;Disable Fade Effects [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "UserPreferencesMask"=hex:28,00,05,80 use that one other one will create a string value with 28,etc.. the other one is binary, so use that. and frankly i don't see a change from 3e to 28 that's 30, if its not a typo.. mine's like this be 3e 07 80