[jazzyb88]

Has anyone got a list of common regtweaks and their functions for use in a vista unattended file?

I have read FireGeier's guide and managed to take some from there and other posts on the forum, but surely, there must be plenty more?

[maxXPsoft]

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This post has been edited by maxXPsoft: 13 December 2009 - 06:33 AM

[Jadestar]

Here is my reg file that i use.

 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\NewNetworkWindowOff]

;Turns off the prompt to select home, work or private when a new network is found

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FD6905CE-952F-41F1-9A6F-135D9C6622CC}

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AutoUpdateDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"UacDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"InternetSettingsDisableNotify"=dword:00000001

;disables security center notices

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

;deletes everything in startup

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

;puts the startup key back in so it doesnt explode (untested without)

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

; Disable Automatic Hiding of Inactive Tray Icons

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000
"IntelliMenus"=dword:00000000
"TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:00000000

;Don't Group Similar Taskbar Buttons, use personalized menu (disable), lock task bar

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaveActive"="0"
"SCRNSAVE.EXE"=-

;disables screensaver for currnt user

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3]
"1601"=dword:00000000 

;Disable Internet Explorer "Send information to the Internet" prompt

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"PrivDiscUiShown"=dword:00000001 

;Disable Internet Explorer Cookie "Privacy Icon" prompt 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InformationBar]
"FirstTime"=dword:00000000 

;Disable Internet Explorer Information Bar Prompt

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms]
"AskUser"=dword:00000000 

;Disable Internet Explorer Auto-Complete prompt

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cisvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;Benefit: Disables Indexing Service which when enabled can speed up local searching, but slow down
;many other aspects 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
"RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001

;Turns off RunOnce for Internet Explorer 7

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter]
"Enabled"=dword:00000000

;Turns off Phishing filter for IE7


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF] "Disable Thread Input Manager"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF\MSUTB] "ShowDeskBand"=dword:00000000

;Turns off Advanced Text Services (language bar)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
"PagingFiles"=hex(7):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,70,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,66,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,20,00,32,00,30,00,34,00,38,00,20,00,32,00,\
  30,00,34,00,38,00,00,00,00,00

;Sets page file to C:\pagefile.sys with a minimum and maximum size of 2048mb

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress Old Files]

;Removes the compress old files option from disk cleanup

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000
"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000
"{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:00000000
"{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}"=dword:00000000
"{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"=dword:00000000

;Places icons on the desktop

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://www.google.ca/"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\InCDsrv]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;Turns off Incd Service


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections] 
"DefaultConnectionSettings"=hex:3c,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0e,00,00,\ 
00,31,32,37,2e,30,2e,30,2e,31,3a,38,30,38,30,09,00,00,00,6c,6f,63,61,6c,68,\ 
6f,73,74,0b,00,00,00,31,31,31,2e,31,31,2e,31,31,31,31,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 
00,30,fd,35,de,8d,27,c6,01,03,00,00,00,c0,a8,01,73,c0,a8,b8,01,c0,a8,85,01,\ 
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

;turns off auto-detect settings in proxy settings in internet explorer

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}\1.1\0\win32]
@=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,69,00,65,00,\
  66,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,65,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"IE8RunOnceLastShown"=dword:00000001
"IE8RunOnceLastShown_TIMESTAMP"=hex:d0,0e,71,6a,ce,b5,c9,01
"IE8RunOncePerInstallCompleted"=dword:00000001
"IE8RunOnceCompletionTime"=hex:40,c3,35,84,ce,b5,c9,01
"IE8TourShown"=dword:00000001
"IE8TourShownTime"=hex:60,65,08,61,37,b7,c9,01 

;Turns off IE8 splash screen

[Jadestar]

On that above tweak, you may want to remove the deleting the run key...i use this script to clean out startup files when installing, so if you were using this on a pc that isnt a fresh install..that may cause some complications.

It also has some stuff directly related to my installs, like disabling incd service (which is bundled with nero essentials).

[zeusabj]

Thanks for sharing this. Always love to know what items other SysAdmins are setting as default in their Windows installs. I incorporated a few of your tweaks into my own post-install script.

[mobious99]

here's my set for windows 2008

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;begin tweaks section
;adds command prompt here to explorer bar

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command]
@="Command Prompt Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command\Command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1"

;disable tcp chimney
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"EnableTCPChimney"=dword:00000000
"EnableTCPA"=dword:00000000
"EnableRSS"=dword:00000000

;enable crash dump with all of the preferred settings

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]
"AutoReboot"=dword:00000001
"CrashDumpEnabled"=dword:00000002
"Overwrite"=dword:00000001
"LogEvent"=dword:00000001
"DumpFile"=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,00,4d,00,45,00,4d,00,4f,00,52,00,59,00,2e,00,44,00,4d,00,50,\
00,00,00
"MinidumpDir"=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,00,4d,00,69,00,6e,00,69,00,64,00,75,00,6d,00,70,00,00,00

;disable shutdown event tracker

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability]
"ShutdownReasonOn"=dword:00000000

;change all start bar settings

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

;check the classic start bar

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,38,88,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
01,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,30,00,00,00

; to lock the taskbar
;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
;"TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:00000001

;general settings that are added to the start menu
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"StartMenuAdminTools"="YES"
"SuperHidden"=dword:00000001
"StartMenuFavorites"=dword:00000001
"StartMenuLogoff"=dword:00000001
"StartMenuRun"=dword:00000001
"StartMenuChange"=dword:00000001
"CascadeControlPanel"="NO"
"CascadeMyDocuments"="NO"
"CascadeNetworkConnections"="NO"
"CascadeMyPictures"="NO"
"CascadePrinters"="NO"
"StartMenuScrollPrograms"="NO"
"IntelliMenus"=dword:00000000
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000

;small icons on classic start menu
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects2]
"Settings"=hex:28,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,06,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,3c,00,00,00,1e,\
00,00,00,fe,ff,ff,ff,e4,02,00,00,02,04,00,00,02,03,00,00

REm Begin windows explorer changes

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

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden"=dword:00000001
"HideFileExt"=dword:00000000
"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000
"AlwaysShowMenus"=dword:00000001
"FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000001
"FriendlyTree"=dword:00000001
"ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000001
"ClassicViewState"=dword:00000000
"PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000000
"ShowPreviewHandlers"=dword:00000000
"SharingWizardOn"=dword:00000000
"TypeAhead"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,0b,01,00,00,60,00,00,00
"FullPath"=dword:00000001

;disables uac
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableLUA"=dword:00000000

;Internet Explorer Settings

;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2)
;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
;"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a
;"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a
;[HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
;"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000020
;"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000020

;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2)
;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
;"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a
;"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a
;[HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
;"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000020
;"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000020

;disable internet explorer start page
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Default_Page_URL"="about:blank"
"Start Page"="about:blank"

;check off the option for empty temporary internet files on exit
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache]
"Persistent"=dword:00000000

;set the visual effects the way that optimize for best performance
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]
"VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"FontSmoothing"="2"
"FontSmoothing"="0"

;enable remote desktop
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Terminal Server]
"fDenyTSConnections"=dword:00000000

;enable tsadvertise
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server]
"TSAdvertise"=dword:00000001

;event logs settings all to 80 meg instead of 20 meg
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application]
"MaxSize"=dword:05000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Security]
"MaxSize"=dword:05000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System]
"MaxSize"=dword:05000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\HardwareEvents]
"MaxSize"=dword:05000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Key Management Service]
"MaxSize"=dword:05000000

;add the status bar
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"StatusBarOther"=dword:00000001

;add the i.e.7 menu bar to the top
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"AlwaysShowMenus"=dword:00000001
"Start Page"="about:blank"

;shut off the screen saver
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"SCRNSAVE.EXE"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaveActive"="0"

;now to shut off snmp authentication

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SNMP\Parameters]
"EnableAuthenticationTraps"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMP\Parameters]
"EnableAuthenticationTraps"=dword:00000000