Modifying the Disk Check Autochk.exe Time-out (Scandisk Delay) Value from 10 seconds to 3 Seconds
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession Manager]
"AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000003
Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a System Crash / BSOD
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlCrashControl]
"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000
Disable The Windows XP Desktop Cleanup Wizard (Unused Desktop Shortcuts)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopCleanupWiz]
"NoRun"=dword:00000001
Speed up Network Browsing by Removing Network Scheduled Tasks
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerRemoteComputerNameSpace{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]
Disables Windows Take A Tour Bubble Popup
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsTour]
"RunCount"=dword:00000000
Disable Remote Registry Service (Remote users to modify registry settings on your computer. Now registry can be modified only by users on your computer)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesRemoteRegistry]
"Start"=dword:00000004
Removes the Recent Documents from the Start menu. The system saves a shortcut to each of the non-program files the user opened most recently, and it displays the shortcuts on the Recent Documents.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001
Classic Search, Full Path In Title Bar And Address Bar. This allows you to disable the new Search Assistant Dog and use the traditional search interface in Windows Explorer
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCabinetState]
"FullPath"=dword:00000000
"FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001
"Use Search Asst"="no"
"Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00
Have you ever wanted to Rename Recycle Bin ? This Tweak Allows Renaming of Recycle Bin
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000
Are you getting 'Low Disk Space Notification' ? This Disables Low Diskspace Warnings
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
Do you want to Speedup the Windows XP Start Menu?
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop]
"MenuShowDelay"="2"
Maximize Your Internet Explorer's Simultaneous Downloads From 2 to 10 Connections
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a
Remove the Queue-it-up, Burn to CD right click options on Windows Media Player files.
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{8DD448E6-C188-4aed-AF92-44956194EB1F}]
Removes Sign up with Passport Wizard when trying to sign in MSN Messenger First time
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsPassport]
"RegistrationCompleted"=dword:00000001
Open Explorer From My Computer or Any Folder (Power users love this)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFoldershell]
@="explore"
Extract MSI Files by right click
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesMsi.PackageshellUnpack MSIcommand]
@="msiexec.exe /a "%1" /qb TARGETDIR="%1-Unpacked""
Disables Preview (Thumbnails) of Movie File Formats (Allowing You To Move/Rename/Delete without Errors)
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.aviShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.mpgShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.mpeShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.mpegShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.movShellEx]
Remove 'Shortcut To ...' Prefix when you create new Shortcut
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00
This adds 'Command Prompt here' on Right Click Menu (When you right click on a Drive/Folder)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellCommand Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellCommand Prompt Herecommand]
@="cmd.exe /k cd /d %1 "
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDriveshellCommand Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDriveshellCommand Prompt Herecommand]
@="cmd.exe /k cd /d %1 "
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellCommand Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellCommand Prompt Herecommand]
@="cmd.exe "%1""
Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMyComputerNameSpaceDelegateFolders{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}]
Disable the Unread Mail Message on the Welcome Screen
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnreadMail]
"MessageExpiryDays"=dword:00000000
Disable Compress Old Files (This is useful when Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files)
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerVolumeCachesCompress old files]
Windows Explorer Crashes When Opening Folder Containing avi/video files
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTSystemFileAssociations.avishellexPropertyHandler]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}InProcServer32]
Disabling the File Association Web Service (when you click on unknon file it displays 'Windows can not open this file, ... Use the web service to find the appropriate program / Select from the Program list')
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpoliciesExplorer]
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001
Remove Arrow Overlay from Desktop Shortcuts
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile]
"IsShortcut"=-
Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder When Browser Is Closed
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsCache]
"Persistent"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsCache]
"Persistent"=dword:00000000
Remove "Links" Folder From Favorites
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar]
"Locked"=dword:00000001
"LinksFolderName"=""
Disable Automatic Image Re-Size in Internet Explorer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain]
"Enable AutoImageResize"="no"
Disable Media Player EULA
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsMediaPlayer]
"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001
Remove Shared Documents
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001
Add 'Disk Cleanup' on Right Click of a Drive
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDriveshellDisk Cleanupcommand]
@="cleanmgr.exe /d %1"
Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlCrashControl]
"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000
Disable Shutdown Event Tracker (Shutdown Speedup)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTReliability]
"ShutdownReasonOn"=dword:00000000
"ShutdownReasonUI"=dword:00000000
Disable the NTFS Last Access Time Stamp update
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlFileSystem]
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001
Clear 'Recent Documents' on Log off
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001
Display Drive Letters first in 'My Computer'
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer]
"ShowDriveLettersFirst"=dword:00000004
Change Drive Icon (You have to change the C below to the drive you want to change)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDriveIconsCDefaultIcon]
""="c:somefoldericon.ico"
Don't Group Similar Taskbar Buttons
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced]
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced]
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000
Launch Windows Desktop in a Separate Process (Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer don't crash together)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer]
"DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001
Disable Recent Documents History
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"NoRecentDocsHistory"=dword:00000001
Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001
Prevents Internet Explorer windows from being reused
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain]
"AllowWindowReuse"=dword:00000000
Show Detailed Information in Device Manager (can display old/removed hardware drivers)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerEnvironment]
"DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS"=dword:00000001
"DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES"="1"
Remove More Themes Online... from Themes Dropdown Box
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemesDownloadSites]
Remove Language Bar from Taskbar
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}]
@="Language bar"
"MenuTextPUI"="@%SystemRoot%System32msutb.dll,-325"
Allow Internet Explorer 7 to open direct links to swf files
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainFeatureControlFEATURE_BLOCK_LMZ_SCRIPT]
"iexplore.exe"=dword:00000000
Disable the Turn off computer button on the Welcome screen
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem]
"shutdownwithoutlogon"=dword:00000000
Disable USB Autorun to Save PC from USB Viruses
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionIniFileMappingAutorun.inf]
@="@SYS:DoesNotExist"
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Note: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the information provided at your own risk.