Registry Hacks

Here are some famous Registry hacks that you can try for

*Read "Introduction to Registry" if you are new for Registry




1.Hide/Show My Documents Folder on Desktop



Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder

Data Type: Attributes

Set: [Default = 0xf0400174 / Hidden = 0xf0500174]

Exit Registry and Reboot








2.Enable/Disable Tool Tip Displays



Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Data Type: REG_DWORD : ShowInfoTip

Value Data: [0 - ShowInfoTip Disabled / 1 - ShowInfoTip Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot





3.Enable/Disable Window Animations



Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Data Type: REG: ShowInfoTip

Value Data: [0 - ShowInfoTip Disabled / 1 - ShowInfoTip Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot








4.Delete Shared Documents Folder




Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders

Locate key {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}

Right click the key and select delete.

Exit Registry and Reboot





5.Enable/Disable Recycle Bin





Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket

Data Type: NukeOnDelete

Set: [0 = Use Recycle Bin / 1 = Permanently Delete]

Exit Registry and Reboot






6.Enable/Disable Low Disk Space Message





Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Data Type: NoLowDiskSpaceChecks

Value Data: [0 = NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Disabled / 1 = NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot








7.CD AutoRun



Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom

Data Type: AutoRun

Set: [0 = AutoRun Disabled / 1 = AutoRun Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot








8.Restore Missing CD or DVD Drive




Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class

Key Name: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Value Data: [Delete All Value Data from UpperFilters and LowerFilters]

Exit Registry and Reboot





9.Increase Internet Download Connections



Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Data Type: MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server

Set: [0000000a]

Data Type: : MaxConnectionsPerServer

Set: [0000000a]

Exit Registry and Reboot







10.Create Legal Notice Logon Dialog Box




Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Data Type: LegalNoticeCaption

Value Data for Legal Notice Caption: [Type the note for the Dialog Box]

Data Type: LegalNoticeText

Value Data for LegalNoticeText: [Type the Data for the Legal Notice]

Exit Registry and Reboot







11.Auto Reboot On System Crash



Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl

Data Type: AutoReboot

Set: [0 = AutoReboot Disabled / 1 = AutoReboot Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot









12.Enable/Disable Automatic Boot Disk Optimization [Defrag]




Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction

Data Type: Enable

Set: [N = Disabled / Y = Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot





13.Automatically Close Applications Not Responding at Shutdown




Registry Key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

Data Type: AutoEndTasks

Value Data: [0 = AutoEndTasks Disabled / 1 = AutoEndTasks Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot







14.Enable/Disable Task Manager



Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Data Type: DisableTaskMgr

Set: [0 = Enabled (Default) / 1 = Disabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot






15.Prevent Programs from Loading at Startup



Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Right click the program you don't want to load at start up and click Delete.

Exit Registry and Reboot







16.Show Hidden Operating System Files



Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Data Type: ShowSuperHidden

Value Data: [0 = ShowSuperHidden Disabled / 1 = ShowSuperHidden Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot







17.Enable/Disable Error Reporting in Windows XP



Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting

Data Type: DoReport

Value Data: [0 = Don’t Send Reports / 1 = Do Send Reports]

Exit Registry and Reboot





18.Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a BSOD





[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]



“AutoReboot”=dword:00000000







19.Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard







[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz]

“NoRun”=dword:00000001







20.Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur







[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]

“DoReport”=dword:00000000







21.Allow renaming of Recycle Bin





[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]

“Attributes”=hex:50,01,00,20

“CallForAttributes”=dword:00000000







22.Disables Windows Tour bubble popup







[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]

“RunCount”=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]

“RunCount”=dword:00000000







23.NoRecentDocsmenu removes the recent documents from the start menu.







[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

“NoRecentDocsMenu”=dword:00000001







24.Disable Anti-virus Notifications









[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]

“AntiVirusDisableNotify”=dword:00000001







25.Disable Firewall Notifications







[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]

“FirewallDisableNotify”=dword:00000001







26.Disable Automatic Updates Notifications







[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]

“UpdatesDisableNotify”=dword:00000001