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Windows 7 registry tweaks.

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Posted 17 February 2009 - 07:06 AM

I suggest making a sticky of Windows 7 registry tweaks.

Here are some to start off.

; Add "Copy To" to options in files and folders context menu.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

; Add "Move To" to options in files and folders context menu.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

; Sets Windows to automatically end task of programs which are either hanged or taking longer time than expected to exit.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"
"LowLevelHooksTimeout"="1000"
; Decreases menu show delay time.
"MenuShowDelay"="8"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
; Disables the low disk space check.
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
; Sets Windows to not waste time in searching for a program which no longer exists in your system when you try to open its shortcut.
"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveSearch"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001
; Disables "search on Internet" prompt in "Open with" window so that it directly opens the program list.
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001

; Add "Take Ownership" to options in files and folders context menu.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"


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Posted 17 February 2009 - 07:36 AM

There already is a tips and tweaks thread, do we really need yet another one?
http://www.msfn.org/...howtopic=129792

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Posted 17 February 2009 - 07:44 AM

No. My bad.

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