Use the registry for comprehensive maintenance and management of the system

In Windows 3. x, the system logs on to the hardware and initializes various software information through the INI file, and establishes a compliant working environment. In the Windows 9x era, Microsoft adopted the Registry to manage hardware and software configurations in a unified manner, which greatly improved the system stability and security. At the same time, it also made it easier for us to maintain and manage the system. In general, the Registry is actually a huge database, which contains all the configuration information, initialization information and other important data of the application, system software and hardware. Below I will list some common Registry techniques, I hope this will be helpful for your daily use.

Main Menu tips

When the "Start" menu is used to display too many menus in a program on multiple pages, a page is usually unavailable. In this case, the following functions are used to display menus on multiple pages, in the window on the right under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ explorer \ Advanced, create the string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms" and set it to "false ". To cancel this function, you only need to delete the string.

Do Not Display Windows upgrade menu in HKEY_USERS \. under DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer, create a new binary value "NoWindowsupdate" in the window on the right and set the value to "1 ".

You cannot change the Start menu in HKEY_USERS \. under DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer, create a New DWORD Value "NoChangeStartMenu" in the window on the right and set the value to "1 ".

Adjust the double-click sensitivity area and modify the values of "DoubleClickHeight" and "DoubleClickWidth" in the right window of HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop to change the area size.

Change the display speed of the menu. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop creates a new string value in the window on the right: "MenuShowDelay". The value range is 0-999. 0 indicates the fastest display speed.

Whether the animation process HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop is displayed when the window is opened, zoomed out, or closed. Create a New String Value in the window on the right: "MinAnimate ", "0" indicates that the process is not displayed, and "1" indicates that the process is displayed.

Disable the "Disable System" menu in HKEY_USERS \. in the window on the right under DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer, create a New DWORD Value "NoClose" and set the value to "1 ".

Disable HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop to modify "SmoothScroll" in the window on the right, and set the value to "0". If the value is allowed, set it to "1 ".

Disable "Search" menu HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer to create a New DWORD Value "NoFind" in the window on the right and set the value to "1 ".

Disable "document" menu HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer, create a New DWORD Value "NoRecentDocsMenu" in the window on the right, and set the value to "1 ".

Disable "run" menu HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer to create a New DWORD Value "NoRun" in the window on the right and set the value to "1 ".

Create a menu such as "Control Panel" in the Start Menu

The following table lists the corresponding names.

Printer. {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

Control Panel. {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

My computer. {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Recycle Bin. {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Remove "Logon" from the "Start" menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windwos \ CurrnetVersion \ Ploicies \ Explorer create a binary value in the right window: "NoLogOff" and set its value to "01 00 00 00 ".

Do not keep history records for "document" in "start"

HKEY_USERS \. DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer create a DWORD Value in the right window: "NoRecentDocsHistory" and set its value to "1 ".

Sub-menu skills

Disable the "connection" menu in IE "Internet Options"

In the window on the right of HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Control Panel, create a DWORD Value: "SecurityTab" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable the "Security" menu in IE "Internet Options"

In the window on the right of HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Control Panel, create a New DWORD Value: "SecurityTab" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable the "appearance" tab in "display" settings of the Control Panel

In the window on the right of HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System, create a DWORD Value: "NoDispAppearancePage" and set it to "1 ".

Disable "display" settings on the control panel

In the window on the right of HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System, create a DWORD Value: "NoDispCPL" and set it to "1 ".

Disable the "Screen Saver" option in "Display Properties ".

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NoDispScrSavPage" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable "effect" in "display attribute". For web, set "Three menus

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NoDispSettingsPage" and set its value to "1 ".

Do not modify the "Start" menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Alibaba e Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NoChangeStartMenu" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable the "File System" menu in "System Properties"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NoFileSysPage" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable the "virtual memory" menu in "System Properties"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "notesmempage" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable the "Device Manager" menu in "System Properties"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NoDevMgrPage" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable the "hardware configuration file" menu in "System Properties"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NoConfigPage" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable printer adding

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NoAddPrinter" and set its value to "1 ".

Disable printer Deletion

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer Create a New DWORD Value in the window on the right: "NodeletePrinter" and set its value to "1 ".

Change the list content in "Security/uninstall" of "Add/delete programs" in "Control Panel"

There are many primary keys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall. to delete a entry in the "Security/Uninstall" list, you only need to delete the corresponding primary key.

Disable "network" attribute display in "Control Panel"

Create a New DWORD Value "NoNetSetup" in the window on the right of HKEY_USERS \. DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer and set its value to "1 ".

Do not display the "ID" attribute in "network"

Create a New DWORD Value "NoNetSetupIDPage" in the window on the right under HKEY_USERS \. DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Network and set its value to "1 ".

Disable "entire network" attribute display in "network"

Create a New DWORD Value "NoEntireNetwork" in the window on the right under HKEY_USERS \. DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Network and set its value to "1 ".

Mouse menu

Add the "Clear disk fragments" option to the right-click menu of the drive.

Create a primary key "Defrag" under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ CLASSES \ Drive \ shell, and change the "default" value in the right window to "Clear disk fragments ", create a primary key "command" under the primary key "NewWindow", click "command", and change the "default" value to "C: \ WINDOWS \ defrag.exe % 1 ". (Note: C: \ WINDOWS is the operating system directory)

Reduce the length of the "new" menu in the right-click menu

When we have used the system for a period of time and installed many programs, the length of the "new" menu in the right-click menu is often increased, to reduce the burden on the "new" menu, we can modify the Registry. If we want to delete some directories in the right-click menu, we need to know what type of files are created for this project to be deleted, such as "WinZip File". The extension name of the new File is. Zip. To delete "WinZip File" from the "new" menu ", we can run the Registry Editor and find ". zip ", find the. zip primary key, and we find that there is a primary key named" ShellNew "under it. After deleting this key, you can delete" WinZip File "from the" new "menu"

Add the "open in New window" command to the right-click menu

We often choose to open a folder in the same window in "Folder Options". However, when Browsing folders, we sometimes want to compare the differences between the two folders, or open multiple windows to browse the folder content. You can use the following method. In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ CLASSES \ Directory \ shell, create a primary key "NewWindow" and change the "default" value to "open in New window" in the right window ", create a primary key "command" under the primary key "NewWindow", click "command", and change the "default" value to "assumer.exe" in the right window.