What is Windows Aero?
'''Windows Aero''' ([[Backronym]]: Authentic, Energetic, Reflective and Open)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allchin|first=Jim|date=November 9, 2006|title=The Sound of Windows Vista|url=http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/09/the-sounds-of-windows-vista.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110152317/http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/09/the-sounds-of-windows-vista.aspx|archive-date=November 10, 2006|access-date=April 26, 2023|website=Windows Vista Team Blog}}</ref> is a design language used mostly in [[Windows Vista]] and [[Windows 7]]. It changed the appearance of many elements in the Windows interface, including the look and layout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is Windows Aero?|url=https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/windaero.htm|access-date=2023-04-26|website=www.computerhope.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Windows Aero|url=https://www.techopedia.com/definition/13517/windows-aero|access-date=2023-04-26|website=Techopedia|language=en-US}}</ref> The Aero theme is the default on computers that meet certain [[Computer hardware|hardware]] and [[software]] requirements, and includes animation and [[transparency]] effects. If the computer does not meet the requirements for Windows Aero it will default to a basic theme. Other features enabled by Aero include enhanced taskbar previews, window switching with a [[3D]] effect,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Using Windows Flip 3D|url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Using-Windows-Flip-3D|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505190551/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Using-Windows-Flip-3D|archive-date=May 5, 2016|access-date=April 26, 2023|website=Windows Support}}</ref> and the ability to manipulate windows by dragging them to different parts of the screen. However, using Aero requires a video card with certain specifications and is not available on all versions of Windows. Windows Aero can be enabled in [[Windows 8]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hof