

The Dropbox icon in your taskbar (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).The Dropbox folder in File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac).

When you download and install the Dropbox desktop app, three things are added to your computer: More Windows 7 tips and tricks or usage guides.With the Dropbox desktop app, you can access the files and folders stored in your Dropbox account from your computer. Note: System will automatically select “Custom” radio button, if the advanced configuration has never been customized before. Untick and uncheck the Enable Aero Peek option.In “Performance Options” dialog box, make sure it’s on Visual Effects tab.Click on Settings button under Performance section.In “System Properties” dialog box, make sure it’s on Advanced tab.Go to Control Panel -> System and Security -> System, and click on Advanced system settings link on the left pane.Click on Peek at desktop option on the context menu so that the tick next to it disappears to disable Aero Peek.Right click on the Show Desktop small rectangle button on the far right end of the Windows 7 Taskbar.It’s also possible to turn off and turn on Aero Peek via Show Desktop button bar: Uncheck or untick the Use Aero Peek to preview the desktop option.In the “Taskbar and Start Menu Properties” dialog, make sure that Taskbar tab is selected.Right click on blank space on Taskbar, and click Properties.When the open windows are hidden, only outlines or borders of all windows are shown, allowing users to peek behind all open windows to see the desktop.įor Windows 7 users who don’t need the Aero Peek feature, here’s how to disable and turn off Aero Peek. In Windows 7 with Aero enabled, Aero Peek feature, also known as Desktop Preview, will also be enabled and turned on, where all windows is temporarily hidden in order to show the desktop for user’s viewing when user moves the mouse pointer to hover over the Show Desktop small rectangle button at the end of the Taskbar.
