Here are the keyboard shortcuts to use with Flip 3D.

Windows Logo Key+Tab: Keep the Windows key pressed down and repeatedly hit on the Tab key to be able to flip through the windows. You can also use the arrow key to move back and forth through the open windows, along with the mouse scroll wheel.

Windows Logo Key+CTRL+Tab: After pressing all three keys at the same time, you can take your fingers off the Windows logo and Ctrl keys, and hit on tab only, to scroll the windows. Hit enter to select one.

Alt+Tab: This will arrange your windows, horizontally in the following fashion. This feature exists in earlier versions of Windows as well.

The Flip3D feature is available only in Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate versions. You must have Aero running to be able to use Flip 3D. If your version of Windows Vista does not have Flip3D, you can try the free alternative SmartFlip. Click here to download SmartFlip. If you want to spend $20 you can also get TopDesk which has more features than Flip 3D. Click here to get TopDesk. The features of Otaku Software TopDesk include:

• Displays thumbnails of all applications, including minimized applications, in 2D and 3D views.
• Shows thumbnails of all windows belonging to the current application.
• Hides all windows for quick access the desktop.
• While tiled, can display the title of the currently selected window or the titles of all tiled windows.
• Windows can be closed and minimized/restored while tiled.
• Completely configurable: Hot keys, mouse hotspots, floating buttons, window titles, and performance settings can all be changed.
• Supports multiple monitors.

You can see TopDesk in action below.

If Flip3D has stopped working, then copy and paste the following command into either Vista’s Start Menu Search box, or run box, and hit Enter.

rundll32.exe Dwmapi.dll,DwmEnableComposition

This will re-enable Aero by flushing it.

A copy of the Flip 3D icon is present in each user profile, and also in the Default user profile.

Follow these steps to restore the icon to your user account. Click Start, type the following into either the search box, or run box, and press Enter:

%systemdrive%’Users’Default’AppData’Roaming’Microsoft’Internet Explorer’Quick Launch

Right-click the Switch between windows shortcut and choose Copy (Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+C). Click Start, type the following into either the search box, or run box, and press Enter:

%userprofile%’ AppData’Roaming’Microsoft’Internet Explorer’Quick Launch

Right-click an empty area in the folder, and choose Paste (Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+V). If you don’t see the shortcut in your Quick Launch toolbar right away, log off, then log on to Windows.

If you accidentally deleted the Flip 3D icon in your quick launch toolbar, and you’ve tried download the Flip 3D icon provided here, but it still isn’t working then I have another solution.

Right-click on the desktop and left-click on Shortcut.

Type, or copy and paste the following line into the Type the location of the item box.

RunDll32 DwmApi #105

Click Next, and change the shortcut name. Remove rundll32.exe from the Type a name for this shortcut box.

In the Type a name for this shortcut type in Flip3D.

Click finish. Now you can double-click the shortcut to use Flip3D. You can copy and paste, or even copy the shortcut into your quick launch toolbar. If you want to got one step further, and give the icon a more familiar icon look, then right-click the new Flip3D icon, and choose properties. On the Shortcut tab click Change Icon.

In the Look for icons in this file box copy and paste, or type in:

%SystemRoot%’explorer.exe

Now hit enter, and you should see icons like the ones below.

Choose an icon like the one you see selected, or even a different one if you’d like, then click OK until all the windows are closed. Now your new Flip3D shortcut has a more familiar look.