Category Archives: Windows 8 Metro UI
Windows 8 Lock Screen in details
Modelled after the Windows Phone lock screen, the Windows 8 lock screen is a full-screen, Metro-style experience that appears when you boot your PC, lock it (WINKEY + L), or resume from sleep. And as with its smartphone-based counterpart, the Windows 8 lock screen is designed to provide basic glance-and-go ...
How to Disable Windows 8 Lock Screen feature
With Windows 8, Microsoft is bringing a number of technologies and user experiences from the mobile world into its desktop OS for the first time, a blending of the old and then new that will confuse some users. But while some of the new mobile-based experiences in Windows 8 will make ...
Get The Windows 8 Metro Theme On Your Android Tablet
I’m sure the vast majority of our readers have downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and installed it by now, so you all know what the new Metro UI is like. The Metro UI is very well optimised for use on tablets, and I’m sure that there’s plenty of jealous ...
Registry Tweak: Disable default Windows 8 Metro Start Menu UI
If you want to use the default classic Windows 7 Start Menu in Windows 8, you can follow this registry tweak.
For current user only:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer
For all users:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer
REG_DWORD – RPEnabled
1: Metro UI – Start Menu
0: Classic Windows 7 UI – Start Menu
Alternatively, you can use these apps:
Metro Switcher http://www.windows8tricks/wp-content/uploads/apps/MetroSwitch.zip
Or
Metro Style ...
Registry Tweak: Disable changing Windows 8 Lock Screen
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization
REG_DWORD - NoChangingLockScreen
1: Enable
0: Disable
Prevents users from changing the background image shown when the machine is locked.
By default, users can change the background image shown when the machine is locked.
If you enable this setting, the user will not be able to change their lock screen image, and they will instead ...
Registry Tweak: Don’t show Windows 8 Metro UI on Login
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
REG_DWORD - DontShowStartMenuOnLogin
1: Enable
0: Disable
If you enable this setting, the user will see the desktop after logging in to a new session, instead of seeing the Start menu or Metro UI. The Start Menu will continue to function as normal, except that it will not show automatically after login.
If ...
Registry Tweak: Clear tile history notification on exit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
REG_DWORD - ClearTilesOnExit
1: Enable
0: Disable
If you enable this setting, the system deletes tile notifications when the user logs off. As a result, the Tiles in the start view will always show their default content when the user logs on. In addition, any cached versions of these notifications will be cleared ...
Registry tweak: Disable App Store in Windows 8
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore
REF_DWORD - RemoveWindowsStore
1: Enable
0: Disable
Denies or allows access to the Store application in Windows 8.
If you enable this setting, access to the Store application is denied.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, access to the Store application is allowed.
...
Disable changing Windows 8 Metro Background
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization
REG_DWORD - NoChangingStartMenuBackground
1: Enable
0: Disable
Prevents users from changing the look of their start menu or Metro UI background, such as its color or accent.
By default, users can change the look of their start menu or Metro UI background, such as its color or accent.
If you enable this setting, the user ...