How to deactivate Program Compatibility Assistant in Windows 7

Probably one of the most irritating of the news Windows 7 operating system it is Program Compatibility Assistant. Almost every time when We install an application On this system (especially when it comes to applications older than the system), after the installation process ends, the same window "blooms" in the middle of the monitor warning us as "This program might not have installed correctly"(What, indeed, could sometimes be true, but how many times did you happen to you? Once? Twice?).

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If you also bother you when the Windows has doubts about the correct installation of the applications you use/test, a good idea would be to Disable Program Compatibility Assistant to prevent the irritating message from appearing.

How can we disable the compatibility program Assistant?

Program Compatibility Assistant can be disabled by following two very simple methods, one involving a change in system services (Method available for users of all versions of Windows 7) and one by accessing Group Policy Editor (feature unavailable for users Windows 7 Home Premium).

1. Disabling Program Compatibility Assistant Via Services

  • taste services.msc in Searchthe from Start Menu And give Enter
  • Then identify in the displayed list Program Compatibility Assistant Service
  • Give double-click on this then click on Stop and select Disable In the Drop-Down menu next to Startup type
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  • click OK

2. Dezactivare Program Compatibility Assistant via Local Group Policy Editor

  • taste GPEDIT.MSC in Searchthe from Start Menu And give Enter
  • Navigati Catre User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Application Compatibility
  • in the right panel, below Setting, give double-click on Turn off Program Compatibility Assistant
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  • Select Disabled and click on OK
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Note: Compatible with Windows Vista. To reactivate follow the same steps and select Enabled (in GPEDIT) or manual/automatic (in services).

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