Posted September 14, 201113 yr comment_2112 If you are one of the first users who grabbed the latest Windows 8 developer preview, you will find that a lot has changed since Windows 7. The most visible change is the Start Menu which has been totally revamped by Microsoft. If you are a big fan of Windows 7 Start Menu and want it in Windows 8, the result is just a few clicks away since it requires a simple registry tweak. Open the Run Dialog box using Win+R hotkey. Type regedit and hit Enter. This will launch the Registry Editor. Now navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer from the left sidebar. On the main interface, double-click RPEnabled, change the DWORD Value data to 0, and click OK. Now restart Windows Explorer or log off the system and login again to view the change. The Windows 8 start orb and start menu will be replaced with Windows 7 start orb and start menu. To revert back the changes, double-click RPEnabled in Registry Editor and change the value back to 1. It’s that simple. Enjoy!
September 22, 201113 yr comment_2794 who idiot will want this instead of the awesome metro style start menu..
September 22, 201113 yr comment_2797 who idiot will want this instead of the awesome metro style start menu.. The start menu icon in Win8 is just stupid and weird
September 22, 201113 yr comment_2798 The start menu icon in Win8 is just stupid and weird I don't think so.. I really like it..
September 22, 201113 yr comment_2800 you liked this ?? it looks kinda neat.. btw how are you getting vista like bottom bar?
September 22, 201113 yr comment_2801 it looks kinda neat.. btw how are you getting vista like bottom bar? Vista like ?? Its Win8
September 22, 201113 yr comment_2803 I know but it should look like this.. ooh yeah..the icons are combined, hence I selected the option (combine only when taskbar is full) Just right click on the taskbar...properties...there u will see the option
September 22, 201113 yr comment_2808 ooh yeah..the icons are combined, hence I selected the option (combine only when taskbar is full) Just right click on the taskbar...properties...there u will see the optionI didn't know that thanks.. Sent from my GT-I5700
September 28, 201113 yr comment_3050 Well, the registry tweak unpilled it. Remember the RedPill stuff we did with the leaked builds? (7850, 7955, 7959, 7989) RPEnabled=0 means RedPillEnabled=False After that you have the traditional NT timebomb in winver and the watermark on desktop. It'll disable most things and make it Windows 7 practically. Even the ribbon gets disabled. Offtopic Comment: Crossed 100 posts. Yay!
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