WebView driving me nuts!

[charleski]

Ok, I've searched through all the posts here (including reading the *lengthy!* Regtweaks post as well as elsewhere on the net and not found a solution, so throwing this out to see if anyone has any ideas.

Basically, I want to set [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

"WebView"=dword:00000000

This gets rid of the irritating 'Show common tasks' junk in explorer windows. Sounds simple, yes? Well I set it in the regtweaks file called by cmdlines.txt at T-12 and while

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

shows WebView set correctly to 0, the current user on first logging on still has the webview junk! I set up a renamed admin account in cmdlines.txt AFTER applying the regtweaks, but something seems to be forcing webview on.

Here's my Regtweaks file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Disable Windows File Protection (SFC)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"SFCDisable"=dword:ffffff9d

;This allows boot files to be placed optimally on the hard-drive for faster boots.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction]
"Enable"="Y"

;Show Control Panel In My Computer
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideMyComputerIcons]
"{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

;Speed up shutdown
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="3000"

;Speed up Network Browsing by removing Network Scheduled Tasks
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]

;Disable Autorun
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom]
"AutoRun"=dword:00000000

;Disable QoS
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched]
"NonBestEffortLimit"=dword:00000000

;Disable Error Reporting
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]
;"AllOrNone"=dword:00000001
"DoReport"=dword:00000000
;"IncludeKernelFaults"=dword:00000000
;"IncludeMicrosoftApps"=dword:00000000
;"IncludeWindowsApps"=dword:00000000
;"ShowUI"=dword:00000000

;Remove Shortcut Arrows
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
"IsShortcut"=-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00

;Disables Windows Tour bubble popup
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]
"RunCount"=dword:00000000

;Disable Imapi CD-Burning Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;Disable Messenger Service (to stop spam. Does not affect MSN or Windows Messenger)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right click menu for folders
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""

;Remove WMP Right Click Options (Queue-it-up, etc.)
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}] 
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}] 
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8DD448E6-C188-4aed-AF92-44956194EB1F}]

;Set to classic mode in explorer
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"NoVisualStyleChoice"=dword:00000000
"NoColorChoice"=dword:00000000
"NoSizeChoice"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"SetVisualStyle"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager]
"ThemeActive"="1"
"DllName"=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,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,6f,00,75,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,5c,\
  00,54,00,68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,6c,00,75,00,6e,00,61,00,5c,00,\
  6c,00,75,00,6e,00,61,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,73,00,74,00,79,00,6c,00,65,00,73,\
  00,00,00
"ColorName"="NormalColor"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ClassicShell"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ClassicShell"=dword:00000000

;Prevent delay opening explorer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRemoteRecursiveEvents"=dword:00000001

;Open files with no extension in Notepad
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open]
@="Open With Notepad"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open\command]
@="notepad.exe %1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.]
"Application"="Notepad"

;Disable ScreenSaver
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaveActive"="0"

;Set custom logon screen
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"UIHost"="logonblack.exe"

;Set folders to display in new windows
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,3a,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00
"FullPath"=dword:00000000
"FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001

;Set explorer view options
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden"=dword:00000001
"ShowCompColor"=dword:00000001
"HideFileExt"=dword:00000000
"DontPrettyPath"=dword:00000000
"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000001
"HideIcons"=dword:00000000
"MapNetDrvBtn"=dword:00000000
"WebView"=dword:00000000
"Filter"=dword:00000000
"SuperHidden"=dword:00000001
"SeparateProcess"=dword:00000000
"ListviewAlphaSelect"=dword:00000001
"ListviewShadow"=dword:00000001
"ListviewWatermark"=dword:00000001
"TaskbarAnimations"=dword:00000001
"Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:00000001
"Start_MinMFU"=dword:00000006
"Start_ShowRecentDocs"=dword:00000000
"Start_AutoCascade"=dword:00000001
"Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:00000000
"NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001
"FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000001
"FriendlyTree"=dword:00000001
"WebViewBarricade"=dword:00000001
"DisableThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001
"ClassicViewState"=dword:00000000
"PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000001
"StartMenuInit"=dword:00000002
"StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000002
"ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000001
"TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:00000000
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000001
"CascadeNetworkConnections"="YES"
"ServerAdminUI"=dword:00000000

; Show protected operating system files
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\SuperHidden]
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001

; Get rid of that annoying backwards warning.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\SuperHidden]
"WarningIfNotDefault"=-

;Disable windows sounds(log-on, log-off-sound, etc)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemStart\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Current]
@=""

;Force Classic Control Panel
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001


;Disable "Send To" menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Send To]
@=""

Here's the .cmd file called in cmdlines.txt:

REM expand visual style
PUSHD %windir%\Resources\Themes\iBar4.5_Brushed
expand iBar.cab iBar4.5_Brushed.msstyles
del iBar.cab
POPD

REGEDIT /S RegTweaks.reg

REM Set modified login screen
bootcfg /Copy /D "Custom Boot" /ID 1
bootcfg /RAW /A /Kernel=MyKrnl.exe /ID 2
bootcfg /Timeout 0

REM Associate assorted textfiles with notepad
assoc .blt=txtfile
assoc .cue=txtfile
assoc .diz=txtfile
assoc .eml=txtfile
assoc .iss=txtfile
assoc .log=txtfile
assoc .md5=txtfile
assoc .m3u=txtfile
assoc .nbi=txtfile
assoc .nfo=txtfile
assoc .nt=txtfile
assoc .pif=txtfile
assoc .sam=txtfile
assoc .sif=txtfile
assoc .sfv=txtfile
assoc *=txtfile

REM Disable search companion
regsvr32 /u /s %windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll

REM Setup base user account
net user xxxxxx xxxxxx  /add
net localgroup Administrators xxxxxx /add
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
REM REGEDIT /S autologon.reg

EXIT

I removed the autologon feature which seemed to mess up unhiding system files, but the WebView nonsense sticks.

Anyone have any ideas how I can fix this? Please.

[jdoe]

At T12 I don't think there is a solution because after T12 SYSSETUP.INF register system DLL and WEBVIEW is one of them.

What you could try but I have not test this already (it is planned soon)...

Try with RunOnceEx at first logon but I have to say I'm not very sure with this one.

Another tips is just to try to delete webview.dll from your I386 folder and edit txtsetup.sif and dosnet.inf to removed lines with this file name (not an easy way I have to admit), but if you want to remove webview...

Maybe someone have a tested solution for you so wait for other post.

Good luck

EDIT: I made a mistake the file is WEBVW.DLL

[_Shorty]

isn't this one of the things nLite can get rid of?

[charleski]

Solution found!

I tried all sorts of things to get rid of WebView (including GPO edits, logon scripts, etc), but it turns out that the critical key is buried in VisualEffects.

To remove the 'show common tasks' WebView pane, use the following in the reg keys edited at the T-12 cmdlines.txt stage:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]
"VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000003

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\WebView]
"DefaultApplied"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"WebView"=dword:00000000

The first key forces VisualEffects to use the individual settings you specify. Obviously there is some strangeness in setting the WebView state that requires you to tell the system to apply the default value. Needless to say there was zero documentation on this from MS, but I found a mention of it in one of the posts buried in the Regteaks thread, though the key was lumped together with all the other Visualeffects settings, so I didn't realise it was vital for getting Web View to vanish.

I didn't want to strip WebView out completely, as it is occasionally useful to have around. These settings force it off by default, but it can still be turned back on if needed.