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IMPORTANT NOTE!:
  • Just like previous posts Registry is a determinant of how the Windows Vista OS, therefore the person who tinkers registry means tinkering with the workings of Windows Vista you.
  • To avoid the trouble, before tinkering with the Registry, it's good to do a backup first.
Hide the My Recent Documents
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Click the Edit menu> New> DWORD Value and name NoRecentDocsMenu. Then double click on DWORD Value, and give the numbers 1 to activate it.

Hiding Menu Find
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Click the Edit menu> New> DWORD Value and name NoFind. Then double click on the DWORD Value and give value 1 to activate it. Restart the computer.

ClearType In Logon Screen
HKEY_USERS \. DEFAULT \ Control Panel \ Desktop
Double click FontSmoothingType and enter the number 2 in the Value Data.

Creating Different Views On Logon Window
HKEY_USERS \. DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ ThemeManager
Double click Metallic ColorName and enter your text in Value Data.

Hiding the Control Panel from the Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced
Find a value named Start_ShowControlPa Channel and double click on the section. Enter the number 0 in Value Data.

Hide menu My Pictures From the Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced
Double click on Start_ShowMyPics and enter the number 0 in the Value Data.

Eliminating Username On the Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Select Edit> New> DWORD Value and name NoUserNameInStartMenu. Double click NoUserNameInStartMenu and insert value 1 in Value Data.

Hide the My Recent Documents
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced
Double click on Start_ShowRecentDoc s and insert value 0 in Value Data.

Disabling Right-click the Desktop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Create a new DWORD Value and give name NoViewContextMenu. Double click on NoViewContextMenu and insert value 1 in Value Data.

Hiding the System Properties Control Panel
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ do not load
Make a new String Value and give name sysdm.cpl. Double click Yes sysdm.cpl and insert input in the Value Data.

Disabling Display Properties
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies
On the Policies subkey, create a new key with the way Edit> New> Key and name it System. Then in the System subkey, create a new DWORD Value and give name NoDispCPL. Double click NoDispCPL and insert value 1 in Value Data.

Hiding Drive
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Select Edit> New> DWORD Value and name NoDrives. Double-click the drive NoDrives and determine which one to be eliminated in the Value Data. For example: if you want to remove drive E:, enter the number 16 in the Value Data. Combination of numbers in the Value Data is as follows:
A:> 1
B:> 2
C:> 4
D:> 8
E:> 16
F:> 32
G:> 64
H:> 128
I:> 256
A:> 512
K:> 1024
L:> 2048
M:> 4096
All:> 67108863

Cleaning the Registry Trash
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Application
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE
Select one subkey that is the name of the software you want to delete, then press the Del key.

Trash Clean Uninstall
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall
Delete the subkey that has the same name as the package is uninstalled.

Disabling Autorun Function
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Double-click NoDriveTypeAutoRun, and insert number 95 in the Value Data.

Full Screen Mode in Internet Explorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Main
Double-click fullscreen and entering the text Yes in Value Data.

Hiding Help And Support
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Create a new DWORD Value-Menu Edit> New> DWORD Value, and name NoSMHelp. Then double click on NoSMHelp and content with value 1 in Value Data. Restart the computer.

Unload. Etc. To Accelerate Access Memory
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer
Select Edit menu> New> Key and name the AlwaysUnloadDLL. In the Default Value option enter the number 1.

Hide the Device Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies
Select Edit menu> New> Key and name it System. In the System subkey create a new DWORD Value and give name NoDevMgrPage. Double click NoDevMgrPage and insert value 1 in Value Data.
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