Activate Vista Aero Interface on Windows Vista Basic Edition

Here is a quick tips to active the Vista Aero Interface on Windows Vista Basic Edition. Normally Windows Vista Basic doesn’t come with Windows vista Aero interface or no activated via Windows vista basic edition. I no sure why Microsoft doesn’t active Aero interface at Windows Vista Home Basic but here a trick i found at windowvistatweaks.com to active the Aero interface in the windows vista basic edition.

The activate Aero interfaces at windows vista basic edition is easy. All you need is editing two registry keys and restart your computer afterward. The activate aero interfaces step like below:-

  1. Click the Start button, type regedit into the Search box, then press Enter to launch the Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
  2. Navigate to both registry keys under  ” Hkey_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ DWM \ “
  3. Change the values of the entry Composition to 1 and the value of CompositionPolicy to 0
  4. Restart your computer

After restart your computer, Aero interfaces can been activated by right-clicking your desktop and selecting personalize from the menu.

Here is the difference compare normally Windows vista normal interfaces and Windows Visa Aero Interfaces. Vista Aero on the left and Vista basic on the right

Vista basic and vista aero comparison

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  • Yakub Desai

    i checked the registry but the values are already as above. is there any other way of activating vista aero without having to buy the upgrade? please reply

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  • alan

    It’s preety standard in my vista basic computer. i did not need to change anything. I have a 1GB RAM

  • doodo

    i hat everything that lives i live at 6 atkins circle in brampton

  • Eric

    You’re supposed to change CompositionPolicy to 2. 0 = disabled.

  • fogo

    fodasse voce so me fudeu meu pc kom isso voute dar porrradda

  • Dave

    You have to make sure APPLICATION EXPERIENCE is active in the SERVICES (Control Panel)

  • gaz

    this doesnt work i have 4 gb ram and graphics card

  • Jump

    Not only miss-information but incorrect in instructions. One commenter already caught the ” 2 ” instead of the ” 0 ” error.
    But this is not even a hack, per se, it Will reactivate and make available Aero features – but only on versions Above Basic.
    Go here to get the features you want.

    http://www.geek.com/forums/topic/windows-aero-for-vista-home-basic-no-hacks

  • Elbeano

    Awesome, it worked for me. I did what it said and did it on my 3GB hp vista. Thanks a lot.