Tuesday, 5 June 2012

How to remove new Ribbon UI from Windows 8 explorer and get back old explorer like Windows 7

Microsoft has added a new Ribbon UI in the Windows 8 Explorer.It generally looks same as in Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010.Some of us don't like this new feature in Windows 8 as it covers some of our screen and it becomes quiet difficult for small screen Users for operating their PC.

windows 8 ribbon UI explorer

Below is a small trick by which you can easily remove or disable Windows 8 Explorer Ribbon UI and get back old Windows 7 explorer.
How to Remove Windows 8 Explorer Ribbon UI.
  • Open Windows Explorer and navigate to  C:\Windows\System32 folder of your system.
  • Please note: C: is the drive name where you installed you Windows 8 OS,if you had installed it in any other drive then simply change the Dive letter C with your drive letter.
  • Now search for the file UIRibbon.dll
  • After finding the file,take ownership of that file,if you don't no how to tak ownership,then see this.
  • After taking ownership! Rename the file with any name like OldUIRibbon.dll or anything you like.
get back old windows 7 explorer in windows 8

  • Restart Your PC to see the effects..
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