Registry (Security and Privacy Information)

Title:	Clear the URL history entered in Internet Explorer
Operating System:	(All windows)
Note:	The Internet Explorer cache records all URLs entered in the address bar. This setting can only delete a special URL rather than clear the entire history.
Procedure:	Open the Registry Editor and find the following key value: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/typedurls. Then, delete the corresponding URL in the window on the right.
Note:

Default REG_SZ Value not set Url1 REG_SZ Www.163.com [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/typedurls]

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/typedurls

 

Title:	User tracing prohibited
Operating System:	(Windows 2000/XP)
Note:	This setting prevents windows from recording User tracking information, including running applications and accessed files and documents.
Procedure:	Open the Registry Editor and find the following key value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/policies. In the right window, find or right-click the key, create a New DWORD Value named "noinstrumentation" and set it to "1 ".
Note:	When this restriction is enabled, personalized menus and other features that require user tracking information are disabled.

(Default) REG_SZ (The value is not set) Noinstrumentation REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/policies/

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/policies/Explorer
Registry Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/policies/Explorer
Registry Key:	[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/software/Microsoft/Windo

Title:	Clear netmeeting call history
Operating System:	(All windows)
Note:	This setting clears the call history of netmeeting.
Procedure:	Open the Registry Editor and find the following key value: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/conferencing/UI/callmru. Delete the callmru subitem.
Note:	After you exit the Registry Editor, restart the computer.

(Default) REG_SZ (The value is not set)       [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/conferencing/UI/callmru]

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/conferencing/UI/callmru

Title:	Clear the URL playlist recently used by WMP
Operating System:	(All windows)
Note:	After you use WMP to play a video, the file information is saved in the "latest file list" menu, which easily exposes your privacy, you can delete these playback records by modifying the registry.
Procedure:	Open the Registry Editor and find the following key value: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/mediaplayer/player. Then, delete the following recenturllist key.
Note:	After you exit the Registry Editor, You need to restart the computer to make it take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (The value is not set) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/mediaplayer/Player]

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/mediaplayer/player

Title:	Automatically clears cached files when you exit IE.
Operating System:	(All windows)
Note:	Roaming and other browsers have a setting to automatically clear cache files when exiting the program. In fact, we only need to modify the registry and can also implement this function in IE.
Procedure:	Open the Registry Editor and find the following key value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Internet Settings/cache. In the right window, find or right-click the key, create a New DWORD Value named "persistent" and set it to "1 ".
Note:	After you exit the Registry Editor, You need to restart the computer to make it take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (The value is not set) Persistent REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Internet Settings/Cache
Registry Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Internet Settings/Cache
Key Value Name:	Persistent
Data Type:	REG_DWORD

Title:	Disable Windows mediaplayer from saving history
Operating System:	(All windows)
Note:	By default, the Windows mediaplayer automatically saves the user's history of opening a file to facilitate next call, but this can easily leak privacy. To this end, you can modify the Registry to disable the player from storing history records.
Procedure:	Open the Registry Editor and find the following key value: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/mediaplayer/preferences. In the right-side window, find or right-click a new binary value named "addtomru, set the value to "00 ".
Note:	This operation applies to Windows mediaplayer 8.0 and later versions.

(Default) REG_SZ (The value is not set) Addtomru REG_BINARY 00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/mediaplayer/preferences]

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/mediaplayer/preferences
Key Value Name:	Addtomru
Data Type:	REG_BINARY (binary value)
Data content:	00 = disabled, 01 = Enabled

Title:	Restore the default word Configuration
Operating System:	(All windows)
Note:	In the process of using word, sometimes the toolbar, menu is lost or the settings cannot be retained. In this case, we can modify the Registry to solve the problem.
Procedure:	Open Registry Editor, find the following key value: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/office/version/word/data, right-click the data subitem, select edit, and rename it as olddata.
Note:	After exiting the Registry Editor, restart word to take effect.

Settings REG_BINARY A8 00 00 00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/office/[Office version]/word/Data]

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Microsoft/office/[Office version]/word/Data
Key Value Name:	Settings
Data Type:	REG_BINARY (binary value)
Data content:	A8 00 00 00

Title:	Disable the Messenger Service
Operating System:	(Windows NT/2000/XP)
Note:	This setting can disable the Messenger Service to avoid receiving advertisement information.
Procedure:	Open the Registry Editor and find the following key value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/system/CurrentControlSet/services/Messenger. In the right-side window, find or right-click a New DWORD Value named "start, set the value to "4", "2" as automatic, and "3" as enabled.
Note:	After you exit the Registry Editor, restart the computer.

(Default) REG_SZ (The value is not set) Start REG_DWORD 0x00000004 (4) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/system/CurrentControlSet/services/messenger]

Key value settings:
Registry Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/system/CurrentControlSet/services/Messenger
Key Value Name:	Start
Data Type:	REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Data content:	(2 = automatic, 3 = enabled, 4 = disabled)