Running Windows 7 without Aero is a turn off for those who are in love with it (like me). One of the PC’s I have is an old Acer Extensa notebook with 1.7 Ghz Pentium M processor, 1.5 GB RAM and GMA 900 graphics processor that has no support for Aero. For some reason, I use it but without the Aero, It isn’t fun.

When home, I use that notebook through Remote Desktop to enjoy Aero with full visual effects. Here’s how:

The PC you are using to access the PC with no Aero support should have Windows Aero support. The notebook I have just mentioned has Windows desktop experience like this.

Let’s make this dull experience enriched with Aero and full visual effects. Click on orb and type ‘remote’ in search. ‘Remote Desktop Connection’ app will appear, run it.

The following window will appear

Click on “Options” to reveal more options.

Open “Experience” tab. Under ‘allow the following’, check all checkboxes.

Now go to “Display” and make sure that color depth is set to “Highest Quality (32 bit)”.

Get back to General tab, enter computer name or computer’s IP address in ‘Computer’ textbox to establish remote desktop connection. in ‘User name’, enter the username of the remote PC to login and click connect.

You will be asked for the password (if password is set for the user account). Click ok after entering the credentials.

Enjoy the aero experience and full visual effects on your Remote PC.