Just because Microsoft thinks your computer can’t handle it doesn’t mean they should keep you from trying it. This was the case with Windows Aero in Windows 7, the hack below forces Aero on your PC so that you can enjoy the beauty of transparency. Before proceeding make sure you backup your registry
1. Click on the Start Menu and type “regedit” into the search box, click to open the regedit.exe icon when the program appears in the search results.
2. Locate the following Key HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM
3. In the pane to the right of the key hierarchy, right-click on the white space and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value.
4. When the value appears name it UseMachineCheck.
5. Repeat and create 2 more DWORD Values, Blur and Animations
6. Double-click the value you just created (UseMachineCheck) and enter 0 in the Value Data box. Do the same for Values Blur and Animations. Click OK.
7. Close the Registry Editor.
8. Click on the Start Menu and type “cmd” into the search box, right-click on cmd.exe when the program appears in the search results, select Run as Administrator from the drop-down.
9. When the Command Prompt opens type the following commands.
A. Net Stop uxsms – this command will stop the Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager
B. Net Start uxsms– this command will restart it
10. Once you close the Command Prompt, right click on the desktop and click on Personalize from the menu.
11. In the Personalization window, click on Window Color and Appearance, select Windows Aero from the Color Scheme menu.
This hack should also work on Virtual installations of Windows 7 except VMWare.
1. Click on the Start Menu and type “regedit” into the search box, click to open the regedit.exe icon when the program appears in the search results.
2. Locate the following Key HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM
3. In the pane to the right of the key hierarchy, right-click on the white space and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value.
4. When the value appears name it UseMachineCheck.
5. Repeat and create 2 more DWORD Values, Blur and Animations
6. Double-click the value you just created (UseMachineCheck) and enter 0 in the Value Data box. Do the same for Values Blur and Animations. Click OK.
7. Close the Registry Editor.
8. Click on the Start Menu and type “cmd” into the search box, right-click on cmd.exe when the program appears in the search results, select Run as Administrator from the drop-down.
9. When the Command Prompt opens type the following commands.
A. Net Stop uxsms – this command will stop the Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager
B. Net Start uxsms– this command will restart it
10. Once you close the Command Prompt, right click on the desktop and click on Personalize from the menu.
11. In the Personalization window, click on Window Color and Appearance, select Windows Aero from the Color Scheme menu.
This hack should also work on Virtual installations of Windows 7 except VMWare.
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