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
    2009-12-03T16:15:45+00:00

    Problem Solved!!!

    Here is what you need to do.  Go to Control Panel>System & Security>System then click on Advanced system setting in the left pane.

    Next click on the Advanced tab.  Click "Setting" in the Performance option, select the Visual Effects tab.  Once there select custom, if not 

    already chosen, and uncheck the "Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing" box, apply and save.  It worked great for me and

    now all windows open and close lightening fast.  Hope this works for you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-12-03T15:54:07+00:00

    Here is what I did to stop this little annoyance...

    Go to Control Panel>System & Security>System, Click on Advanced system settings in the left pane.

    In System Properties select the Visual Effects tab and click on Perfomance. Uncheck the "Animate windows when minimizing

    and maximizing" box, then apply and save. I was having the same issue before, as everyone is, and this solved it. Now

    all windows are opening and closing lightning fast.

    Hope this helps!

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-12-01T16:02:58+00:00

    Hello, Microsoft.

     Is anybody working on this issue? Or will there anybody work on this issue? An answer would be great.

    This is not the first thread about this issue. An example: "Anyone else get the Window 7 aero stutter when closing open windows? It goes: "click on the "x" to close, fading, pause, fading, gone". It happens very quick, but its annoying." This is from April. http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=294109

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-11-28T12:17:20+00:00

    I have never seen a Windows 7 system without the open/close lag. Not in real life and not in a slow motion video on the web. So I guess, every Windows 7 system has this lag. Everybody will see it, when you look close enough or when you do the slow motion trick. Two persons here went to best buy and every Windows 7 PC they tested had this open/close lag. I also tested a computer in a computer shop and the open/close lag was there. So the problem is real.

    I turned the animations off, but that's not satisfying.

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