How to disable the Metro GUI in Windows 8

1. Start regedit from the command prompt
2. Navigate to:

\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

1. Locate the RPEnabled key and set it to Zero
2. Alternativelly you can download the following reg file and double-click on it.

After disabling the Metro GUI you can get it back every time by restoring the key value to “1” or:

• Pressing the Windows Key + Click on the Start Button (Windows Logo)

or

• doing a mouse click on the bottom/left Start Button