Personalization Enable or Disable Peek in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Peek for your account in Windows 11.

Peek (aka: Aero Peek) is the feature responsible for Peek at desktop and taskbar thumbnail live previews.

Peek at desktop has been removed from the Show Desktop button on the taskbar in Windows 11, but you can still press the Win+, (comma) keys to temporarily peek at the desktop.

When you hover the pointer over an icon on the taskbar with an open window, you will see a thumbnail preview of the open window. When you hover the pointer on the taskbar thumbnail preview, you will see a live preview (peek) of the open window on your desktop. This is a taskbar thumbnail live preview.


Contents

  • Option One: Enable or Disable Peek in Visual Effects Performance Options
  • Option Two: Enable or Disable Peek using REG file


EXAMPLE: Taskbar thumbnail live preview

Taskbar_thumbnail_live_preview.jpg





Option One

Enable or Disable Peek in Visual Effects Performance Options


1 Open Visual Effects Performance Options (SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe).

2 Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Enable Peek for what you want. (see screenshot below)

3 Click/tap on OK.

Peek_visual_effects.png





Option Two

Enable or Disable Peek using REG file


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

2 Enable Peek

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Peek_for_current_user.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"EnableAeroPeek"=dword:00000001

3 Disable Peek

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Peek_for_current_user.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"EnableAeroPeek"=dword:00000000

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Hey!

Great article !!!!!

... and you're my very last hope!
After researching the entire web I found nothing, but your website which shows me what I really need. BUT ...

But there's always a but, because Windows 11 changed (again) something since the last patch I guess because I can NOT do "Peek" like with "WIN" + "," and it's really totally important to me to do it with the mouse.

MS Feedbackhub is already noticed but they don't help as always. So you are my really last help!
If you can not help me, no other one can do.

Sooo...
If I click in this "peek area" I MUST click now to see the desktop.
If I hover over it I "could" normally see the desktop like "WIN" + "," but there's nothing and I need it so bad when I copy files from folder to desktop and so on.

That "Peek Preview" was since years over years implemented in windows, then removed in Win 11, then back again and now only with a click preview'able. WTFrick?

I also noticed they added now a tiny little white bar if I hover in the peek area and also changed the area where I can click to "show" the desktop like in the old days.
In the old days you used to be able to go to really the bottom right to click on it or preview it, which was in Win 11 a pain to get the "right spot".

That was also the case when I was drag & dropping files from a zipped/winrar'ed archive:
Dragging it into the peek area, then hoping to find the right spot and boom, peek preview, there was(!) my desktop.
I miss it sooo bad!
Pffff..., now did they the area bigger like in the old days but I can not hover anymore for drag & drop to the desktop.
What is MS thinking? Oh nooo, let's not discuss that. Haha. ;-)

So, please help me out. I bookmarked this site and will regularly watch it for your comments.
Thank you very much in advance!

Sincerely
 

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Hello @forgotmynick, and welcome. :alien:

Yeah, the "Peek at desktop" is only available via the Win+, keyboard shortcut now.

If it may help, you can use the the "Show Desktop" shortcut below where you like to make it easier to use than the far right corner of the taskbar. You could also use the shortcut's command to map to a key or mouse button.

www.elevenforum.com

Create Show Desktop shortcut in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to create a Show Desktop shortcut in Windows 11. Show Desktop (Win+D) can be used to minimize and restore all of your open windows at once. The show desktop feature helps to take a quick look at what’s on your desktop behind all the open windows. By default, you...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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Hi,
Yeah ms screwing up peek on hover is pretty silly nice trick on winkey, though :cool:
 

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Hello Brink! Thank you very much for welcome me and for your quick response! I'll definitely add this forum to my favorites now. ;-)

Unfortunately, your "hint" doesn't help me out and I wonder why MS decide to just delete this functionality just because of what ever. Apparently this seems to be official that MS decided to do this. But it is interesting to know that MacOS has implemented peek at desktop as standard. Totally funny! (just read about that in another web article)
Meanwhile I try to search and find some Windows 11 modpacks who still have something like this installed, but I can't find anything to my problem.
Maybe anyone does have a clue?

@ThrashZone: Yes, it is! ;-)

But anyways, thank you very much!

Sincerely
 

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System One

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    windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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Can I get confirmation that this functionality no longer works? I just upgraded to 22H2 and I no longer have this functionality, just a small bar with a caption which I cannot tell you how much I hate. I need Peek back. Ugh.
 

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CartmansPiehole said:
Can I get confirmation that this functionality no longer works? I just upgraded to 22H2 and I no longer have this functionality, just a small bar with a caption which I cannot tell you how much I hate. I need Peek back. Ugh.
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Hello, :alien:

It still works for me.

Just to note, it only works when hovering the pointer on the thumbnail preview of a taskbar icon for an open window.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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Windows Peek, enabled...


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Brink said:
Hello, :alien:

It still works for me.

Just to note, it only works when hovering the pointer on the thumbnail preview of a taskbar icon for an open window.
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I was wondering if you could shed some light on as to why this behavior is happening. I opened up GIMP (it literally could be anything), hovered my mouse on the Taskbar and this is what I saw, not the Window preview. I miss the Window preview, and instead, it basically only gives me a title or caption (however it's labeled). Sorry, I took the pic with my phone, couldn't figure out how to take a screenshot of my entire screen. My newer keyboard doesn't have a print screen option, so I remapped a key for it but it seems to only work when I do ALT+Print Screen and I obviously needed more than the topmost Window to illustrate my problem.

1690865679716.png
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    N/A
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-5960x
    Motherboard
    Rampage V Extreme
    Memory
    64GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980 SC'd
CartmansPiehole said:
I was wondering if you could shed some light on as to why this behavior is happening. I opened up GIMP (it literally could be anything), hovered my mouse on the Taskbar and this is what I saw, not the Window preview. I miss the Window preview, and instead, it basically only gives me a title or caption (however it's labeled). Sorry, I took the pic with my phone, couldn't figure out how to take a screenshot of my entire screen. My newer keyboard doesn't have a print screen option, so I remapped a key for it but it seems to only work when I do ALT+Print Screen and I obviously needed more than the topmost Window to illustrate my problem.
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Check using the tutorial below to see if you may have added and changed the ExtendedUIHoverTime DWORD to a large value effectively disabling taskbar thumbnail previews.

www.elevenforum.com

Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to change the hover delay time to show taskbar thumbnail previews for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
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    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    Integrated Intel Arc
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    Poly Studio
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    2880 x 1800
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    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
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    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
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    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Brink said:
Check using the tutorial below to see if you may have added and changed the ExtendedUIHoverTime DWORD to a large value effectively disabling taskbar thumbnail previews.

www.elevenforum.com

Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to change the hover delay time to show taskbar thumbnail previews for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
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Well I have good news and bad news.

Good news, my Windows 11 decided to update itself. The Mouse-over was automatically fixed.

The bad news, my Taskbar has been locked down pretty severely. I've now lost my Quick Launch toolbar and I only have to options now when right-clicking. This deserves a separate thread IMO, as it's off-topic to the OP's intent.
 

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    Rampage V Extreme
    Memory
    64GB RAM
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    EVGA GTX 980 SC'd
Not working for me, latest Windows 11 as of 30 March 2024. Using Startallback if that changes anything.
 

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  • OS
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    MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
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    Big Zalman 6 inch thing
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    [Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
Lamberto Vitali said:
Not working for me, latest Windows 11 as of 30 March 2024. Using Startallback if that changes anything.
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Hello, :alien:

What were you wanting to do?

It's possible Startallback could have caused an issue with this, but let's wait and see.

Is this related to your original thread below?

www.elevenforum.com

Turn off peek at taskbar buttons

A google found this (on this forum): Enable or Disable Peek in Windows 11 Tutorial But I've already got both of these off, and it's still doing it. Whenever my mouse happens to rest over a taskbar button, I get an excruciatingly annoying label (or worse a thumbnail) popping up in front of the...
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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Yes that thread is about the same thing, which has been solved by 7+ taskbar tweaker.

All I wanted was nothing to popup when hovering over my taskbar buttons.

The whole idea of things doing things on hover is absolutely insane. A click should always always be required for something to react. Another example is when you click a menu, try to move to one of the entries in that menu, only to accidentally move the mouse cursor across the title of the next menu for a billionth of a second, so you get the wrong menu opening. The menu should not change without a click. I can find no way to fix that problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rubbish)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built, of course
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)
    Motherboard
    MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
    Memory
    72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8GB and 8GB and 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Fury and 12 Tahitis
    Sound Card
    People still use cards for those?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    7 of them.
    Screen Resolution
    All sorts.
    Hard Drives
    1TB NVME, 4TB rust spinner
    PSU
    Several kW
    Case
    Unimportant
    Cooling
    Big Zalman 6 inch thing
    Keyboard
    Really?
    Mouse
    Yes
    Internet Speed
    32Mbit/7Mbit
    Browser
    Opera
    Antivirus
    AVG
    Other Info
    [Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
Lamberto Vitali said:
Yes that thread is about the same thing, which has been solved by 7+ taskbar tweaker.

All I wanted was nothing to popup when hovering over my taskbar buttons.

The whole idea of things doing things on hover is absolutely insane. A click should always always be required for something to react. Another example is when you click a menu, try to move to one of the entries in that menu, only to accidentally move the mouse cursor across the title of the next menu for a billionth of a second, so you get the wrong menu opening. The menu should not change without a click. I can find no way to fix that problem.
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Ok. That is for taskbar thumbnail previews below instead. If you use a very long delay time (ex: 10000 milliseconds), it will effectively disable showing taskbar thumbnail previews when hovering on a taskbar icon.

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AFAIK there are two things - a line of text, and a thumbnail. I randomly got either of them.
 

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    [Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
Lamberto Vitali said:
AFAIK there are two things - a line of text, and a thumbnail. I randomly got either of them.
Click to expand...
You'd normally only see the thumbnail preview when you hover over a taskbar icon of an open item. Otherwise, you'd only see the line of text to let you know which app the taskbar icon is for.
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
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    Google Chrome
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    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    Integrated Intel Arc
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    Poly Studio
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    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
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    2880 x 1800
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    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
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    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
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    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
I tried having program A maximised, then program B on top of it, then hovered over program A's button. Randomly I'd get either text or thumbnail.

We shouldn't have this stupid thing in the first place, and if we do, it should be easy to turn off in the control panel. MS don't have a clue how to make an interface. It's the little things which annoy you every day....
 

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    Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rubbish)
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home built, of course
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)
    Motherboard
    MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
    Memory
    72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8GB and 8GB and 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Fury and 12 Tahitis
    Sound Card
    People still use cards for those?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    7 of them.
    Screen Resolution
    All sorts.
    Hard Drives
    1TB NVME, 4TB rust spinner
    PSU
    Several kW
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    Unimportant
    Cooling
    Big Zalman 6 inch thing
    Keyboard
    Really?
    Mouse
    Yes
    Internet Speed
    32Mbit/7Mbit
    Browser
    Opera
    Antivirus
    AVG
    Other Info
    [Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
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