Windows 7

If you were looking for the best designed and most transparent Microsoft user interface then you can’t escape Windpws Aero. Here’s a hack to enable Windows Aero in Windows 7. But before you proceed with the steps keep a backup of your registry.

• Step 1. Click on the Start Menu and type ‘regedit’ into the search box. When the program appears click to open the regedit.exe icon.
• Step 2. Locate the Key below HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM
• Step 3. Look to the pane on the right of the key hierarchy. Right click on the white area and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value.
• Step 4. As the value appears name it UseMachineCheck.
• Step 5. Repeat and create 2 more DWORD Values, Blur and Animations
• Step 6. First double-click the value just created with the UseMachineCheck and enter 0 in the Value Data box. Do the same for Values Blur and Animations. Then click OK.
• Step 7. Now close the Registry Editor.
• Step 8. Open the Start Menu and type ‘cmd’ into the search box, right-click on cmd.exe when the program appears in the search results. Now, select Run as Administrator from the drop-down.
• Step 9. As the Command Prompt opens type the commands below
  • i) Net Stop uxsms? this command will stop the Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager
  • ii) Net Start uxsms this command will restart it
• Step 10. Once you close the Command Prompt. Right click on the desktop and click on Personalize from the menu.
• Step 11. Click on the Window Color and Appearance in the Personalization Windows Aero the Color Scheme menu.