Disable Ahci Windows Vista' title='Disable Ahci Windows Vista' />How to Enable AHCI in Windows 8 After Installation. A lot of users have been messing around with AHCI after installing Windows 8. Disable Ahci Windows Vista' title='Disable Ahci Windows Vista' />Some users have reported that they cant get Windows 8 to install without disabling AHCI. Here at i. TD, we havent faced any such issue though we have a quick fix for such a situation. Its very easy to enable AHCI after installing Windows, although it isnt visible to users as a simple switch onoff option. What is AHCI and why should you careAHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface offers native command queuing and hot plugging through SATA host controllers Serial ATA for hard drives. In simpler terms, theres no reason you shouldnt use it. Updated method. A lot of feedback has been given with our visitors sharing different levels of success in the below method. The method had worked for me and some users but an easier version for Windows 8 is below which seems to work for everyone. Thanks MarcelIn search, write cmd, right click it and run it in administrator mode. Type the following command to enable Safe. Mode boot bcdedit set current safeboot minimal. Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, troubleshoot, fix, stop error, Internet Explorer, live, downloads. The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion TGTC is the complete system customization and optimization guide for all Windows users. Designed for novice and advanced users. How to Change SATA Hard Disk Mode from IDE to AHCI RAID in BIOS after Installing Windows Today we are going to address a very common but one of the most. Enable or disable the BIOS PowerOn feature. To change the setting from Enable to Disable, press the left or right arrow key to change the setting. Restart the computer and boot to the system BIOS. This is normally done by pressing the delete key during system boot. Update the ATA Drive setting in the BIOS from ATA Mode to AHCI Mode. Save the setting and restart your computer to boot into Windows. Windows will boot in Safe. Mode as per step 2. Open the command prompt again by following step 1 and run the following command to remove the Safe. Mode boot option bcdedit deletevalue current safeboot. Restart the computer and boot normally. While the below instructions dont work for everyone, Ill leave them here for those who found it useful. So, how do you enable it Do you have to reinstall Windows 8 again No. You can enable it without losing any data. Enabling AHCI in Windows 8 requires going through the registry yes, its still thereWindows Vista and Windows 7. You still have to modify a registry key but the key is different now. Follow the guide below to enable AHCI in but make sure that youve backed up your data as well as registry, just in case. Trust Antisocial Torrent Mp3 Music. Exit all applications. Go to the start screen and type in Regedit. If you see the UAC User Account Control dialogue box, just click continue. Locate the following registry subkey HKEYLOCALMACHINESYSTEMCurrent. Control. SetServicesstorahciLocate the Error Control entry which should have a value of 3. Right click on the entry name, select Modify, change the value from 3 to 0 and click OK. Open the Start. Override folder and locate an entry named 0 with a value of 3. Change the value to 0 by following the procedure in step 5. Restart and enable AHCI in your system BIOSQuick Alternate Method. If you dont feel safe playing with your registry like I dont with a neighbors dog except that I can handle a messed up registry but not a messed up dog, I suggest you download the registry file Ive uploaded here. Just extract the. Do the obligatory AHCI switch on from your system BIOS and youre good to go. Disclaimer. As usual, the author and owner of this website arent liable for any loss caused by the above guide. If your neighbors dog bites you, your computer blows up or hard drive refuses to work, I hereby take no liability. Of course, if you say please, Ill be more than happy to help. Update updated with some input from Lyrad Kcirhor, thanks Update for Windows 1. As commented below by gapooter, this method also works if you want to enable AHCI in Windows 1. Just follow the 2nd method of editing the registry and ensure you make a backup before proceeding.