. If you are not familiar with Microsoft Windows Registry, please do not change your registry entries.Please backup your registry for future restores.
To run Registry Editor:
Click Start menu > click run > type "regedit" in Run dialog box and press Ok to run Registry Editor.
Each main branch (denoted by a folder icon in the Registry Editor, see left) is called a Hive, and Hives contains Keys. Each key can contain other keys (sometimes referred to as sub-keys), as well as Values. The values contain the actual information stored in the Registry. There are three types of values; String, Binary, and DWORD - the use of these depends upon the context.
There are six main branches, each containing a specific portion of the information stored in the Registry. They are as follows:
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER - This branch links to the section of HKEY_USERS appropriate for the user currently logged onto the PC and contains information such as logon names, desktop settings, and Start menu settings.
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - This branch contains computer specific information about the type of hardware, software, and other preferences on a given PC, this information is used for all users who log onto this computer.
• HKEY_USERS - This branch contains individual preferences for each user of the computer, each user is represented by a SID sub-key located under the main branch.
• HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG - This branch links to the section of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE appropriate for the current hardware configuration.
• REG_DWORD - This type represents the data by a four byte number and is commonly used for boolean values, such as "0" is disabled and "1" is enabled. Additionally many parameters for device driver and services are this type, and can be displayed in REGEDT32 in binary, hexadecimal and decimal format, or in REGEDIT in hexadecimal and decimal format.
• REG_EXPAND_SZ - This type is an expandable data string that is string containing a variable to be replaced when called by an application. For example, for the following value, the string "%SystemRoot%" will replaced by the actual location of the directory containing the Windows NT system files. (This type is only available using an advanced registry editor such as REGEDT32)
• REG_MULTI_SZ - This type is a multiple string used to represent values that contain lists or multiple values, each entry is separated by a NULL character. (This type is only available using an advanced registry editor such as REGEDT32)
• REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN - A 32-bit number in little-endian format.
• REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN - A 32-bit number in big-endian format.
• REG_LINK - A Unicode symbolic link. Used internally; applications should not use this type.
• REG_NONE - No defined value type.
• REG_QWORD - A 64-bit number.
• REG_QWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN - A 64-bit number in little-endian format.
Like Windows explorer, to expand a certain branch (see the structure of the registry section), click on the plus sign [+] to the left of any folder, or just double-click on the folder. To display the contents of a key (folder), just click the desired key, and look at the values listed on the right side. You can add a new key or value by selecting New from the Edit menu, or by right-clicking your mouse. And you can rename any value and almost any key with the same method used to rename files; right-click on an object and click rename, or click on it twice (slowly), or just press F2 on the keyboard. Lastly, you can delete a key or value by clicking on it, and pressing Delete on the keyboard, or by right-clicking on it, and choosing Delete.
Note: it is always a good idea to backup your registry before making any changes to it. It can be intimidating to a new user, and there is always the possibility of changing or deleting a critical setting causing you to have to reinstall the whole operating system. It's much better to be safe than sorry!
Using Safe Mode
The easiest way to fix a damaged registry is to boot Windows into Safe Mode and run REGEDIT to make the corrections. Many times this technique will work even when registry problems prevent Windows from booting in Normal Mode, because Safe Mode uses a minimal set of drivers and registry instructions. Of course, for this technique to truly work, you must know where you made the initial mistake in the registry and what needs to be changed to make the correction.
Using the Import Feature
As you may know, the Registry Editor has the ability to import and export the registry to and from a text file. You can do this by using the Import Registry File and Export Registry File commands on the Registry Editor's Registry menu. If you plan on making modifications to your registry, you can export the registry to a text file. If something were to go wrong, you could later import your original registry back in.
2- Go to following address:
HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Win
3- Create a New DWORD value, name it as DisableTaskMgr, and give it value of 1.
HKEY-CURRENT-USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System
in the right panel create a DWORD with value of 1 and enter following entries as name
for each Tap you want to disable:
to disable ScreenSaver type: NoDispScrSavPage
to disable Desktop type: NoDispBackgroundPage
to disable Themes type: NoThemesTab
to disable Setting type: NoDispSettingsPage
HKEY-CURRENT-USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ActiveDesktop
In the right panel create a DWORD, type " NoChangingWallpaper" as name and "1" as value of DWORD.[hr=noshade] [/hr]
HKEY-LOCAL-MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ App Paths
Create a Key and name it as same as your program, like Myprog.exe and in value field,
type your program address, for example: C:\Program Files\Myprog\Myprog.exe
Now, create a String Value, and type your program location as address, for example:
C:\Program Files\MyProg
2- Go to following address:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Wi
3- Delete following key :
{a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee59031}
1- Click start menu > click Run to open Run dialog box. Type regedit to run Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to following address:
Explorer\Toolbar HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Int
3- Create a new String Value, name it BackBitmapShell and type your favorite picture address as value.
4- Note that file extension must be GIF or BMP.
2- Go to the following address:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
3- Create a new String value, name it as "FontSmoothing", and give it value of "2".
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer.
2- Go to the following address:
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[HKEY_USERS\_DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\
3- Create a new binary value, name it as " NoDesktop", and give it value of "01".
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer
2- Go to the following address:
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HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
3- Create a new String value, name it as " Wallpaper", type your desire *.BMP image file, in value field.
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer
Note : image format must be BMP
1- Open Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to the following address:
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Win
3- Create a new DWORD, name it as " ShowSuperHidden", and give it value of "1".
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer.
Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wi
Local the program in question in the left pane. In the right pane, right click
DisplayName and select rename: Add Quiet so it will read:
QuietDisplayName. No reboot or refresh needed. Open Add or Remove - the listing is
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wi
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\W
Create a new DWORD value for each restriction required according to the table below.
Set the value to equal "1" to enable the restriction or "0" to disable it.
• NoAddRemovePrograms - Disable Add/Remove Programs
• NoRemovePage - Disable Change and Remove Programs
• NoAddPage - Disable Add Programs
• NoWindowsSetupPage - Disable Windows Components Wizard
• NoAddFromCDorFloppy - Hide "Add a program from CD-ROM or disk" option
• NoAddFromInternet - Hide "Add programs from Microsoft" option
• NoAddFromNetwork - Hide "Add programs from your network" option
• NoServices - Go directly to Windows Components Wizard
• NoSupportInfo - Disable Support Information
You may need to restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics.
In the right pane, select New/String. Name it MinAnimate.
Set Value to 0. Exit/Reboot.
This setting allows you to specify applications and filenames that users are restricted from running.
Open your registry and find the key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wi
Create a new DWORD value and name it "DisallowRun" set the value to "1" to enable application restrictions or "0" to allow all applications to run.
Then create a new sub-key called
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wi
and define the applications the are to be restricted. Creating a new string value for each application, named as consecutive numbers, and setting the value to the filename to be restricted (e.g. "regedit.exe").
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: AutoEndTasks, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled). Modify the value of 'AutoEndTasks' to equal '1' to automatically end tasks or '0' to prompt for action.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\
Value Name: SystemBiosDate, SystemBiosVersion, VideoBiosDate
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