If you are searching for this topic , then i assume that you are trying the Windows 8 Developer Preview at this point

You might have seen the Windows 8 start menu . When you click it , it shows the tiles based start menu .

What do you do if you are so comfortable with the Windows 7 start menu like me . Yes i like Windows 8 start menu because i have been using Windows Phone 7 for quite some time . But when trying something or normally programming , i wish i could use the classic Windows 7 start menu .

Here’s a small trick to do it via the Regitry changes

How to disable Metro UI and Get Windows 7 start menu in Windows 8 ?

1. Open the Run Window and enter regedit . ( Use the shortcut key Windows Key + R )

2. Navigate to the following Registry key path

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

3. Right click on the RPEnabled and click Modify . Change the value from 1 to 0 .

4. Close the Regedit Window .

Now , the Windows 7 start menu should be enabled in Windows 8 .

To get back the Metro UI to Windows 8 from the Windows 7 start menu , follow the below steps

1. Open the Run Window and enter regedit . ( Use the shortcut key Windows Key + R )

2. Navigate to the following Registry key path

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

3. Right click on the RPEnabled and click Modify . Change the value from 0 to 1 . ( Reverse of the previous trick )
Be cautious when changing the registry .