Is "Disable Aero Shake" safe to switch on?

Safe and cosmetic. The main cost: Nothing, unless you used the gesture on purpose.

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

Is "Disable Aero Shake" free in Frozen Tweaks?

Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

DisallowShaking 1: turning off Aero Shake (shake to minimize)

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Short answer

Updated Oct 8, 2026

Aero Shake minimizes every other window when you shake one by its title bar. DisallowShaking set to 1 turns that off. In the registry it sets DisallowShaking to 1 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.

In the app

Disable Aero ShakeFREE

Registry

HKCUSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

DisallowShakingYour previous value1

What the switch writes. Your current value may differ.

What it does

Aero Shake minimizes every other window when you shake one by its title bar. DisallowShaking set to 1 turns that off.

In the app the switch is called "Disable Aero Shake", described there as: Stops shaking a window from minimizing every other window.

When it helps, and when it hurts

When it helps

No more windows vanishing by accident when you drag one quickly.

When it hurts

Nothing, unless you used the gesture on purpose.

What it writes

Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values the switch writes.
Key and value	With the tweak	Switching it off
HKCUSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AdvancedDisallowShaking	1	Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none.

From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked Oct 8, 2026.

The same change by hand

You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.

Make the change · CMD

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "DisallowShaking" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

See what it is set to now · CMD

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "DisallowShaking"

How to undo it

In the app: Yes

Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.

Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.

Verdict

Safe and cosmetic.

Questions

What does the "Disable Aero Shake" tweak change in Windows?: In the registry it sets DisallowShaking to 1 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
Is "Disable Aero Shake" safe to switch on?: Safe and cosmetic. The main cost: Nothing, unless you used the gesture on purpose.
How do I undo it?: Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
Is "Disable Aero Shake" free in Frozen Tweaks?: Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

In the app