WinShake is an improved Show Desktop and Aero Shake. And Aero Peek and PeekX plus the all new PeekTop and PeekTopX. Minimize (other) windows, make thwm (semi)transparent, hover Taskbar for live look at window.

What has WinShake to offer?
1. First of all, it is an improved version of the Show Desktop icon in your Quick Launch Bar (9x/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008) or the Windows 7 Show Desktop Button. With WinShake Control running, you can also access Show Desktop by double clicking the Middle Mouse Button at (the right of) the clock in the Taskbar or on the Start Button (2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008(R2)/Win7)

2. But then what if you actually want to start all over with a clean desktop and make sure the previous windows do not come back anymore when you click the icon? That can simply be done by using the Reset function: just hold Shift while double clicking the Middle Mouse Button at (the right of) the clock in the Taskbar, on the Start Button or on the Title Bar of a window (2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008(R2)/Win7). Or you can click the icon holding Ctrl-Shift, with no more than ONE open window (9x/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008).

3. The function where WinShake gets its name from is the Shake function. You might have seen Aero Shake in Windows 7. This is similar, only a little different: by double clicking the Middle Mouse Button on the Title Bar of the window (2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008(R2)/Win7), or by holding Shift while clicking the icon (9x/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008), the active window is shaken for you and all the other windows are minimized, keeping only the one you were working with on a clean desktop. And contrary to the original, WinShake even shakes maximized windows.

4. The fourth trick: the Peek and PeekX functions. (2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008(R2)/Win7)
Any idea yet what this does? ;) Indeed, it is similar to Aero Peek in Windows 7: just click the Middle Mouse Button at (the right of) the clock in the Taskbar or on the Start Button, or hold Ctrl while clicking the icon, and all windows become transparent, leaving only their borders. But whereas Aero Peek only lets you peek through the windows, WinShake makes the desktop really accessible, while still keeping the order of all windows in tact and without minimizing any.

5. And the fifth function is Taskbar Peek. (XP/2003/Vista/2008)
This is very similar to the true Windows 7 Aero Peek, making it possible to Peek at a window, just by hovering over its Taskbar Button: when clicking the Middle Mouse Button on one of the program buttons, all other windows become transparent, leaving only the desired one to look at. You can use this to quickly find a window in real size, making it easier to see the differences between two windows. Or maybe you just want to take a Peek at one without actually switching to it.

6. The final functions are PeekTop and PeekTopX. ("2000"/XP/2003/Vista/2008(R2)/Win7)
PeekTop is based on Peek, but only slightly: when you click the Middle Mouse Button on the X-Button in the Title Bar of the window, or you hold Ctrl-Shift while clicking the icon with at least TWO open windows, it makes the active window semi-transparent (level can be set), so you can work with it and read what's underneath at the same time. When there are "Always-On-Top" windows that might block your view, they are Peeked.

Limitations:
* The multi PeekTopX, the PeekX and (Windows 7 Aero) Taskbar Peek functions are available for a 7 days trial period

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $8.50, you can free download and get a free trial.