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SmallWindows

Expose clone for Windows 98 and newer. Created by Jens Egeblad

Free Open Source
Windows
Discontinued

Exposè (now Mission Control ) functionality on Windows was a bit tricky to develop, but SmallWindows is somewhat successful at it. However, you'll see plenty of glitches during day-to-day use. There should be significantly fewer glitches in newer versions of Windows (Vista, and 7), but I havent really tested it.

Over the last couple of years I have completely lost interest in the Windows platform, so this application is no longer actively developed. I also haven't tested the application on Windows Vista or 7 recently. The application comes as is, with no support or guarantees, but feel free to report bugs and feature requests on the Sourceforce website, so that any potential future project developers can fix those. ... More Info »

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Discontinued customize-windows desktop-utilities hide-all-windows locate-window system-tweaker window-organizer

SmallWindows was added by Ola in Jun 2010 and the latest update was made in May 2016. The list of alternatives was updated Jul 2014 There is a history of all activites on SmallWindows in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on SmallWindows or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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