Tweak Library – Disable the style “Windows and Buttons” for your desktop theme.

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Disable the style “Windows and Buttons” for your desktop theme.

This setting enables you to modify some desktop theme settings like the Windows styles, buttons, schemes and fonts.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003

Description:

This setting enables you to modify some desktop theme settings like the Windows styles, buttons, schemes and fonts.

With this setting you disable the style "Windows and buttons", so you can’t set it according your preferences.

For this go to "Start->Run" and enter "regedit" and search the key listed below. You can create one DWORD value "NoVisualStyleChoice", if this value is not existing.

Now you can set this value to disable the style "Windows and buttons" of your desktop theme. After a restart or logoff the changes take effect.

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Disable Windows & Buttons in Appearance Tab in Display Properties.reg

The '.reg' file will diable the style 'Windows and Buttons' for your desktop theme.

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Enable Windows & Buttons in Appearance Tab in Display Properties (Default).reg

The '.reg' file will enable the style 'Windows and Buttons' for your desktop theme.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

NoVisualStyleChoice

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

'Windows and Buttons' box is restricted for 'Desktop Themes'.

'Windows and Buttons' box is enabled for 'Desktop Themes' by default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\] and create a new key as "System".

Create a new 'DWORD value' as " NoVisualStyle Choice ".

Right Click on "NoVisualStyleChoice" and select 'Modify'.

Fianlly, set the value data as "1" and click 'OK'.

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