maxXPsoft Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 chance to post your Reg tweak file?most the things worked in Windows 7 will work with Win 8. Thing is you have to test things and see if they work for your machine since no two are setup the same except OEM when first recieved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 MaxX is correct, most of the XP and 7 tweaks will work for Win8 and some like UAC disable that worked for 7 will not work for 8 etc..Check you PM circuittravler..DPchance to post your Reg tweak file?most the things worked in Windows 7 will work with Win 8. Thing is you have to test things and see if they work for your machine since no two are setup the same except OEM when first recieved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 For those of you having issue booting Windows 8 in safe mode or just looking for a quick method, here is a Safe Mode context menu from my friends over at Windows Eight Forums..DPAdd_Safe_Mode_to_Desktop_Context_Menu.7z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Found this old thread on RegTweaks on here along with a neat tweak generator with a lot of them still working for Win8..DPhttp://www.msfn.org/board/topic/123067-regtweaks-042/page-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) since Windows 8.1 is only an update;4 Show my Desktop background on Start Screen Background[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent]"MotionAccentId_v1.00"=dword:000000db;5 Windows Explorer Show Libraries off[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabRoaming]"NextTimer"=hex(b):86,d3,ed,1b,23,7b,ce,01,;6 Go to the desktop instead of Start when I sign in[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage]"OpenAtLogon"=dword:00000000;7 List desktop apps first in the Apps view when sorted by category[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage]"DesktopFirst"=dword:00000001;8 Search everywhere instead of just my apps when I search from Apps view[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage]"GlobalSearchInApps"=dword:00000001;9 Show APPS view auto when go to Start[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage]"MakeAllAppsDefault"=dword:00000001;10 Default jpg, png, bmp = Windows Photo viewer; Finalize Image AppAssoc.xml;11 Remove 6 Folders from This PC = Windows Explorer;Music[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}];Downloads[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}];Pictures[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}];Videos[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}];Documents[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}];Desktop[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}];DosProbie;Kill the annoying "Switch between apps" pop-up when launching metro apps..[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI]"DisableHelpSticker"=dword:00000001[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI]"DisableHelpSticker"=dword:00000001;Play slide show on lockscreen[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]"SlideshowEnabled"=dword:00000001"SlideshowSourceDirectoriesSet"=dword:00000001[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lock Screen]"SlideshowEnabled"=dword:00000001Show my Desktop background on Start Screen BackgroundPlay slide show on lockscreenYou must be activated for these to workI Remove the 6 Folders because they take up a lot of screen Edited October 30, 2013 by maxXPsoft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 How to disable the stupid "Switch between apps" pop-up with 8.1..Twk credit==>: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/31098-help-tips-enable-disable-windows-8-1-a.htmlWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00;Kill the annoying "Switch between apps" pop-up when launching metro apps..[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI]"DisableHelpSticker"=dword:00000001[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI]"DisableHelpSticker"=dword:00000001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Play slide show on lockscreen for 8.1. Must be activatedWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00;8.1 Play slide show on lockscreen[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]"SlideshowEnabled"=dword:00000001"SlideshowSourceDirectoriesSet"=dword:00000001[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lock Screen]"SlideshowEnabled"=dword:00000001 Edited October 30, 2013 by maxXPsoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 = Add "Windows Update" To Context Menu (tested on 8.1) =Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00; \\\\ Windows Updates-This PC Context Menu ////[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Windows Update]"Icon"="wucltux.dll,000"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Windows Update\command]@=hex(2):63,00,6f,00,6e,00,74,00,72,00,6f,00,6c,00,20,00,57,00,75,00,61,00,75,\ 00,63,00,70,00,6c,00,2e,00,63,00,70,00,6c,00,00,00 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 More RunAs Admin Context Menu Tweaks:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;ADDS-"Merge...(Run As) administrator" for .reg files.. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\RunAs] "HasLUAShield"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\RunAs\command] @="regedit.exe \"%1\"";ADDS-"Install...(Run As) administrator" for .msi files.. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\runas] @="Install... (Run &As)" "HasLUAShield"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\runas\command] @="msiexec.exe /i \"%1\" %*" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\runas] @="Merge... (Run &As)" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\runas\command] @="regedit.exe \"%1\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\runas] @="Open &As..." [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\runas\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\ 65,00,20,00,2f,00,6e,00,2c,00,25,00,4c,00,00,00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp00f Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) Location sensor on/off located in config screen 1 = on 0 = off[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sensor\Overrides\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}]"SensorPermissionState"=dword:00000000[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Sensors\LocationProvider]"CSEnable"=dword:00000000 Edited November 4, 2013 by sp00f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Location sensor on/off located in config screen 1 = on 0 = off[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sensor\Overrides\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44}]"SensorPermissionState"=dword:00000000[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Sensors\LocationProvider]"CSEnable"=dword:00000000spOOf, excuse my ignorance but what exactly does this reg twk do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) edit oops wrong I haven't found either Edited November 5, 2013 by maxXPsoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 It should be about "location platform":http://www.adilhindistan.com/2013/04/change-location-settings-via-powershell.htmlhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh768219.aspxjaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 It should be about "location platform":http://www.adilhindistan.com/2013/04/change-location-settings-via-powershell.htmlhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh768219.aspxjaclazThank Jaclaz, good info DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosProbie Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 For those of you that bypass metro and go straight to desktop the "Startup-Logon" sound is muted by default, thislittle reg tweak will enable it for you, just like in the good old days of Windows 7.. DP Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Adds a check in box "Play Windows Startup sound" from Control Pnl "Sound" for Windows 8 and 8.1 ; 0=enable, 1=disable [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\BootAnimation] "DisableStartupSound"=dword:00000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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