Disable Aero on Windows 8?
Does anyone know how to disable Aero on Windows 8 (currently Release Preview)?
Note: Contrary to what many places mention, I believe this should still be possible, because you can see it during the installation process! (That is, if you press Shift-F10 at the appropriate stage in the installation, you'll see that Aero is disabled -- the classic borders are there.) I just don't know how.
Navigate to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings
Then click Performance -> Settings... Under Visual Effects, select "Adjust for best performance', then click Apply.
This will disable all visual effects associated with the old Aero theme.
Windows 8 isn't supposed to be supporting the aero interface.
http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-release-preview-rip-aero-20032012-143133
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227318/Microsoft_dumps_Aero_UI_in_Windows_8_Metro_izes_desktop
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-8-Metro-Aero-Jensen-Harris-Vista,15708.html