Is there a way to toggle Aero Peek after a certain amount of inactivity (like a screensaver) in Windows 7?

Question

I'm basically looking for Aero Peek style functionality that triggers after a certain period of inactivity. Is there any way of achieving this?

Answer 1

You can use scheduled tasks to execute a command (after a period of inactivity of your choice) which will call the "Show Desktop" command. Follow these steps to create a "Show Desktop" command as a file, and then create a new scheduled task which launches the file.

Alternatively, if you simply want to use the Aero-peak functionality instead of actually minimizing the windows, you can use AutoIt to create an executable to move your mouse to the bottom right corner (or wherever else your Aero-peak button is). You can then run the executable again as a scheduled task.

The AutoIt script would be trivial to complete, as you only need one single line. Just use the Mouse Move function, as documented here. For example, if you have a screen resolution of 1440x900, enter the following line into Notepad, and save the file as "Aeropeak.au3" (and execute it as your scheduled task):

MouseMove(1440, 900, 0)