1.Automatic Screen RefreshWhen you make changes to your hard drive and use Explorer, the changes are not usually displayed until you press the F5
keyTo make the updates automatic:
1.Start
Regedit2.Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / System /
CurrentControlSet / Control /
UpdateMode3.Edit the
DWORD value to be between 1 and 7
2.Changing the Title on Windows Media PlayerYou can change the title bar for the Windows Media Player
1.Start
Regedit2.Go to
HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \
WindowsMediaPlayer3.Create a string value of
TitleBar4.Give it a value of whatever you want to appear in the title bar
3.Control Panel RestrictionsThere are many general restrictions you can make to the Control Panel
1.Start
Regedit2.Go to
HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows /
CurrentVersion / Policies
3.Create a new keys under Policies called System
4.You can then add
DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys
5.To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0
NoDispCPL - Disable Display Control Panel
NoDispBackgroundPage - Hide Background Page
NoDispScrSavPage - Hide Screen Saver Page
NoDispAppearancePage - Hide Appearance Page
NoDispSettingsPage - Hide Settings Page
NoSecCPL - Disable Password Control Panel
NoPwdPage - Hide Password Change Page
NoAdminPage - Hide Remote Administration Page
NoProfilePage - Hide User Profiles Page
NoDevMgrPage - Hide Device Manager Page
NoConfigPage - Hide Hardware Profiles Page
NoFileSysPage - Hide File System Button
NoVirtMemPage - Hide Virtual Memory Button
4.Disabling My ComputerIn areas where you are trying to restrict what users can do on the computer, it might be beneficial to disable the ability to click on My Computer and have access to the drives, control panel etc.To disable this:
1.Start
Regedit2.Search for 20D04FE0-3
AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D
3.This should bring you to the
HKey_Classes_Root \
CLSID section
4.Delete the entire section.
Now when you click on My Computer, nothing will happen.You might want to export this section to a registry file before deleting it just in case you want to enable it again..
See the section on Installation to see how to do this automatically during an install.
5.Disabling the F3 Search KeyIf you want to disable the ability to use the F3 key from either the Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer
1.Start
Regedit2.Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions
3.Create a
Dword value called
NoFindFiles4.Give it a value of 1
5.Reboot
6.Disabling the Right-Click on the Start ButtonNormally, when you right button click on the Start button, it allows you to open your programs folder, the Explorer and run Find.In situations where you don't want to allow users to be able to do this in order to secure your computer.
1.Start
Regedit2.Search for Desktop
3.This should bring you to
HKey_Classes_Root \ Directory
4.Expand this section
5.Under Shell is Find
6.Delete Find
7.Move down a little in the Registry to Folder
8.Expand this section and remove Explore and Open
Now when you right click on the Start button, nothing should happen.You can delete only those items that you need.Note: - On Microsoft keyboards, this also disables the Window-E (for Explorer) and Window-F (for Find) keys.See the section on Installation to see how to do this automatically during an install.
7.Eliminating the Right Click on the TaskbarTo eliminate the right click on the
taskbar:
Start
Regedit1.Start
Regedit2.Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
3.Add a
DWORD and give it a name of
NoTrayContextMenu4.Give it a value of 1
5.Reboot
8.Hiding All Icons from the Desktop1.Start
Regedit2.Go to
HKey_Current_User \ Software\ Microsoft \Windows \ Current Version \ Policies \ Explorer
3.Right click on the right panel and add a New /
DWORD4.Name it
NoDesktop5.Give it a value of 1
6.
Logoff or Reboot the computer
Now all icons are hidden on the desktop
9.Setting the Recycle Bin to Always DeleteYou can set the recycle bin to always delete items (like holding down the shift key when dragging files to the recycle bin)
1.Start
Regedit2.Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Explorer \
BitBucket3.Set the key
NukeOnDelete to 1
10.To speed up the Start Menu1.Start the
REGEDIT program
2.Search for the word desktop
3.This should be in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /
CLSID / {00021400...
4.Right Click on the right panel
5.Pick NEW / String Value.
6.Name it
MenuShowDelay, all one word.
7.Select a value from 1-10, 1 being the fastest.
8.Exit
REGEDIT9.Restart Windows