{"id":694,"date":"2013-11-05T23:40:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T04:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xfloyd.net\/?p=694"},"modified":"2013-11-07T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T16:45:17","slug":"bringing-win-8-back-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xfloyd.net\/blog\/?p=694","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Win 8 back to Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remove metro all the way including all it&#8217;s apps:<\/p>\n<p>In PowerShell<\/p>\n<p><code>Get-AppxPackage \u2013AllUsers<br \/>\n<code>Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage<\/code><br \/>\n<code>Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage \u2013online<\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Add Start button:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicshell.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.classicshell.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Auto Logon:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/112919\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/112919\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use Sysinternals to clean some more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sysinternals\/bb963902.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sysinternals\/bb963902.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Add some reg tweaks:<\/p>\n<pre>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AllFilesystemObjects\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\Copy To]\r\n@=\"{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AllFilesystemObjects\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers\\Move To]\r\n@=\"{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop]\r\n\"AutoEndTasks\"=\"1\"\r\n\"HungAppTimeout\"=\"1000\"\r\n\"MenuShowDelay\"=\"8\"\r\n\"WaitToKillAppTimeout\"=\"2000\"\r\n\"LowLevelHooksTimeout\"=\"1000\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Mouse]\r\n\"MouseHoverTime\"=\"8\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer]\r\n\"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks\"=dword:00000001\r\n\"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo\"=dword:00000001\r\n\"NoResolveSearch\"=dword:00000001\r\n\"NoResolveTrack\"=dword:00000001\r\n\"NoInternetOpenWith\"=dword:00000001\r\n\r\n[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control]\r\n\"WaitToKillServiceTimeout\"=\"2000\"<\/pre>\n<p>More of the same here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.askvg.com\/master-tutorial-to-make-your-windows-8-super-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.askvg.com\/master-tutorial-to-make-your-windows-8-super-fast\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get your CD from M$<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-US\/windows-8\/upgrade-product-key-only\">http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-US\/windows-8\/upgrade-product-key-only<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remove metro all the way including all it&#8217;s apps: In PowerShell Get-AppxPackage \u2013AllUsers Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppXProvisionedPackage -online | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage \u2013online &nbsp; 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