How to disable the Metro interface in Windows 8

Or rather, how to enable the classic interface only. Say you want to run Windows 8, but you have encountered a few issues with the new tile-like interface. First, it is designed and optimized for touch screens, normally reserved for smart phones and tablets. Second, you're on a desktop, and the prospect of flipping between a useless tablet interface and a classic desktop is a tedious task. Third, your machine is not coping well with the more resource hungry Metro. Lastly, you may not like the actual new looks. So how do you switch back to having only the old, classic theme? In this extremely short and simple tutorial, I will show you the one tweak you need to do to get the Aero only looks or perhaps even the Win95 looks, if you care to do so. The best thing about this change is that it only requires logging off and on, no reboot, and it's completely reversible. So, let's take a look. Situation report You have this kind of interface:

But you would prefer this:

Well, to that end, run regedit. Then navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

In the right pane, double-click on RPEnabled key and change its value from 1 to 0. P.S. It is also possible to tweak system files, but we don't want that. Well, that's all. Now, log off, log back in and you will be using the Aero interface only, with a few small visual changes, like the new windows borders, new fonts and such.