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Many of you may know about the Microsoft Upcoming OS Windows 8 which is under testing phase. The new Windows 8 explorer contains Ribbon UI for some people it’s an awesome feature but some may not like it and there is no option to disable it and get the old toolbar back.

Today in this tutorial I will be showing you How to disable Ribbon UI in Windows Explorer 8 and get the old toolbar back.

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How to Remove Ribbon UI from Windows Explorer

Let’s start the tutorial.

Step 1. We will be needing Resource Hacker tool to edit the DLL. Click here to Download Resource Hacker

Step 2. After downloading and installing Resource Hacker. Open it and go to File >> Open and Copy the below text

%windir%System32ExplorerFrame.dll

We will be modifying a system file so make sure you backup the old file.

Step 3. After you opened the DLL file in Resource Hacker go to

UFILE —> EXPLORER_RIBBON —-> 1033

Step 4. Now we will be deleting the 1033 key. So right click on 1033 and Click Delete Resource and It will delete the key.

Step 5. Go to File and Click Save As, save the file to Desktop.

Step 6. Now we will be needing ownership of system file to replace it.

Step 7. Download this file by clicking here. After downloading double click on the file and Click on Yes.

Step 8. Now go to %windir%System32 and right click on ExplorerFrame.dll and Click Take Ownership.

Step 9. After doing the above step copy the old modified file and paste in to %windir%system32 and it will ask you to replace so click on Replace.

Step 10. Restart your computer and see the new old toolbar back

Be sure you have already made a backup of the original ExplorerFrame.dll so incase of any problem you can restore it.

I hope using the above methods you have successfully removed the ribbon in Windows Explorer and get the old toolbar back in Windows 8.

If you have any problems in using Resource hacker or any trouble while doing the above steps then please let me know and I will try my best solve your problem.

Autorun is a feature which launches every time you insert a CD Drive, Removable Drives to select the option on accessing the drive. This feature is sometime useful but sometime it can be a very worst feature

Many of the modern viruses such as New folders.exe and other spreading virus spread mostly through Autorun.

The below methods works almost on all Windows, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.

How to Disable Autorun

Step 1. First of all Press ALT + R and type “regedit” without quotes and Hit OK

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Step 2. Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer

Step 3. In the right side, create a new DWORD value named NoDriveTypeAutorun if it doesn’t exist and set its value to the following

FF – To disable AutoRun on all drives
20 – To disable AutoRun on CD-ROM drives
4 – To disable AutoRun on removable drives
8 – To disable AutoRun on fixed drives
10 – To disable AutoRun on network drives
40 – To disable AutoRun on RAM disks
1 – To disable AutoRun on unknown drives

If you want to disable Autorun in one or more drive types then you need to add the values. For example if you want to disable Autorun on fixed drives and removable drives then you need to enter 8+4=12.

If you want enable the autorun back then just delete the above key. You can also use HKEY_Local_Machine to disable autorun in the whole system. The above one works only for your User account.

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The above trick is very useful if you don’t want to get your computer to be infected with worms because mostly USB drives are big way for viruses to spread from computer to computer using Autorun feature.

I hope the above method has worked for you. If you still cannot disable Autorun then let me know and I will try to fix your problem.

Please share your thoughts and views by comments.

Windows Privacy Module is a scam spyware software. When you will get infected via this rogue spyware it will show you false detections I mean it will show you the viruses that in reality do not exist in your computer. It will always tell you to activate full protection by buying it then It will remove the virus. For your safety do not do this it is scam and follow the below guide to remove it from your system.

Windows Privacy Module Removal Guide

STEP 1: Start your Computer in Safe Mode with Networking

First of all remove any removable media drives such as Floppy disks, CDs, Flash drives etc.
Restart your computer and just after the BIOS screen press “F8” key. You will see the menu.
Select “Safe Mode with Networking” and wait for the computer to start.

STEP 2: Remove Rogue Spyware Malicious Proxy Server

After your computer is started. Now you need to remove Privacy module proxy server. Its a malicious proxy server so removing it is necessary.
Open your Internet Explorer
Select Tools Options or wrench menu then select “Internet Options” then Go to connections after that click on LAN Connections/
There you will see proxy in it, Just uncheck “Use Proxy Server for your LAN”
Close the Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Run RKILL to terminate any known malicious process

In this step we will use a small utility called RKILL to terminate the malicious process.
To download RKill Please Click Here (If the link is dead please let me know via comment)
After downloading Double click and Start RKill and wait until it terminate any known malicious process.
After it has completed it task it will generate a log. Save it and you may need it later.

STEP 4: Remove Windows Privacy Module by Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

You will need Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for doing the further process.
First of all download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (FREE Trial).
After downloading install the Malwarebytes Anti Malware
After installing double click on it In the first start you will see the Trial Screen click on Decline.
Do a full system scan including your all drives.
After scanning is completed click on “OK” and click “Show Results”. There you will see the infected files.
Click on Remove Selected and all the viruses will be out of your system.
Restart your computer

Congratulations! You have successfully removed the scam Rouge spyware. If you are experiencing any problems or if the fake spyware is still not removed then let me know via comments and I will be happy to solve your problems.

One of the major problem some Windows xp users face is that it seems to take delay while shutting down. I myself don’t like XP when it takes too much time to shut down.

Today I am going to show you a small registry trick which will make your Windows xp shut down faster than before.

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Make Windows XP Shutdown Faster

Step 1. First of all press ALT + R and then type “regedit” and hit Ok

Step 2. In the Registry Editor navigate to HKEY_Current_User > Control Panel > Desktop and scroll down and find HungAppTimeOut and change the default value from 5000 to 1000 and then hit OK.

Step 3. Search for WaitToKillAppTimeOut and change its value from 20000 to 1000 and then click Ok.

Do not close the registry editor as we have to change three more values.

Step 4. Again navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE System CurrentControlSet Control then look for WaitToKillAppTimeOut and change its value to 1000 and hit Ok

Step 5. Lastly Navigate to HKEY_Users_Default > Control Panel > Desktop and change HungAppTimeOut value to 1000 and Hit OK

Step 6. Again look for WaitToKillAppTimeOut and likewise before we need to change its value to 1000 and Hit Ok.

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In the above tweaks we are changing the values so that Windows can kill apps faster than before and shutdown faster.

If you face any difficulties or any errors while performing the above task then please let me know and I will try my best to solve your problems.

Note: This trick may work on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8

Hope I helped and your Windows should shutdown faster than before.

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Yea yea I agree the Windows Vista and 7 are crap upto a limit.But if you have one single reason to love them – its their “Graphics”.Now Windows 7 comes with mind blowing 3D graphics which anyone would love at first sight. 

Anyway now lots of information is available about Windows 7 . But for a smoother switching to Windows 7,  i will provide you with some ‘ must have ‘ links down.

For those of you which Windows 7 is still a dream dont forget to have an eye on the beautiful slideshow and leave me comments.

Makes you go WOW!!

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Must See Links!

1. W7 Upgrade Advisor. Dont know weather your system supports windows 7? Will this advisor could help you then.

2. W7 Download . These would be pretty useful for you until the product hits the market.

3. ImgBurn a simple way to burn your iso files.

4. W7 XP Easy Transfer. Makes you migration simple.

5. Paul Thurrotts SuperSite A great site excluseve for Windows 7.

6. Windows Live Essentials.Its time to throw the Outlook into trash and jump over to Windows Live, you are gonna love it.

7. Live Search  To compete with Google .This feature has just merged in.

8. Firefox I suggest you use rather than IE8.

9. IE 8 Compatibility View is a must because IE 8 comes right along with Windows 7. This probably won’t be necessary for long, but for now it makes the transition seamless and simple.

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Windows

 Despite the criticism on stability and constantly being compared to their rivals Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows is still the most widely used operating systems in the world. In this article, we’ll bring you back to 1985 where the very first official Microsoft Windows 1.0 was announced, and then we take a trip down memory lane to see all boot screens and desktop interface of all Windows operating system possible.

Windows 1.01 (1985)

 Officially released on November 20, 1985, this 16-bit OS that cost less than 1MB in overall is Microsoft’s very first operating system that allows multi tasking with graphical user interface on PC platform that runs on MS-DOS 5.0.

Boot screen

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Windows 1.03 (1986)

 Introduced in 1986, Windows 1.03 is an upgrade to its previous predecessor Windows 1.01. Entire operating system cost about 2.2Mb hard disk space.

Windows 1.03 (1986)

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Windows 2.03 (1987)

 Taking advantage of the speed of Intel 286/386 processor at that time, Windows 2.03 is a replacement for Windows 1.x. It also starts the era where users are able to overlap windows, customize screens, etc. Still the entire operating system cost no more than 2.5Mb.

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Windows 3.0 (1990)

 This is the third major released of Microsoft Windows with a improved set of Windows icons and applications like File Manager, Program Manager that is still being used in today’s Windows. This 22 May 1990 released operating system is then replaced by Windows 3.1 two years later.

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Windows 95 (1995)

  Previously code-named Chicago, Windows 95 is a successor to all the existing Windows operating system so far. It gives full graphical user interface support, integrated a 32-bit TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) stack for built-in Internet support, dial-up networking, and new Plug and Play capabilities that made it easy for users to install hardware and software.

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Windows 98 (1998)

   Windows 98 was the upgrade from Windows 95. Described as an operating system that “Works Better, Plays Better,” Windows 98 was the first version of Windows designed specifically for consumers – Microsoft.

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Windows 2000 (2000)

  More than just the upgrade to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional was also designed to replace Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on all business desktops and laptops. Built on top of the proven Windows NT Workstation 4.0 code base, Windows 2000 added major improvements in reliability, ease of use, Internet compatibility, and support for mobile computing – Microsoft.

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Windows ME (2000)

 Designed for home computer users, Windows Me offered consumers numerous music, video, and home networking enhancements and reliability improvements – Microsoft

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Windows XP (2001)

 Windows XP Professional brings the solid foundation of Windows 2000 to the PC desktop, enhancing reliability, security, and performance. With a fresh visual design, Windows XP Professional includes features for business and advanced home computing, including remote desktop support, an encrypting file system, and system restore and advanced networking features – Microsoft.

My Personal Favorite 

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Windows Vista (2006)

Came more than 5 years after it’s predecessor Windows XP, Vista is the longest timeline break for Microsoft between two operating system. 

The worst ever! 

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Windows 7 (2009)

Codenamed Blackcomb, Windows 7 is one of the most anticipated operating system which should be available somewhere in Oct 2009. 

Waiting for release! 

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