1.Hide/Show My Documents Folder on Desktop
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder
Data Type: Attributes
Set: [Default = 0xf0400174 / Hidden = 0xf0500174]
Exit Registry and Reboot
2.Enable/Disable Tool Tip Displays
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Data Type: REG_DWORD : ShowInfoTip
Value Data: [0 - ShowInfoTip Disabled / 1 - ShowInfoTip Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
3.Enable/Disable Window Animations
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Data Type: REG: ShowInfoTip
Value Data: [0 - ShowInfoTip Disabled / 1 - ShowInfoTip Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
4.Delete Shared Documents Folder
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders
Locate key {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}
Right click the key and select delete.
Exit Registry and Reboot
5.Enable/Disable Recycle Bin
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket
Data Type: NukeOnDelete
Set: [0 = Use Recycle Bin / 1 = Permanently Delete]
Exit Registry and Reboot
6.Enable/Disable Low Disk Space Message
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Data Type: NoLowDiskSpaceChecks
Value Data: [0 = NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Disabled / 1 = NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
7.CD AutoRun
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
Data Type: AutoRun
Set: [0 = AutoRun Disabled / 1 = AutoRun Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
8.Restore Missing CD or DVD Drive
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class
Key Name: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Value Data: [Delete All Value Data from UpperFilters and LowerFilters]
Exit Registry and Reboot
9.Increase Internet Download Connections
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Data Type: MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
Set: [0000000a]
Data Type: : MaxConnectionsPerServer
Set: [0000000a]
Exit Registry and Reboot
10.Create Legal Notice Logon Dialog Box
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Data Type: LegalNoticeCaption
Value Data for Legal Notice Caption: [Type the note for the Dialog Box]
Data Type: LegalNoticeText
Value Data for LegalNoticeText: [Type the Data for the Legal Notice]
Exit Registry and Reboot
11.Auto Reboot On System Crash
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl
Data Type: AutoReboot
Set: [0 = AutoReboot Disabled / 1 = AutoReboot Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
12.Enable/Disable Automatic Boot Disk Optimization [Defrag]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
Data Type: Enable
Set: [N = Disabled / Y = Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
13.Automatically Close Applications Not Responding at Shutdown
Registry Key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
Data Type: AutoEndTasks
Value Data: [0 = AutoEndTasks Disabled / 1 = AutoEndTasks Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
14.Enable/Disable Task Manager
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Data Type: DisableTaskMgr
Set: [0 = Enabled (Default) / 1 = Disabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
15.Prevent Programs from Loading at Startup
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Right click the program you don't want to load at start up and click Delete.
Exit Registry and Reboot
16.Show Hidden Operating System Files
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Data Type: ShowSuperHidden
Value Data: [0 = ShowSuperHidden Disabled / 1 = ShowSuperHidden Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
17.Enable/Disable Error Reporting in Windows XP
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting
Data Type: DoReport
Value Data: [0 = Don’t Send Reports / 1 = Do Send Reports]
Exit Registry and Reboot
18.Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a BSOD
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]
“AutoReboot”=dword:00000000
19.Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz]
“NoRun”=dword:00000001
20.Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]
“DoReport”=dword:00000000
21.Allow renaming of Recycle Bin
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
“Attributes”=hex:50,01,00,20
“CallForAttributes”=dword:00000000
22.Disables Windows Tour bubble popup
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]
“RunCount”=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]
“RunCount”=dword:00000000
23.NoRecentDocsmenu removes the recent documents from the start menu.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
“NoRecentDocsMenu”=dword:00000001
24.Disable Anti-virus Notifications
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
“AntiVirusDisableNotify”=dword:00000001
25.Disable Firewall Notifications
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
“FirewallDisableNotify”=dword:00000001
26.Disable Automatic Updates Notifications
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
“UpdatesDisableNotify”=dword:00000001
..........................another trick by Dragon Dilshan...........................
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