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    Do not show "new app installed notification" doesn't work

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Double Helix, May 24, 2014.

  1. Double Helix

    Double Helix Notebook Consultant

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    I hate it when I double click a file and Windows 8.1 pops up a message saying I have other apps that can handle this extension.

    I disabled this notification through GPEDIT.MSC, it works now when I open pics/docs/etc.... but let's say I install another app, for example, when I install Pale Moon Browser, the moment I launch it the popup still comes telling me I have other apps that can handle bla bla bla

    anyone had any luck with this ?

    I hate Windows 8 so much! Even with a start menu replacement, this ticks me off, it's crappy Wireless LAN manager sucks, its performance is less when I benchmarks my SSD

    I don't know what to do. I can go back to 7, but I am trying to fix a few things if I could just to benefit from the UEFI boot mode as for installing 7, I have to enable legacy ROM which is much slower during boot.
     
  2. Pirx

    Pirx Notebook Virtuoso

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    What do you mean by "much slower"? On modern hardware there should be no meaningful difference. My Precision M3800 boots Windows 7 in about seven seconds, and the POST phase of the boot takes about the blink of an eye. So, time from pushing the power button to login screen is maybe 8 seconds total. I really don't need UEFI to make booting faster, and I sure as hell need no Windows 8 crap...
     
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