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Top Rated "Registry Tips" Tips

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1) Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.
Date - Oct 01, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Miscellaneous
Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
2) Changing the Remote Desktop Port
Date - Jun 19, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Changing the listening and connecting port for Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
3) Disable Mapped Drive Reconnect Warning
Date - May 10, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Stop the annoying error message about unavailable mapped network drives or shares.
4) Disable OS/2 and/or Posix subsystems
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Disable - Hide
5) How to run your own application when Windows Starts?
Date - Sep 17, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Customization
This article explains a registry entry which you can use to run your application instead of Windows default Shell (Explorer.exe).
6) Impose Network Connection Restrictions
Date - Jun 06, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Control access to LAN, RAS and other network connection settings.
7) Speed opening folders with large numbers of AVI files
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
8) Search for All File Types
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.9
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
9) XP registry values to tune EFS caching
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
10) Shutdown workstation without logging on
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
11) Restrict Access to the Windows Update Feature
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
12) Simplified EFS
Date - Jul 05, 2006
Rating - 4.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
How to encrypt files easily from Windows Explorer.
13) Setting Default Email Client Per User in XP
Date - Sep 09, 2009
Rating - 4.5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Customization
Individually change each user's default email client.
14) W2K / XP / .NET enable verbose event messages
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
15) Windows NT/2000/XP Cascading Menus
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
16) Installing MSI Packages with Elevated Privileges
Date - Jan 18, 2006
Rating - 4.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
Want to right-click on a .msi file and select Run As? Here's how!
17) Make Outlook minimize to system tray rather than task bar
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
18) Prevent logon screensaver from launching
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
19) Registry Settings for the Start Menu in Windows XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
  • Policy:Disable the new simple Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove pinned programs list from the Start menu
  • Policy:Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove More Programs list from the Start menu
  • Policy:Remove common program groups from Start Menu
  • Policy:Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts
  • Policy:Disable and remove links to Windows Update
  • Policy:Remove user folders from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Prohibit user from changing user folder paths
  • Policy:Remove My Documents folder from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Prohibit user from changing My Documents path
  • Policy:Remove Recent Documents item from Start Menu
  • Policy:Maximum number of recent documents
  • Policy:Clear history of recent documents on exit
  • Policy:Remove Favorites item from Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove My Computer from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove Network Connections from the Start Menu
  • Policy:Remove Network Places from the Star
  • 20) Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Customization
    21) Disable Windows XP's Built In Zip support
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Disable - Hide
    22) Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows XP Home / Pro
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.5
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Disable - Hide
    23) Disable Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.4
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Disable - Hide
    24) Clear system page file at shutdown
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.4
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    25) Automatic Logon
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.4
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Security
    26) Remove My Computer from the Desktop and Start Menu
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.4
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Customization
    27) Get Rid Of Those Balloons!
    Date - Dec 06, 2005
    Rating - 4.4
    Author - Mitch Tulloch
    Section - Command shell
    Balloon tips can be annoying if they keep appearing--here's how to eliminate them.
    28) Registry hack to disable System Restore option from XP start menu and control panel
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.3
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - Miscellaneous
    29) Personalize Internet Explorer's Title
    Date - Apr 20, 2004
    Rating - 4.3
    Author - Wayne Maples
    Section - IE
    30) Disabling the RunAs Command
    Date - Mar 22, 2005
    Rating - 4.3
    Author - Mitch Tulloch
    Section - Security
    To enhance security you can prevent users from using the RunAs command.
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