Transparent Window Borders

A view in which the borders of each window appear to be transparent. It is commonly called “glass”. To see this view, desktop composition must be running.

Windows Flip

A view in which the images of each window are taken directly from the windows themselves and are “live.” When desktop composition is running, the ALT+TAB key activates the Windows Flip view. This is very similar to the standard ALT+TAB Windows view.

Windows Flip 3D

The Windows Vista new window summary view. It lets the user see all the windows and flip through them. To see this view, desktop composition must be running.

Taskbar Thumbnails

A view in the taskbar in which the images of each window are taken directly from the windows themselves and are “live.” To see this view, desktop composition must be running.