Monday, October 3, 2011

Windows 8 – Removing Metro Interface

For geeks, puritans and nostalgic

Well, we just need to face it.
The “good” old Windows UI it’s gone. For a lot of aspects but this in particular I need to bowing to Microsoft.
Cutting way one interface that was the essence of and operating system (it’s called Windows for the good sake!) it’s something that very very few enterprises can do in the world.
Just a company with a lot of resources, intellectual and financial, can risk something like this in times that a mistake can make billions on damage.

That said, if you just don’t like it, you’re a 120% geek, puritan or nostalgic, the good news is that Microsoft also thinks in you and not just the new ‘slates guys’.
If you really really want to get you good' ‘n old look and feel of Windows 7 please, follow this steps:

1. Open registry editor (Start –> Run –> regedit.exe –> OK)
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
3.
Now create a DWORD called RPEnabled and set it’s value to 0
4. Close everything, restart your machine and voilá a Windows 8 with a Windows 7 UI

If you change your mind and want to give Metro UI a new chance, follow the previous steps again and change the RPEnabled value to 1.

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