Windows 7 Window Animations Disabled automatically.

Question

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to ask wether there is some sort of setting that automatically disables windows animations in Windows 7. I`ve tried setting the flag from the interface under advanced in My Computer, looked for the registry entry and set it to 1, or even set the visuals to best appearance. No matter what I try it gets disabled and I want it to stay on.

I was thinking maybe there is a performance evaluator in the background which disables it because Windows Aero Experience is too low. But this is not the case as I have a 5.9 expeience index with Desktop Graphics.

Also I checked the group policy editor to see if there is an entry that sets the aero animations off and there was one under User Configuration-> Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Desktop Window Manager and the entry`s name is Do not allow window animations which I set to disabled in order for window animations to be left on.

Still when I restart the computer the window animations are gone, and the setting must be rechecked in order for them to work.

Thanks for the hep anyone,

Razvan

Answer 1

Hi all

I have the very same problem until I read a post in sevenforum 

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/118847-animation-when-minimizing-maximizing-windows.html

Once I disabled the Citrix entries in msconfig, the animation stayed on after system reboot.

However, if you don't have Citrix installed.  You might want to go through the clean boot process to isolate the problem program (rather than service).

Best regards

WT

Answer 2

Hi TjKinney,

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1. Have you tried using the steps provided in the previous posts for resolution of the issue?

2. Do you face the same issue in a different user account?

3. Have you checked using the steps provided for clean boot?

4. Which display card is installed on your computer and are the drivers for the display card updated?

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Let us know the answers to the questions to help us assist you better.

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Answer 3

A mystery solved, I use Citrix too.

Excellent find, and thankyou.

Answer 4

Hi RazvanCio,

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1. Which edition of Windows 7 are you using?
2. Have you done an upgrade installation from a previous Windows setup?

We have tried replicating the issue and we are not facing it at our end. So I would suggest you to make the appropriate animation changes and then perform a clean boot. Then do check if rebooting the computer affects the changes. It is possible that a third party program may be over-riding the settings. You may check the settings after clean boot and let us know if they have changed.

 You may check in a clean boot state.To perform the clean boot follow the step 1 mentioned in the below article and then try checking in this clean boot state -

       http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

If the issue gets resolved check which non-Microsoft service is causing the problem; referring to the article and following other steps.

**** After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

a. Click Start, type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

b. On the General tab, click the Normal Startup option, and then click OK.

c. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Restart.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

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Answer 5

I have this exact same issue exactly as described by Razvan.  Everytime I reboot my machine, the window animations (fade out effect when closing a window or minimizing it) are not working.  But, if I go into the control panel and go to visual effects settings then I can easily get them working again.  Interestingly, when I go into visual effects settings all the effects are already checked.  But, I have to make a selection other than "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer" and then reselect "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer" and then click apply.  Then everything is working again.  So that indicates to me that the system is initializing to the correct settings but it's not applying them correctly during the boot up sequence.