Here are some of my ideas. Notepad removal List of languages to be added to Language Bar [RegionalSettings] Language=... <-Remove InputLocale=xxxx:xxxx,xxxx:xxxx,xxxx:xxxx,... Windows Explorer->Tools->Folder Options...->View->Managing pairs of Web pages and folders [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "NoFileFolderConnection"=dword:0000000x Custom Regional Settings [HKCU\Control Panel\International] "iDate"=... "iMeasure"=... "iTime"=... "iTLZero"=... "sLongDate"=... "sShortDate"=... "sTimeFormat"=... "iTimePrefix"=... [HKCU\Control Panel\International\Geo] "Nation"=... ... Change locations of system folders (like "My Documents") Show/hide toolbars on Taskbar Removing obsolete files like: - AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS - Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts and empty Start Menu folders - Favourites (including subfolders) Small Icons in Classic Start Menu [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Start_LargeIcons"=dword:0000000x Auto-hide Taskbar [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:0000000x "TaskbarGlomming"=dword:0000000x