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"Aero" is the name of the transparent, glass-like style present in Windows Vista and Windows 7. It originated with Longhorn's Aero Glass, first seen in Longhorn 4039.
'''Aero''' is the translucent, glass-like [[Windows/Visual Styles|visual style]] present in [[Windows Vista]] and [[Windows 7]]. It originated in [[Windows Longhorn|Windows "Longhorn"]], first seen in [[Windows Longhorn:4039.Lab06 n.030827-1717|"Longhorn" build 4039]].


In Windows Vista (starting with about Beta 2) and 7, Aero requires a capable GPU with a WDDM driver to display (official requirement: DirectX 9, minimum 64 MB video memory). Otherwise only the basic style, which is rendered on the CPU like in XP, is shown. In Windows 8 M2 and up, Aero can be rendered in software, allowing one to have Aero on any video card, but possibly taking a toll in overall system performance.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, minimum hardware requirements for Windows Aero are a DirectX 9 GPU with the following features: support for the Windows Display Driver Model, Pixel Shader 2.0, 32 bits per pixel, and a minimum 128 MB of video memory.<ref>Microsoft. [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 "System requirements for Windows Vista"]</ref><ref>Microsoft. [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/what-is-windows-aero "What is Windows Aero?"]</ref><ref>Microsoft. [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/what-is-the-aero-desktop-experience "What is the Aero desktop experience?]</ref> If capable hardware is not present, the operating system will fall back to the [[Windows/Visual Styles/Windows Basic|Windows Basic]] theme.


The new Aero theme in Windows 8 made it's debut when it was unlocked in build 7989, changing the Aero appearence drastically for the first time in 6 years since the Vista beta era.
A variation of the original theme, called [[Windows/Visual Styles/Aero Lite|Aero Lite]] was first seen in Windows 8 Build 7955.
The original theme was changed in Windows 8 Build 8102, and was later flattened in the [[Windows 8/6.2.8400.0.winmain win8rc.120518-1423|Release Preview]], becoming visually similar to the [[Windows/Visual Styles/Watercolor|Watercolor]] theme used in earlier versions of [[Windows XP]].


== Screenshots ==
In [[Windows 8]], starting with Milestone 2, the theme is capable of being rendered by the software, allowing one to use the visual style without capable hardware, though this may result in degradation of system performance.
 
The [[Windows 8/6.2.9200.16384.WIN8 RTM.120725-1247|RTM version]] of Windows 8 introduced a new theme designed to match Microsoft's Metro design language and aesthetic. The new theme removed the translucent window effects and flattened gradients.<ref>Harris, Jensen. (May 17, 2012). [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user-experience.aspx "Creating the Windows 8 user experience"]</ref>
 
==Screenshots==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
image:4039Aero.jpg|Aero borders on Plex in Longhorn 4039
image:4039Aero.jpg|Aero borders on Plex in "Longhorn" 4039
image:Vista_Aero.png|Aero in Windows Vista RTM
image:Vista_Aero.png|Aero in Windows Vista
image:Win7_Aero.png|Aero in Windows 7 RTM
image:Win7_Aero.png|Aero in Windows 7 RTM
Image:Windows8Beta_Aero.png|Aero in Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Image:Win8RC_Aero.png|Aero in Windows 8 Release Preview
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
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Aero is the translucent, glass-like visual style present in Windows Vista and Windows 7. It originated in Windows "Longhorn", first seen in "Longhorn" build 4039.

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, minimum hardware requirements for Windows Aero are a DirectX 9 GPU with the following features: support for the Windows Display Driver Model, Pixel Shader 2.0, 32 bits per pixel, and a minimum 128 MB of video memory.[1][2][3] If capable hardware is not present, the operating system will fall back to the Windows Basic theme.

A variation of the original theme, called Aero Lite was first seen in Windows 8 Build 7955. The original theme was changed in Windows 8 Build 8102, and was later flattened in the Release Preview, becoming visually similar to the Watercolor theme used in earlier versions of Windows XP.

In Windows 8, starting with Milestone 2, the theme is capable of being rendered by the software, allowing one to use the visual style without capable hardware, though this may result in degradation of system performance.

The RTM version of Windows 8 introduced a new theme designed to match Microsoft's Metro design language and aesthetic. The new theme removed the translucent window effects and flattened gradients.[4]

Screenshots

References