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How to Enable or Disable the Windows Experience Index in Vista Information | | This will show you how to enable or disable the Windows Experience Index in Performance Information and Tools for all user accounts on the computer. |  | NOTE | | When disabled, this leaves the Performance Information and Tools page blank. |  | RELATED LINKS:EXAMPLE: Windows Experience Index Disabled and Enabled NOTE: To see this, open the Control Panel (Classic View) and click on the Performance Information and Tools icon. 
| METHOD ONE: |
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| Through the Group Policy Object Editor |
NOTE | | This method is only available for the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. See Method Two below for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions. | | 1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. In the left pane, click on Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, and Performance Control Panel. (See screenshot below)
3. In the right pane, right click on Turn off access to the performance center core section and click on Properties. (See screenshot above)
4. To Enable the Windows Experience Index - A) Dot Disabled or Not Configured. (See screenshot below step 6)
B) Go to step 6.
5. To Disable the Windows Experience Index - A) Dot Enabled.
6. Click on OK.
7. Close Group Policy Object Window when done.
| METHOD TWO: |
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| Through the Registry |
NOTE | | This will work for all Vista versions. | | Through a Download:1. To Enable the Windows Experience Index - A) Click on the download button to download the Enable_WEI.reg file.
B) Go to step 3.
2. To Disable the Windows Experience Index - A) Click on the download button to download the Disable_WEI.reg file.
3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.
4. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click on Merge.
5. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up.
6. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.
7. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).
The Manual Way:1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.
3. If prompted by UAC, then click on Continue.
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
5. To Disable the Windows Experience Index -A) In the left pane, right click on Windows and click on New and Key. (See screenshot above)
B) Type Control Panel and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If Control Panel is already there, then skip steps 5A and 5B and go to step 5C.
C) In the left pane, right click on Control Panel and click on New and Key. (See screenshot above)
D) Type Performance Control Panel and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If Performance Control Panel is already there, then skip steps 5C and 5D and go to step 5E.
E) In the right pane of Performance Control Panel, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32 bit) Value.
F) Type PerfcplEnabled and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
6. To Enable the Windows Experience Index - A) In step 5F above, right click on PerfcplEnabled and click on Delete. (See screenshot above)
B) Click on Yes to confirm deletion.
C) In the registry, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Performance Control Panel
D) In the right pane, repeat steps 6A and 6B if PerfcplEnabled is there to.
7. Close regedit.
That's it,
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Applies to | | All Vista Versions | | 64 Bit & 32 Bit | |
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