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How to activate Aero Interface on Windows Vista?


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This article is about how to activate aero interface in windows vista. Steps for installing the aero interface in windows vista?


Aero Interface gives new look to your windows. If you have windows vista home basic edition and you want to install it.
But you cannot use aero interface in windows vista basic edition. But still you can activate aero interface on your computer.
Then it's not a big issue. If you want to install aero interface on your computer, all you have to do is follow these simple steps to activate the aero interface in Windows Vista.

1

1) Go and click on START button ,then click on RUN prompt.

2) Now type regedit.exe and click on OK.

3) Now find the following key in the registry.

HKEY_CURRENT_USERHKEY_CURRENT_USERHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

4) Now right-click on the above key in the registry and select modify or edit.

5) Now edit the REG_DWORD), COMPOSITE change the current value into 1.

6) Now edit the REG_DWORD, COMPOSITEPOLICY change the current value into 2.

7) Now close the registry editor from the right top close button.

8) Now open the command prompt windows. To open the command prompt window click on START, then click on Programs, then click on Accessories, then right-click Command Prompt, then Run as ADMINISTRATOR.

9) Now type

net stop uxsms
and then press Enter.

Wait till the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager to stop, then again type

net start uxsms

10) Now restart your computer.

Now you can see that Aero Theme is activated on your computer.


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Responses to "How to activate Aero Interface on Windows Vista?"
Author: Darshan    14 Jul 2010Member Level: Silver   Points : 1
Hi Prashant,

You have provided us knowledge about this and I really want to thank you for such an important information.

I will try this on my computer system also.



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