1. Windows + R
2. regedit.exe
3. Navigate down to:
3. Navigate down to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
4. Right-click on Windows key > New > Key
- Name: Explorer
5. Right-click on the right-hand side > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value
- Name: NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts
- Value: 1
6. Log off and back on
Windows 7 added a new feature where if you shake a window (or even move it around too much) all other windows minimize. It it not intuitive, it's annoying. Luckily, How-to-Geek posted a way to turn it off:by: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/disable-aero-shake-in-windows-7/