Registry Tweaks For Vista

[amit_talkin]

ummm....there is a thread about tweaks n tips already here, but i think it is mixed by RC1/RC2 release of vista...and hard to find tweaks from it. so i have compiled tweaks of that thread , and also find some tweaks myself so here it is.

i think this should be sticky from now

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Tweaks Compiled by amit_talkin

;Enable Glass Effect (DWM) without a supported card

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DWM]
"perUser"=dword:00000000
"DebugDumpTree"=dword:00000000
"DebugMessages"=dword:00000000
"DebugMouse"=dword:00000000
"DebugZOrder"=dword:00000000
"EnableMachineCheck"=dword:00000000
"ForceSoftwareD3D"=dword:00000000
"Glass"=dword:00000001
"UseAlternateButtons"=dword:00000001
"Animations"=dword:00000001
"AnimationsShiftKey"=dword:00000001
"Blur"=dword:00000001
"Composition"=dword:00000001
"UseDPIScaling"=dword:00000001
"RenderClientArea"=dword:00000001
"MagnificationPercent"=dword:00000064

;Windows will tell you exactly what it is doing when it is shutting down or is booting
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"VerboseStatus"=dword:00000001

; add command prompt to right click context menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open Command Prompt Here]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k pushd %L"

;Enable addition Avalon effects

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"MILDesktop"=dword:00000001
"MILExplorer"=dword:00000001

;remove word "shortcut" on shortcuts
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00

; this entry gets rid of shortcut arrows and still lets links work.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Icons]
"29"="%systemroot%\\System32\\shell32.dll,52"

;Disable User Account Control ( UAC )
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableLUA"=dword:00000000

;Enable User Account Control ( UAC )
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableLUA"=dword:00000001


;Add "Explore from here" context menu while right clicking on folders
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Explore From Here]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Explore From Here\command]
@="explorer.exe /e,/root,\"%1\""

;get rid of the Windows Mail splash screen
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail]
"NoSplash"=dword:00000001

; Show Super Hidden Files in vista
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"SuperHidden"=dword:00000001

; Disable Tool Tips 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000

; maximum simultaneous downloads for IE to 20 ( default is 2 )
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000014
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000014 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000014
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000014

; Enable ClearType Tuning
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"FontSmoothing"="2"
"FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000002
"FontSmoothingGamma"=dword:000003e8
"FontSmoothingOrientation"=dword:00000001

;add 'Copy to Folder' to right click context
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

;add 'Move to Folder' to right click context
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

; add 'open with notepad' to right context
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command]
@="notepad.exe %1"

; Edit Registration Info
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
"RegisteredOrganization"your Organization Here""
"RegisteredOwner"="Your Name Here"

; Remove Details Pan (the big fat blue bar at the bottom of every Explorer window )
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PreviewPaneSizer"=hex:51,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Restore Details Pan ( if you have removed it )

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PreviewPaneSizer"=hex:51,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Remove navigation pan
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PageSpaceControlSizer"=hex:d0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Restore navigation pan
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PageSpaceControlSizer"=hex:d0,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Disable Windows Media Player AutoUpdates
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"DisableAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001

; Make menu bars and window frames opaque (solid) instead of translucent
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"ColorizationOpaqueBlend"=dword:00000001

; Change windows AERO theme color, set your own custom color by changing values of strings
; shown below
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"Composition"=dword:00000001
"ColorizationColor"=dword:45409efe
"ColorizationOpaqueBlend"=dword:00000000
"CompositionPolicy"=dword:00000000

; Disable IPv6 in Vista (makes ipconfig more readable)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters]
"DisabledComponents"=dword:000000ff

; turn off start menu baloon tips
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091
"NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000001

; Enable slow-motion window effects (min/max/3dflip) by holding down Shift key.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"AnimationsShiftKey"=dword:00000001

; Add"Advanced System Properties" to right-click on Computer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\AdvSysProp]
@=hex(2):41,00,64,00,76,00,61,00,6e,00,63,00,65,00,64,00,20,00,53,00,79,00,73,\
  00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,20,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,74,00,69,00,\
  65,00,73,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\AdvSysProp\command]
@=hex(2):63,00,6f,00,6e,00,74,00,72,00,6f,00,6c,00,20,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,64,\
  00,6d,00,2e,00,63,00,70,00,6c,00,00,00

; Add "Control Panel" to "Computer"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open\Command]
@="Explorer.exe ::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}]
@="Control Panel"

; Remove "Control Panel" From "Computer"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open\Command]


[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}]

;faster browsing with IE - added 31 dec 2006
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFD\Parameters] 
"BufferMultiplier"=dword:00000400

Regards

AMIT

Edited May 22, 2007 by amit_talkin

[maxXPsoft]

actually, most the tweaks from XP will work in Vista and there are the Vista things XP don't have

Its almost like we need a list of XP won't work in Vista

good start though amit

[amit_talkin]

yup, you are right, most xp tweaks working on vista, i m trying to find some tweaks which are not similar to vista.

[neo]

Enable addition Avalon effects

Would U like to explain What's Avalon Effects?

I hav heared about it but not experienced...........PlZ

[amit_talkin]

Enable addition Avalon effects

Would U like to explain What's Avalon Effects?

I hav heared about it but not experienced...........PlZ

press and hold down SHIFT key while performing minmize, maximize, alt +tab operations etc...you will see very slow motion animation...and i love it

[neo]

; Enable slow-motion window effects (min/max/3dflip) by holding down Shift key.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"AnimationsShiftKey"=dword:00000001

as u explain Amit this effect happens due to this one.........not Avalon Effects

[stellarzork]

; TO use new Bootscreen ( noGUI) winload.exe.mui

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control]

"SystemStartOptions"="/NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /NOGUIBOOT /BOOTLOGO"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control]

"SystemStartOptions"="/NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /NOGUIBOOT /BOOTLOGO"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]

"SystemStartOptions"="/NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /NOGUIBOOT /BOOTLOGO"

This does not work for me.

After install, the registry has this values, but on reboot the registry's values are back to normal ??

[amit_talkin]

hmmm...sorry for it, i have removed tht tweak. i thought it would work fine.