Software Listing: Disable Metro

MetroController allows you to disable Metro UI in Windows 8 without manual registry hacks or manual DLL renaming. MetroController does all dirty job for you.
It looks exactly like this:

There are two ways of tweaking are avaliable. First disables all new stuff in Windows 8, including Explorer's Ribbon. Second option keeps Ribbon alive..

  • Platform: Windows 8

The first thing you meet when beginning to explore Microsoft Windows 8, is the new immersive interface (called Metro UI). And there is a new screen that pops out every time you press the old good Start button, instead of the Start menu. This small free utility lets you to disable the Start screen of Windows Eight and to return the Windows 7 styled Start menu. The tweaker also gives back the classic Task Manager that can show CPU utilization history per processor/core. Do note that when the Metro UI is disabled, Windows Explorer has the revamped Ribbon interface turned off. And you can enable Windows 8's immersive UI again, if you want to.

  • Platform: WinOther

The first thing you meet when beginning to explore Microsoft Windows 8, is the new immersive interface (called Metro UI). And there is a new screen that pops out every time you press the old good Start button, instead of the Start menu. This small free utility lets you to disable the Start screen of Windows Eight and to return the Windows 7 styled Start menu. The tweaker also gives back the classic Task Manager that can show CPU utilization history per processor/core. Do note that when the Metro UI is disabled, Windows Explorer has the revamped Ribbon interface turned off. And you can enable Windows 8's immersive UI again, if you want to.

  • Platform: WinOther

Skip Metro Suite is a handy and reliable utility designed to skip the Start Screen in Windows 8, thus making the system to boot to classic desktop directly.

With Skip Metro Suite, you can also disable the top-left corner (also known as Switcher), the Charm Bar hint and all Hot Corners. A restart is required in order to notice the tweaks.

Note: Windows 8 is available for download via this page.

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  • Platform: Windows 8

Metro UI Tweaker Tool is a freeware tool, designed to tweak a few settings that are unavailable to users in Windows 8.

The tweaks being currently offered are:

Disable Metro Start Menu: Disables only Metro Start Menu Screen. This function requires editing a System File. It does not remove the file.
Disable Metro Ribbon: Disables only the Metro Ribbon UI. This function I discovered myself. It requires Taking Ownership of a System File. It does not remove this file.
Disable Metro Start Menu and Ribbon: Disables the Metro Start Menu UI, Ribbon UI, Metro Task Manager UI and the Lock Screen.

  • Platform: Windows 8

WinTopMost can put topmost automatically any window and/or disable its X close button (window's top right corner). Main features : - Runs on Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/Windows 2000/XP. - Put allways on top any window or comme back to a "normal" (non topmost) window - Disable or enable X close button of any window. - Can set topmost automatically all windows with captions containing specific strings. WinTopMost intercepts windows captions when programs are running (can intercept many strings and set topmost many windows). - Can disable automatically X close buttons for all windows with captions containing specific strings.

  • Platform: Win2000, WinOther

Mobile Metro Guide is a JavaME application designed to run smoothly on a large categories of mobile phones. It provides a subway trips planner with a guide of attractions for different cities. Mobile Metro Guide contains a minimap of the city with two levels of zoom, an exhaustive list of metro stations grouped on lines and a list of the most important 15-20 attractions marked on map. The application includes a route planner for metro trips. Because all the data are stored in the terminal there is no need for a GPRS or GSM connection in order to use Mobile Metro Guide. It can be used anywhere anytime disregarding the signal strength or roaming availability.

  • Publisher: DataCast
  • Date: 06-10-2006
  • Size: 59 KB
  • Platform: Java, Scripts

AutoRun Disable is a free tool that helps you secure your PC. With it you can easily disable the possibly dangerous AutoRun feature of Windows (XP, Vista, 7). You can disable the auto-run feature based on device types (USB and other removable devices, CD/DVD, internal or network drives) or specific drive letters. Disabling auto-run will protect your PC against auto-run based malware like Stuxnet, Conficker, Downadup and others threats. To further protect your PC, we recommend to use Endpoint Protector Basic to monitor and control ports and interfaces such as USB, FireWire, card reader, CD / DVD, etc on your PC.

  • Publisher: CoSoSys
  • Date: 17-12-2010
  • Size: 2983 KB
  • Platform: Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

Encrypt pdf files with strong 128 bit encryption level security to disable pdf editing, content copying on clipboard, document printing etc. This awesome application helps to protect document with pdf open password. Once user password is set, it can not be deleted or removed by any unauthorized user. It will prompt to type open password when someone tries to open pdf files. In addition, tool also enable all restrictions on pdf and blocks pdf form filling, commenting, signing and page extraction. User can deny (disallow) the selected item according to the requirement. Owner password helps users to protect restrictions with password.

  • Platform: Win2000, Windows Server, Windows Vista, WinOther

Removable devices such as usb and thumb drives will automatically run certain files when the device is plugged in. This is what allows USB-worms and malware to spread rapidly from one computer to another. It's a good idea to change this Windows default and disable the promiscuous autorun feature.

Disable Autorun is a free utility from Comfort Software Group which helps to selectively or completely disable all Autorun capabilities for computers that run Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 systems.

Disable Autorun is a totally portable application, meaning that you can put it on any USB stick and run it directly from there.

  • Platform: Tablets, Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows Server, Windows Vista, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

Is the user pressing the 'Enter' key in the middle of your form causing inadvertent and incomplete form submissions? This script disable the 'Enter' key when pressed inside chosen fields of your choice. Moreover, it then advances the cursor to the next field within the form..

  • Platform: JavaScript, Scripts

Free Windows Metro Icons is a pack of over 130 royalty-free icons for Windows systems. Produced to match and exceed the design guidelines for Microsoft Windows systems, this collection of application bar icons includes 48x48 pixels images with a transparent background and an actual drawing located in a central square of 26x26 pixels. All the images are supplied in the PNG format. Design perfect apps for Windows today! Metro is coming as a new user interface concept for Windows systems. Are your applications ready for Metro experience? Free Windows Metro Icons offer over 130 unique images designed meeting the new UI guidelines imposed by Windows systems.

  • Platform: Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, Windows Server, Windows Vista, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

Metro Icons for Windows Phone 7 is a collection of nearly 400 royalty-free icons for Windows Phone. Produced to match and exceed the design guidelines for Microsoft Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 systems, this collection of application bar icons includes white, transparent 48 x 48 images drawn in a central square of 26x26 pixels and supplied in the PNG format. Design perfect apps for Windows Phone and Windows 8 devices today! Metro is coming as a new user interface concept on Windows 8 powered phones. Are your applications ready for Metro experience? Metro Icons for Windows Phone 7 offer 353 unique images designed meeting the new UI guidelines imposed by Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 systems.

  • Platform: Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, Windows Server, Windows Vista, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

Metro Style WP7 Icons is a set of royalty-free icons for Windows Phone. Produced to match and exceed the design guidelines for Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 systems, this collection of application bar icons includes white, transparent 48 x 48 images drawn in a central square of 26x26 pixels and supplied in the PNG format. Colored icons are available also. Char2000 Metro Style WP7 Icons is a set of 230 royalty-free icons for Windows Phone. Produced to match and exceed the design guidelines for Microsoft Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 systems, this collection of application bar icons includes white and colored, transparent 48 x 48 images drawn in a central square of 26x26 pixels and supplied in the PNG format.

  • Platform: Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, Windows Server, Windows Vista, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

Windows 8 Ready with Metro Planner, touch screen support and you can create multiple appointments for all your family members, even on the same day. View by day, work week, week, month, or time line. Set reminders to alert you of upcoming appointments. Import multiple images for your contacts. View and print your contact list, which includes images for each contact. Manage your household expenses in real time. Enter your deposits, bills, and other expenses watch as the program tracks the balances by running total or by a specific date. See expense pie data, view and print an expense report. Change the look of the program with 40 different themes to choose from.

  • Platform: Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows Vista, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64

Disable USB Ports Tool is the best software that helps an individual or a system administrator control USB storage devices(USB FLASH DISK, USB DISK, IPOD, etc.). You can control a standalone computer or many computers on a computer network. For each USB storage device, you can set three statuses: Disabled (unable to read/write), read-only or Enabled (Able to read/write). You can disable regedit to prevent others from modifying the registry. You can protect your confidential data from being copied by others or prevent your computers being infected by any unauthorized program or spyware. All the above-mentioned settings will not affect your USB mouse or keyboard.

  • Platform: WinOther

Switch easily between Windows 8 old Start Menu and Windows Metro Style start screen. This tool hides in system tray (notification area). Just click any of the icons representing the old Windows Start Menu (orb) or Windows Metro Style to modify windows registry. Then click Restart Explorer you'll see the changes. This will change to the old windows start menu (orb) in Windows 8, but it will also disable Explorer with ribbon and taskmanager. And if you want to keep Ribbon Explorer and the New TaskManager, use the button which requires admin privileges instead of the icons. All changes are reversible.

  • Platform: WinOther

Features: - TAdvMetroForm: Metro style form with easy synchronisation of Metro style with other UI controls on form - TAdvMetroTaskDialog, TAdvInputMetroTaskDialog: Metro style task dialog / input task dialog - TAdvMetroScrollBox: Metro style scrollbox with flat scrollers - TAdvMetroButton, TAdvMetroToolButton: Transparent button automatically turning Metro symbols in proper Metro colors - TAdvMetroHint: Turns all hints on the form in Metro style flat hints - TAdvmetroProgressBar: Flat Metro style progress bar - TAdvFormStyler, TAdvAppStyler: Form-wide & application wide Metro style setting -TAdvMetroTile: Tile in Windows 8 style with support for HTML formatted text, picture/text with layout control, zoom on hover, auto coloring of monochrome symbols - Functions: direct replacements for ShowMessage,ShowMessageFmt,MessageDlg in Metro...

  • Platform: WinOther

Disable Text Selection script lets you disable text selection within any element on your page..

  • Platform: JavaScript, Scripts

This module provides a way to automatically disable the securepages module for domains/subdomains/dev-environments that you do not want it to be active on (e.g., dev environments and such that may not have SSL active). How it works: The securepages.module is auto-disabled upon the first bootstrapped request (anon or authenticated) for any domains which are specified on the securepages_disabler settings page, and a confirmation message to this effect is shown..

  • Publisher: Caleb G
  • Date: 05-01-2013
  • Size: 10 KB
  • Platform: PHP, Scripts

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