17T16:35:56+00:00

    Well, I've disabled the "Themes" service and it has helped me. I do get lag if if the screensaver came on, which I promptly turned off. There was another time it lagged up, but I can't recall what I was doing. But it really seems to help.

    Randall

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-11-17T09:56:09+00:00

    The slow motion trick makes the close/open lag more visible, the trick doesn't cause the lag.

    If the close/open lag is more or less visible on every Windows 7 system and the hardware doesn't matter: Now it's your turn, Microsoft. People describe a bug, now there should come a bugfix.

    And I really hope, that Microsoft is not thinking about the lag as a low priority thing. Think about defective pixels. Everything is great but because of one little point the whole thing is disagreeable. It's the same with the lag. It's a small part of Windows, that disturbs the whole feeling (in case you enable the animations).

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-11-17T03:33:25+00:00

    Well, maybe they will put more effort in to fixing it. And hopefully with just an update and not a SP1.

    Randall

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-11-17T02:40:52+00:00

    Knowing Microsoft it will be taken care of in the first Service Pack...not any little windows update.  I would have figured this would be high priority issue, not something left on the back burner.  Ugh...I give up...back to Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit I go (atleast for the time being).

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