Windows Registry Tweaks at your own risk

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Changing the Location of Windows' Installation Files If you need to change the drive or path where Windows looks for its installation files:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
  3. Edit the value next to SourcePath.

Automatic Screen Refresh When you make changes to your file system in Explorer, they are not displayed until you press F5. To enable automatic refresh:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update
  3. Set the value name UpdateMode to 1.

Changing MaxMTU for Faster Downloads To optimize your internet connection speed:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\net\000x (where x is your network adapter binding).
  3. Right-click in the right panel, select New > String Value, and name it IPMTU.
  4. Double-click IPMTU and enter 576.
  5. Similarly, add IPMSS and set it to 536.

For Windows 9X, set DefaultRcvWindow to 5840 and DefaultTTL to 128 under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VXD\MSTCP

Modifying Recycle Bin Context Menu To add options to the Recycle Bin context menu:

  • Add Rename: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder Set Attributes = hex:50,01,00,20
  • Add Delete: Set Attributes = hex:60,01,00,20
  • Add both Rename and Delete: Set Attributes = hex:70,01,00,20

To restore Recycle Bin defaults: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Force Use of Classic Start Menu To enable Classic Start Menu and disable XP-style menu:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
  3. Create a DWORD named NoSimpleStartMenu and set it to 1.
  4. Exit and reboot.

Increase Menu Display Speed To remove the delay when opening the Start Menu:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
  3. Modify MenuShowDelay (default 400) and set it to 0.
  4. Exit and reboot.

Faster Browsing in Windows Explorer Over Networks Disable unnecessary remote checks to improve network browsing speed:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace
  3. Delete these sub-keys:
    • {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (Disables Scheduled Task checking)
    • {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} (Disables Printer checking)
  4. Exit and reboot.

Increase Internet Download Connections To increase simultaneous internet download connections:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
  3. Modify/Create DWORD Values:
    • MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server = 10
    • MaxConnectionsPerServer = 10
  4. Exit and reboot.

Create a Legal Notice at Logon To display a legal notice before users log in:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
  3. Modify/Create String Values:
    • LegalNoticeCaption = Enter Caption
    • LegalNoticeText = Enter Notice Text
  4. Exit and reboot.

Enable/Disable Active Window Tracking To enable focus on a window when hovering over it with the mouse:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse
  3. Modify/Create DWORD Value named ActiveWindowTracking:
    • 0 = Disabled
    • 1 = Enabled
  4. Exit and reboot.

Modify Control Panel Categories To rearrange Control Panel items:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Extended Properties\{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2
  3. Modify DWORD Values:
    • 0 = Other Control Panel Options
    • 1 = Appearance and Themes
    • 2 = Printers and Other Hardware
    • 3 = Network and Internet Connections
    • 4 = Sounds and Audio Devices
    • 5 = Performance and Maintenance
    • 6 = Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options
    • 7 = Accessibility Options
    • 8 = Add or Remove Programs
    • 9 = User Accounts
  4. Exit and reboot.

Erase the Swap File at Shutdown To securely erase the pagefile at shutdown:

  1. Open RegEdit.
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
  3. Modify ClearPageFileAtShutdown and set it to 1.
  4. Exit and reboot.

(Note: Enabling this may slow down shutdown times.)

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