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Tuesday 3 April 2012

Trick to Display Windows Version on Desktop

Trick to Display Windows Version on Desktop

Most of you might have noticed Windows version on the desktop in the lower right-hand corner during beta releases of windows.Lets now see a quick trick on doing this in your windows platform.I tested this registry hack in Windows Xp, Vista and Windows 7 and its working fine :)

Steps to show windows version on Desktop



1. Goto Start –> Run (Windows Key + R)
2. Type Regedit and hit Enter.
3. In Registry editor, navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
4. Select “Desktop” in left pane and search for “PaintDesktopVersion” in right pane and double-click it.

Show windows version on Desktop


5. A dialog will pop-up, change the “Value Data” field from 0 to 1.


Show windows version on Desktop - Registry Hack


6. Restart the Windows you will find Windows version printed on the desktop.


Trick to Display Windows Version on Desktop - Windows 7


Check Windows version on the desktop in the lower right-hand corner. :)


Note:

If you wish to remove the watermark, just change the “Value Data” field back to 0.

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