Windows 7 - Registry Tweaks

tobyhutton1234 · 05-14-2011

Can anyone give me a list of user tweaks/restrictions within regedit and their DWORD's within HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer/

Thanks

SIW2 · 05-14-2011

I don't know if there is just one list - what are you trying to achieve?

tobyhutton1234 · 05-14-2011

I have written a logon script writtten in vb and just need a list and any ideas of settings to apply

yowanvista · 05-14-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by tobyhutton1234

Can anyone give me a list of user tweaks/restrictions within regedit and their DWORD's within HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer/

Thanks

Here is a list
10 ways to tweak Windows 7 using the Local Group Policy Editor | TechRepublic

MacGyvr · 05-14-2011

DO NOT apply ANY registry tweaks in Windows 7. Windows 7 is already sharply optimized and simply does not need "tweaking." You're just asking for trouble.

Taliseian · 05-14-2011

MacGyvr, I think he's trying to write a logon script that will specify limitations for user accounts when they log in.

I've heard of stuff like this done in *inx systems used to completely dictate the limitations of accounts.

In some ways, this is far superior to group policy editing since you can make the changes as needed, push the update to the server, and force a logout/login with the new policies in place.

T

fimble · 05-14-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by MacGyvr

DO NOT apply ANY registry tweaks in Windows 7. Windows 7 is already sharply optimized and simply does not need "tweaking." You're just asking for trouble.

A list of names of my reg tweaks when doing a fresh install. This tweaks 7 for me, none of them are dangerous, one click of a bat file and they are all automagically installed. Depends what you are looking to do.

Code:

ARTE FARTE -M$ Paint -Snip.reg

CASCADED MAIL.reg

DESKTOP RESTORE MoveTo COMMON FILES.reg

ELEVATED CMD TO DRIVE -ADD.reg

ELEVATED CMD TO FOLDER -ADD.reg

ELEVATED CMD TO PUTER -ADD.reg

MANAGE -PC -REMOVE.reg

NO DRIVES IN SEND TO MENU.reg

NOTEPAD -USE.reg

PIN TO START ENABLE.reg

REGISTRY EDITOR -ADD.reg

REMOVE REMOTE COMPUTER.reg

RESTART EXPLORER IN CONTEXT.reg

RESTORE PREVIOUS VERSIONS -REMOVE.reg

SHUT DOWN TIMEOUT 2,50 SECS.reg

TAKE OWNERSHIP IN CONTEXT.reg

WINDOWS UPDATE - ADD TO PC.reg

AERO SNAP -OFF.reg

BRIEFCASE -REMOVE.reg

COMMON DIALOG (SAVE IN).reg

Context Icons Merged.reg

COPYTO~MOVETO ~ CONTEXT.reg

DISABLE 8.3 NAME CREATION.reg

DISABLE AUTO BSOD REBOOT.reg

DRIVE LETTERS FIRST.reg

FLIP 3D TO CONTEXT -ADD.reg

HIBERNATE OFF.reg

LOGON WELCOME BCKGRD CHANGE.reg

PREVIOUS VERSIONS TAB - REMOVE.reg

SHORTCUT ARROW - REMOVE.reg

SHUT DOWN TIMEOUT 2,5 SECS.reg

WINDOWS UPDATE NO AUTO REBOOT.reg

NUMLOCK ON.reg

LIBRARY IN CONTEXT - REMOVE.REG

CCLEAN ICON IN BIN.REG

CD DVD BURNING  -HIDE.REG

CMD WINDOW COLOUR.reg

Copy File Name - Add.reg

Copy Path Name - Add.reg

DELETE - ADD.REG

DISK CLEANUP 2 My PC -ADD.reg

Drive Icons.reg

EXPLORER ADD TO LIBRARY -HIDE.REG

FOLDER VIEW AUTO ARRANGE - DISABLE.REG

I.E.8 Title Change.reg

I.E.8 Toolbar on Top.reg

I.E.8 WELCOME PAGE -OFF.REG

LIBRARIES - DISABLE.REG

REM LIBRARY PANE - HIDE.REG

Prevent Cursor Change by Theme.REG

Prevent Desktop Icons Change by Theme.reg

Run CCleaner Icon.reg

SHELLNEW CLEAN UP.REG

TOOLTIP HOVER - 0.3s.reg

WINDOWS SEARCH FOR SOLUTION - OFF.REG

WINDOWS UPDATE - ADD TO PC.reg

WMP Auto Update Off.reg

hjonesMCT · 05-14-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by fimble

Quote: Originally Posted by MacGyvr

DO NOT apply ANY registry tweaks in Windows 7. Windows 7 is already sharply optimized and simply does not need "tweaking." You're just asking for trouble.

A list of names of my reg tweaks when doing a fresh install. This tweaks 7 for me, none of them are dangerous, one click of a bat file and they are all automagically installed. Depends what you are looking to do.

Code:

ARTE FARTE -M$ Paint -Snip.reg

CASCADED MAIL.reg

DESKTOP RESTORE MoveTo COMMON FILES.reg

ELEVATED CMD TO DRIVE -ADD.reg

ELEVATED CMD TO FOLDER -ADD.reg

ELEVATED CMD TO PUTER -ADD.reg

MANAGE -PC -REMOVE.reg

NO DRIVES IN SEND TO MENU.reg

NOTEPAD -USE.reg

PIN TO START ENABLE.reg

REGISTRY EDITOR -ADD.reg

REMOVE REMOTE COMPUTER.reg

RESTART EXPLORER IN CONTEXT.reg

RESTORE PREVIOUS VERSIONS -REMOVE.reg

SHUT DOWN TIMEOUT 2,50 SECS.reg

TAKE OWNERSHIP IN CONTEXT.reg

WINDOWS UPDATE - ADD TO PC.reg

AERO SNAP -OFF.reg

BRIEFCASE -REMOVE.reg

COMMON DIALOG (SAVE IN).reg

Context Icons Merged.reg

COPYTO~MOVETO ~ CONTEXT.reg

DISABLE 8.3 NAME CREATION.reg

DISABLE AUTO BSOD REBOOT.reg

DRIVE LETTERS FIRST.reg

FLIP 3D TO CONTEXT -ADD.reg

HIBERNATE OFF.reg

LOGON WELCOME BCKGRD CHANGE.reg

PREVIOUS VERSIONS TAB - REMOVE.reg

SHORTCUT ARROW - REMOVE.reg

SHUT DOWN TIMEOUT 2,5 SECS.reg

WINDOWS UPDATE NO AUTO REBOOT.reg

NUMLOCK ON.reg

LIBRARY IN CONTEXT - REMOVE.REG

CCLEAN ICON IN BIN.REG

CD DVD BURNING  -HIDE.REG

CMD WINDOW COLOUR.reg

Copy File Name - Add.reg

Copy Path Name - Add.reg

DELETE - ADD.REG

DISK CLEANUP 2 My PC -ADD.reg

Drive Icons.reg

EXPLORER ADD TO LIBRARY -HIDE.REG

FOLDER VIEW AUTO ARRANGE - DISABLE.REG

I.E.8 Title Change.reg

I.E.8 Toolbar on Top.reg

I.E.8 WELCOME PAGE -OFF.REG

LIBRARIES - DISABLE.REG

REM LIBRARY PANE - HIDE.REG

Prevent Cursor Change by Theme.REG

Prevent Desktop Icons Change by Theme.reg

Run CCleaner Icon.reg

SHELLNEW CLEAN UP.REG

TOOLTIP HOVER - 0.3s.reg

WINDOWS SEARCH FOR SOLUTION - OFF.REG

WINDOWS UPDATE - ADD TO PC.reg

WMP Auto Update Off.reg

Hey fimble,

As a GPO nut, this is new to me. Can you post more info on how you write these tweaks, or PM? Thanks!

Heather

Sent from my Evo 4G. Please to excuse my engrish typing

SIW2 · 05-14-2011

Hi Heather,

You just need to know the registry entry - put it into a .reg file and merge it - either individually, or via a .bat or .cmd file with the line regedit /s refilename.reg

Or you can do it this way directly via .cmd

short extract here - adds 7-zip cont men to winpe

Code:

reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression" /f /v "Level" /t REG_DWORD /d 5
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression" /f /v "Archiver" /t REG_SZ /d "7z"
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression" /f /v "ShowPassword" /t REG_DWORD /d 0
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression" /f /v "EncryptHeaders" /t REG_DWORD /d 0
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression\Options\7z" /f /v "Method" /t REG_SZ /d "LZMA"
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression\Options\7z" /f /v "Level" /t REG_DWORD /d 9
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression\Options\7z" /f /v "Dictionary" /t REG_DWORD /d 16777216
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression\Options\7z" /f /v "Order" /t REG_DWORD /d 64
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression\Options\7z" /f /v "BlockSize" /t REG_DWORD /d 32
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Compression\Options\7z" /f /v "NumThreads" /t REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Options" /f /v "CascadedMenu" /t REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Options" /f /v "ContextMenu" /t REG_DWORD /d 16151
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Options" /f /v "WorkDirType" /t REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Options" /f /v "WorkDirPath" /t REG_SZ /d ""
reg add "HKCU\Software\7-ZIP\Options" /f /v "TempRemovableOnly" /t REG_DWORD /d 0
reg add "HKU\.DEFAULT\SessionInformation" /f /v "ProgramCount" /t REG_DWORD /d 4
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-ZIP" /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}" /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "7-Zip Shell Extension"
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}\InprocServer32" /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "x:\windows\system32\7-zip.dll"
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}\InprocServer32" /f /v "ThreadingModel" /t REG_SZ /d "Apartment"
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\7-ZIP" /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"

etc...

Any specific ones you are looking for?

fimble · 05-14-2011

My method is using a .bat file. This changes default settings. Example below:

Code:

Regedit /s "C:\Path to\ the folder\With\ELEVATED CMD TO DRIVE -ADD.reg

Regedit /s "C:\Path to\ the folder\With\ELEVATED CMD TO FOLDER -ADD.reg"

Regedit /s "C:\Path to\ the folder\With\ELEVATED CMD TO PUTER -ADD.reg"

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