After a quick assessment of Windows XP, it should become apparent that there are literally hundreds of settings, features, and displays of information, and finding these items in the interface can sometimes be a challenge.
This section provides a comprehensive listing of more than 700 entries, all of which are accessible with components listed in Chapter 3, but sorted alphabetically by their function rather than by their location in the operating system interface. For example, to find out how to turn off the Power Management icon in the Taskbar Notification Area, look under "Taskbar Notification Area, Power Icon." A few settings have been duplicated with different labels to make them easier to find, so you'll also find this setting under "Advanced Power Management, icon in Notification Area (tray)."
In this section, we've used some shorthand to keep the table as concise as possible. Entries that start with an ellipsis ( . . . ) fall under the same category as the preceding non-ellipsis entry.
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Setting |
Location |
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Accessibility, additional settings for web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Accessibility |
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. . . enable/disable warnings & notifications |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → General tab |
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. . . move Magnifier with focus change in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Accessibility → Move system caret with focus/selection changes |
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Address bar, Go button |
See Go button |
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. . . history settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → History section |
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. . . search settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Search from the Address bar |
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. . . show in Explorer |
Explorer → View → Toolbars → Address Bar |
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. . . show on taskbar |
Right-click on empty area of taskbar → Toolbars → Address |
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. . . show the full path of current folder |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display the full path in the address bar |
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Address Book, make the default contact list |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Contact list |
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. . . profile assistant (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Enable Profile Assistant |
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. . . set default profile for AutoComplete |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → My Profile |
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Administrative Tools, show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Display Administrative Tools |
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. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → System Administrative Tools |
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Your computer's BIOS setup | |
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. . . effect on Offline files |
Explorer → Tools → Synchronize → Setup → On Idle tab → Advanced → Prevent synchronization when my computer is running on battery power |
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. . . effect on Scheduled Tasks |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Settings tab → Power Management section |
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. . . enable/disable |
Control Panel → Power Options → APM tab → Enable Advanced Power Management support |
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. . . icon in notification area (tray) |
Control Panel → Power Options → Advanced tab → Always show icon on the taskbar |
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Alt Key, make it "sticky" |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Keyboard tab → Use StickyKeys |
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Animation, enable/disable selectively |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom TweakUI → General |
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. . . fading between web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable page transitions |
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. . . show animated GIFs in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Play animations in web pages |
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. . . smooth scrolling of lists |
TweakUI → Explorer → Enable smooth scrolling |
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. . . smooth scrolling of web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Use smooth scrolling |
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Applications, ending |
Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) → Applications tab |
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. . . ending background processes |
Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) → Processes tab |
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. . . list loaded DLLs |
System Information (winmsd.exe) → Software Environment → Loaded Modules |
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Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → My Profile | |
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. . . enable/disable |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Use inline AutoComplete |
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. . . Profile Assistant (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Enable Profile Assistant |
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. . . settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → AutoComplete |
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Autodial |
See Dialing |
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Autoexec.bat, parse at logon |
TweakUI → Logon |
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Automatic Windows Update settings |
Control Panel → System → Automatic Updates tab |
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Explorer → right-click CD drive icon → Properties → AutoPlay tab TweakUI → My Computer → AutoPlay | |
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Paint (mspaint.exe) → save as .bmp in Windows folder | |
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. . . select and configure |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab |
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Balloon tips (big Tooltips that pop up from taskbar notification area) |
TweakUI → Taskbar → Enable balloon tips |
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Browser, set default |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser |
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Button color |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "3d Objects" |
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Calendar, default application |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Calendar |
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Calling |
See Dialing |
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Cascading Style Sheets |
See Style Sheets |
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CD, autoplay |
See Autoplay |
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CD Burning, folder location |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
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Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security | |
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. . . Internet Explorer settings for secure sites |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → Certificates section |
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. . . warn about invalid certificates in Internet Explorer |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Warn about invalid site certificates |
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Clock, show on the taskbar |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Taskbar tab → Show the clock |
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Code page conversion table |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Advanced tab → Code page conversion tables |
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Color profiles, associate with device |
Right-click on .icm file → Properties → Associate Device tab |
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. . . management |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Color Management tab |
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Colors, change for all display elements |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced |
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. . . encrypted and compressed files |
TweakUI → Explorer → Colors |
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. . . in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Colors |
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. . . increase or decrease number of supported colors (color depth) |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Color Quality |
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. . . show high contrast screen colors |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Display tab → Use High Contrast |
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Combo boxes, enable/disable animation |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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Command keys, customize |
TweakUI → Explorer → Command Keys |
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Command prompt, filename completion |
TweakUI → Command Prompt |
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. . . settings |
Command Prompt window → Control Menu |
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Compressed NTFS files, choose color |
TweakUI → Explorer → Colors |
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. . . differentiate with a different color |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color |
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Contact list, default |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Contact list |
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Control Panel, security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Control Panel |
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. . . categories (show/hide) |
Control Panel → Tools → Options → General tab → Show common tasks in folders → OK → Switch to Classic View or Switch to Category View |
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. . . icons (show/hide) |
TweakUI → Control Panel |
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. . . show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Expand Control Panel |
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. . . show as menu in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Control Panel |
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. . . show in My Computer |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Show Control Panel in My Computer TweakUI → My Computer |
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Control Panel → Internet Options → Privacy tab → Advanced → Override automatic cookie handling | |
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. . . change settings for specific web sites (block, allow, prompt) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Privacy tab → Edit |
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. . . delete all |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Temporary Internet Files section → Delete Cookies |
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Country, choose for dialing preferences |
Control Panel → Phone and Modem Options → Dialing Rules tab → select location → Edit → Country/region |
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. . . choose for localized information |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Regional Options tab → Location section |
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Crashes, send reports to Microsoft |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Error Reporting |
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Critical Update Notification |
Control Panel → System → Automatic Updates tab |
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Ctrl Key, make it "sticky" |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Keyboard tab → Use StickyKeys |
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Ctrl-Alt-Del window, settings |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Ctrl+Alt+Del Options |
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Currency, customize display |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Regional Options tab → Customize → Currency tab |
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Date, customize display |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Regional Options tab → Customize → Date tab |
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. . . set |
Control Panel → Date and Time → Date & Time tab |
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Daylight Savings, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Date and Time → Time Zone tab |
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Desktop, Cleanup Wizard runs every 60 days |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → Run Desktop Cleanup every 60 days |
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. . . color |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Color Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Desktop" |
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. . . folder, change location |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
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. . . icons |
See Icons |
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. . . refresh |
Click on an empty portion of the Desktop → press F5 |
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. . . restrict installation of items |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Desktop |
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. . . show contents without minimizing applications |
Right-click on taskbar → Toolbars → Show Desktop Right-click on taskbar → Toolbars → Show Open Windows (to restore) Explorer → open Desktop folder |
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. . . version (show/hide) |
TweakUI → General → Show Windows version on Desktop |
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. . . web content (enable/disable) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Allow Web content to be added to the Desktop |
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. . . web content, lock |
TweakUI → Explorer → Lock Web content |
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. . . web pages, add/remove/hide |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab |
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. . . web pages, allow moving and resizing |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab → Lock Desktop items |
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. . . web pages, automatic download of linked pages |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab → select item → Properties → Download tab |
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. . . web pages, automatic updates |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab → select item → Properties → Schedule tab |
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. . . web pages, automatic updates (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable offline items to be synchronized on a schedule |
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Devices |
See Hardware |
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Control Panel → Phone and Modem Options → Dialing Rules tab → select location → Edit | |
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. . . call waiting |
Control Panel → Phone and Modem Options → Dialing Rules tab → select location → Edit → General tab → To disable call waiting . . . |
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. . . calling card |
Control Panel → Phone and Modem Options → Dialing Rules tab → select location → Edit → Calling Card tab |
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. . . connect to the Internet when needed |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → Dial whenever/Always dial |
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. . . connect to the Internet when needed, depending on location |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Advanced → Dial-Up Preferences |
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. . . default Internet connection |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → select connection → Set Default |
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. . . disconnect Internet connection when no longer needed |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → select connection → Settings |
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. . . operator-assisted |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Advanced → Operator-Assisted Dialing |
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Digital Camera, add as drive in Explorer (still camera only) |
Control Panel → Scanners and Cameras → Add Device |
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Disconnect from Internet automatically |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → select connection → Settings |
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Display, force restart after changing resolution or color depth |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → General tab → Compatibility section |
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. . . list all possible combinations of resolution and color depth |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Adapter tab → List All Modes |
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. . . refresh rate |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Monitor tab → Screen refresh rate |
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. . . resolution |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Screen resolution |
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. . . show amount of memory installed on display adapter |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Adapter tab → Adapter Information section |
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. . . size |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Screen resolution |
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. . . style |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Windows and buttons list |
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. . . style, apply to controls in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages |
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. . . troubleshooting |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Troubleshoot tab |
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. . . turn off to save power |
Control Panel → Power Options → Power Schemes tab → Turn off hard disks |
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Document templates, manage |
TweakUI → Templates |
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. . . relocate folder |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
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TweakUI → Explorer → Clear document history on exit | |
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. . . history, maintain |
TweakUI → Explorer → Maintain document history |
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. . . show on Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Show My Documents on classic Start Menu |
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. . . show on Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Allow Recent Documents on Start Menu |
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Double-click required to open icons |
Control Panel → Folder Options → General tab → Double-click to open an item |
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Download Complete message, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Notify when downloads complete |
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Drives, show/hide in My Computer |
TweakUI → My Computer → Drives |
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. . . warn when low on free space |
TweakUI → Taskbar → Warn when low on disk space |
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DVD drive, autoplay enable/disable |
Explorer → right-click DVD drive icon → Properties → AutoPlay tab |
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Effects, display settings |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects |
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Email icon, show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → General tab → E-mail |
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Email program, default |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → E-mail |
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Encrypted NTFS files, customize color |
TweakUI → Explorer → Colors |
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. . . differentiate with a different color |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color |
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. . . use with Offline files |
Control Panel → Folder Options → Offline Files tab → Encrypt offline files to secure data |
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Environment variables |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Environment variables |
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Error messages, font |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Message Box" |
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. . . sound |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Sounds tab |
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. . . text color |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Window" |
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Error Reporting, advanced settings |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Error Reporting |
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. . . enable/disable |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Error Reporting |
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Explorer |
See Windows Explorer |
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Extensions, show/hide filename extensions |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Hide extensions for known file types |
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Favorites, hide infrequently used items |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable Personalized Favorites Menu |
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. . . links (show/hide) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Show Links on Favorites menu |
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. . . navigation key |
TweakUI → Explorer → Command Keys |
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. . . relocate folder |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
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. . . show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Display Favorites |
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. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Favorites menu |
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Fax service, install support |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → File → Set Up Faxing |
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File dialogs, options |
TweakUI → Common Dialogs |
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Files, differentiate encrypted or compressed NTFS files with a different color |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color |
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. . . display size in folder tips |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display file size information in folder tips |
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. . . double-click sensitivity |
TweakUI → Mouse |
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. . . downloads (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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. . . drag-drop (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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. . . drag-drop sensitivity |
TweakUI → Mouse |
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. . . extensions (show/hide) |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Hide extensions for known file types |
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. . . filename completion in command prompt |
TweakUI → Command Prompt |
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. . . hidden files (show/hide) |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Hidden files and folders |
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. . . Indexing Service |
See Indexing Service |
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. . . system files (show/hide) |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Hide protected operating system files |
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Firewall | |
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Focus, prevent applications from stealing |
TweakUI → General → Focus |
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Folders, cache settings for offline access |
Explorer → right-click folder icon → Sharing → Caching |
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. . . close automatically when Favorites or History folder is shown |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Close unused folders in History and Favorites |
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. . . columns in details view |
Folder window → View → Details → View → Choose Details |
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. . . display file size in folder tips |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display file size information in folder tips |
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. . . group similar items |
Folder window → View Arrange Icons by → Show in Groups |
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. . . history settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → History section |
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. . . Indexing Service |
See Indexing Service |
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. . . open each folder in its own window |
Control Panel → Folder Options → General tab → Open each folder in its own window |
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. . . open in separate process |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Launch folder windows in separate process |
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. . . refresh view |
Folder window → View → Refresh or press F5 |
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. . . remember individual settings |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Remember each folder's view settings |
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. . . reopen all folder windows that were left open when system was last shut down |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Restore previous folder windows at logon |
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. . . reset default appearance to Windows default |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Reset All Folders |
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. . . reuse folder windows |
Control Panel → Folder Options → General tab → Open each folder in the same window |
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. . . reuse folder windows when launching Internet shortcuts |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Reuse windows for launching shortcuts |
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. . . set default appearance |
Open any folder and configure it as you wish → Tools → Folder Options → View tab → Apply to All Folders |
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. . . share on network |
Explorer → right-click folder icon → Sharing → Share this folder |
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. . . show/hide hidden folders |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Hidden files and folders |
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. . . show background images |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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. . . show common tasks |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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. . . show contents of system folders |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display the contents of system folders |
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. . . show Digital Camera memory as a folder (still camera only) |
Control Panel → Scanners and Cameras → Add Device |
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. . . show FTP site as folder in Internet Explorer |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable folder view for FTP sites |
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. . . show lines in Explorer tree view |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display simple folder view in Explorer's Folders list |
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. . . show the full path in the address bar |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display the full path in the address bar |
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. . . show the full path in the title bar |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display the full path in the title bar |
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Fonts, change DPI of all screen fonts |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → General tab → DPI setting list → select "Custom setting" |
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. . . determine link between font filename and font screen name |
Control Panel → Fonts → View → Details |
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. . . downloads (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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. . . eliminate duplicates |
Control Panel → Fonts → View → List Fonts by Similarity |
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. . . in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Fonts |
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. . . in windows, menus, and icons |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced |
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. . . install |
Control Panel → Fonts → File → Install New Font |
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. . . repair folder |
TweakUI → Repair |
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. . . size in applications |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Font size |
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. . . smooth edges (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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. . . smooth edges (settings) |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts |
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. . . uninstall |
Control Panel → Fonts → delete a font file to uninstall it |
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. . . view & compare |
Control Panel → Fonts → double-click any font |
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FTP, server restrictions |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Advanced tab → Settings → Services tab |
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. . . show as folder in Internet Explorer |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable folder view for FTP sites |
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. . . use passive mode |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Use Passive FTP |
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Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Show Go button in Address Bar Right-click on empty portion of address bar → Go Button | |
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Hang up Internet connection automatically |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → select connection → Settings |
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Hard Disk, cache settings for offline access |
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Sharing → Caching |
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. . . check for errors |
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → Tools tab → Check Now |
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. . . clean up |
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → General tab → Disk Cleanup |
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. . . compress drive |
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → Compress drive to save disk space |
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. . . convert to dynamic disk |
Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) → View → Top → Disk List → right-click on drive in top pane → Convert to Dynamic Disk |
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. . . defragment |
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → Tools tab → Defragment Now |
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. . . enable/disable write caching |
Device Manager → right-click drive → Properties → Policies tab → Enable write caching on the disk |
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. . . Indexing Service |
See Indexing Service |
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. . . list volumes |
Device Manager → right-click drive → Properties → Volumes tab → Populate |
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. . . quota management |
Explorer → right-click folder icon → Properties → Quota tab |
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. . . quota security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Disk Quotas |
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. . . share on network |
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Sharing → Share this folder |
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. . . turn off to save power |
Control Panel → Power Options → Power Schemes tab → Turn off monitor |
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Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → Driver tab → Update Driver | |
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. . . driver information for a device |
Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → Driver tab → Driver Details |
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. . . driver signing options |
Control Panel → System → Hardware tab → Driver Signing |
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. . . enable/disable |
Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → General tab → Device usage |
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. . . install |
Control Panel → Add Hardware |
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. . . IRQ Steering settings |
Device Manager → Computer → right-click sole entry → Properties → IRQ Steering tab |
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. . . list devices |
System Information (winmsd.exe) → Components |
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. . . list drivers |
System Information (winmsd.exe) → Software Environment |
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. . . list resources used |
System Information (winmsd.exe) → Hardware Resources |
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. . . places to look for drivers |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System |
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. . . profile settings |
Control Panel → System → Hardware tab → Hardware Profiles |
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. . . resources in use by a device |
Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → Resources tab |
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. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Local Policies → Security Options |
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. . . show all installed devices |
Device Manager |
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. . . uninstall |
Device Manager → right-click on device → Uninstall |
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. . . Universal Plug and Play support |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Advanced → Optional Networking Components → Networking Services |
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Help, pop-up help windows |
See Tooltips |
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. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Help and Support TweakUI → Explorer → Allow Help on Start Menu |
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Hibernation, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Power Options → Hibernate tab → Enable hibernation |
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Hidden files and folders, show/hide |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Hidden files and folders |
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Hourglass, change icon |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointers tab |
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HTML editor, default |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → HTML Editor |
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Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop TweakUI → Desktop | |
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. . . highlight color & font |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Selected Items" |
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. . . repair |
TweakUI → Repair |
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. . . show shadows under icon captions |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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. . . show translucent selection rectangle when highlighting multiple icons |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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. . . single-click or double-click |
Control Panel → Folder Options → General tab → Click items as follows |
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. . . size on Desktop and in folders |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Use large icons Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Icon" |
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. . . spacing on Desktop and in folders |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Icon Spacing (Horizontal)" or "Icon Spacing (Vertical)" |
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. . . underline captions |
Control Panel → Folder Options → General tab → Click items as follows |
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Explorer → View → Thumbnails | |
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. . . show in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Show pictures |
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. . . show placeholders in web pages (if pictures are disabled in web pages) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Show image download placeholders |
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Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → General tab → Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching | |
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Insertion Point, change |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointers tab → choose "Text Select" from "Customize" list |
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Install On Demand, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable Install On Demand |
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Internet Call, default application |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Internet Call |
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Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Advanced tab → Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet | |
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. . . logging |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Advanced tab → Settings → Security Logging tab |
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. . . settings |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Advanced tab → Settings |
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Internet Connection, set up |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → Setup |
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Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Show friendly URLs | |
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. . . ActiveX settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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. . . additional security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Internet Explorer Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Internet Explorer |
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. . . animated GIFs (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Play animations in web pages |
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. . . AutoComplete settings |
See Autocomplete |
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. . . automatically check for updates |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Automatically check for Internet Explorer updates |
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. . . automatically download linked pages for Desktop web pages |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab → select item → Properties → Download tab |
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. . . automatically update Desktop web pages |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab → select item → Properties → Schedule tab |
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. . . buttons & controls, use display settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages |
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. . . cache settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Temporary Internet Files section → Settings |
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. . . cache settings for encrypted pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Do not save encrypted pages to disk |
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. . . cache, clear automatically when browser is closed |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed |
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. . . certificates for secure sites |
See Certificates |
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. . . check to see if it is the default browser |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser |
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. . . colors & fonts |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab |
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. . . cookies |
See Cookies |
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. . . default home page |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Home page |
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. . . Desktop icon |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop |
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. . . disable compositing effects when using Terminal Server |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Force offscreen compositing even under Terminal Server |
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. . . download complete notification |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Notify when downloads complete |
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. . . enable/disable HTTP 1.1 |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → HTTP 1.1 settings |
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. . . enable/disable moving or resizing web page items on Desktop |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab → Lock Desktop items |
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. . . enlarge picture boxes to accommodate "ALT" captions (if pictures are disabled in web pages) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Accessibility → Always expand ALT text for images |
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. . . explain server error messages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Show friendly HTTP error messages |
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. . . fading animation when moving from one web page to another |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable page transitions |
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. . . Go button |
See Go button |
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. . . hand icon (change) |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointers tab → choose "Link Select" from "Customize" list |
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. . . hide infrequently used Favorites |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable Personalized Favorites Menu |
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. . . History settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → History section |
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. . . icon, change |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → select icon → Change Icon |
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. . . show on Desktop |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → Internet Explorer |
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. . . image placeholders (if pictures are disabled in web pages) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Show image download placeholders |
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. . . Image Toolbar (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Enable Image Toolbar |
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. . . Link underline |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Underline links |
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. . . list additional settings |
System Information (winmsd.exe) → Internet Settings → Internet Explorer |
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. . . Media Bar content |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Don't display online media content in the media bar |
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. . . navigation keys |
TweakUI → Explorer → Command Keys |
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. . . plugins (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable third-party browser extensions |
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. . . print background colors and images when printing web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Printings → Print background colors and images |
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. . . profile assistant (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Enable Profile Assistant |
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. . . restrict certain sites |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → Content Advisor section |
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. . . reuse folder windows when launching shortcuts |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Reuse windows for launching shortcuts |
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. . . save form data |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → AutoComplete |
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. . . saved web pages, link to image folder |
TweakUI → Explorer → Manipulate connected files as a unit |
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. . . link to image folder |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Managing pairs of Web pages and folders |
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. . . script, debugging |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Disable script debugging |
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. . . error notification |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Display a notification about every script error |
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. . . search, choose prefixes |
TweakUI → Internet Explorer → Search |
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. . . from the address bar |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Search from the Address bar |
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. . . use classic |
TweakUI → Explorer → Use Classic Search in Internet Explorer |
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. . . show web page on Desktop |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → Web tab |
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. . . shrink large images to fit browser window |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Enable Automatic Image Resizing |
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. . . smooth scrolling |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Use smooth scrolling |
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. . . sounds (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Play sounds in web pages |
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. . . SSL settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security |
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. . . status bar shows abbreviated link addresses |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Show friendly URLs |
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. . . toolbar background |
TweakUI → Internet Explorer |
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. . . underline links |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Underline links |
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. . . use passive mode in FTP |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Use Passive FTP |
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. . . video clips (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Play videos in web pages |
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. . . view source, choose program |
TweakUI → Internet Explorer → View Source |
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. . . warning for redirected form submission |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Warn if forms submittal is being redirected |
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. . . warnings, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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Internet icon, show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → General tab → Internet |
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Internet Shortcuts, use same folder window or Explorer window to open web page |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Reuse windows for launching shortcuts |
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Java, compile applets before running using the JIT (Just In Time) compiler |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Microsoft VM → JIT compiler for virtual machine enabled |
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. . . console |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Microsoft VM → Java console enabled |
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. . . logging |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Microsoft VM → Java logging enabled |
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. . . security settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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Joystick settings |
Control Panel → Game Controllers |
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Keyboard, choose international layout |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Language tab → Details |
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. . . enable alternative device |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → General tab → Use Serial Keys |
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. . . ignore brief or repeated keystrokes |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Keyboard tab → Use FilterKeys |
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. . . specify type |
Control Panel → Keyboard → Hardware tab → Properties → Driver tab → Update Driver → Install from a list of specific location → Next → Don't search → Next |
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. . . speed (repeat rate and delay) |
Control Panel → Keyboard → Speed tab → Character repeat section |
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. . . Windows logo key combinations (enable/disable) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Enable Windows+X hotkeys |
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Keyboard shortcuts, hide until Alt key is pressed |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the Alt key |
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. . . show in menus and windows |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Keyboard tab → Show extra keyboard help in programs |
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Language, settings for non-Unicode applications |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Advanced tab → Language for non-Unicode programs |
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. . . settings for text entry |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Language tab → Details |
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. . . settings in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Languages |
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. . . use more than one |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Language tab → Details → Settings tab → Add |
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Listboxes, enable/disable animation |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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Log off, show in Ctrl-Alt-Del window |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Ctrl+Alt+Del Options |
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. . . show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Display Log Off TweakUI → Explorer → Allow Logoff on Start Menu |
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Log on, automatic log on |
TweakUI → Logon |
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. . . parse Autoexec.bat |
TweakUI → Logon |
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. . . scripts policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Scripts Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Scripts |
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. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Local Policies → Security Options Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Logon Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Logon |
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. . . use Welcome screen |
Control Panel → User Accounts → Change the way users log on or off → Use the Welcome screen |
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Magnifier, move with focus change in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Accessibility → Move system caret with focus/selection changes |
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Mail Server, restrictions |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Advanced tab → Settings → Services tab |
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Memory, priorities |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Advanced tab → Memory usage section |
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. . . show amount of memory installed on display adapter |
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Adapter tab → Adapter Information section |
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. . . show amount of system memory installed |
Control Panel → System → General tab |
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. . . virtual |
See Virtual Memory |
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Menus, animation (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips TweakUI → General → Enable menu animation Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
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Menus, fading (enable/disable) |
TweakUI → General → Enable menu fading |
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. . . fonts & colors |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Menu" |
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. . . highlight color & font |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Selected Items" |
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. . . shadows (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Show shadows under menus |
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. . . size |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Menu" |
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. . . speed |
TweakUI → Mouse |
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. . . underlined keyboard shortcuts (show/hide) |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the Alt key |
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Message boxes, font |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Message Box" |
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. . . sound |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Sounds tab |
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. . . text color |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Window" |
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Modems, settings |
Control Panel → Phone and Modem Options → Modems tab |
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TweakUI → Mouse → X-Mouse | |
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. . . control with keyboard |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Mouse tab |
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. . . detect accidental double-clicks |
TweakUI → Explorer → Detect accidental double-clicks |
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. . . double-click speed |
Control Panel → Mouse → Buttons tab → Double-click speed section |
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. . . double-click sensitivity |
TweakUI → Mouse |
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. . . drag-drop sensitivity |
TweakUI → Mouse |
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. . . drag without holding down buttons |
Control Panel → Mouse → Buttons tab → ClickLock section |
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. . . enable alternative device |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → General tab → Use Serial Keys |
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. . . hide when typing |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options tab → Hide pointer while typing |
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. . . hot tracking effects |
TweakUI → General → Enable mouse hot tracking effects |
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. . . hot tracking effects color |
TweakUI → Explorer → Colors |
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. . . hover sensitivity |
TweakUI → Mouse → Hover |
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. . . lefthanded use |
Control Panel → Mouse → Buttons tab → Switch primary and secondary buttons |
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. . . move to default button when window is opened |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options tab → Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box |
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. . . pointer |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointers tab |
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. . . precise control enhancement |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options tab → Enhance pointer precision |
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. . . sensitivity |
TweakUI → Mouse |
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. . . shadow |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointers tab → Enable pointer shadow TweakUI → General → Enable cursor shadow |
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. . . show location with animated circles when Ctrl is pressed |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options tab → Show location of pointer when I press the Ctrl key |
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. . . specify type |
Control Panel → Mouse → Hardware tab → Properties → Driver tab → Update Driver → Install from a list of specific location → Next → Don't search → Next |
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. . . speed |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options tab → Motion section |
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. . . switch left and right buttons |
Control Panel → Mouse → Buttons tab → Switch primary and secondary buttons |
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. . . trails |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options tab → Display pointer trails |
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. . . wheel, use for scrolling |
TweakUI → Mouse → Wheel |
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My Computer, change icon |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → select icon → Change Icon |
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. . . show Control Panel |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Show Control Panel in My Computer |
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. . . show first on Desktop |
TweakUI → Desktop → First Icon |
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. . . show icon on Desktop |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → My Computer |
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. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → My Computer |
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My Documents, change icon |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → select icon → Change Icon |
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. . . clear recently opened documents from Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Clear |
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. . . clear recently opened documents from Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → Clear List |
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. . . folder location |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
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. . . show as menu in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Expand My Documents |
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. . . show first on Desktop |
TweakUI → Desktop → First Icon |
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. . . show icon on Desktop |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → My Documents |
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. . . show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → My Documents |
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. . . show recently opened on Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Recent documents" section |
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My Music, repair folder |
TweakUI → Repair |
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. . . show as menu Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → My Music |
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My Network Places, history (enable/disable) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Maintain network history |
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. . . icon, change |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → select icon → Change Icon |
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. . . icon, show on Desktop |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop → General tab → My Network Places |
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. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → My Network Places |
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. . . View workgroup computers in common task pane (show/hide) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Show "View workgroup computers" in Net Places |
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My Pictures, folder location |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
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. . . repair folder |
TweakUI → Repair |
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. . . show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Expand My Pictures |
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. . . show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Show My Pictures on classic Start Menu |
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. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → My Pictures |
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My Videos, repair folder |
TweakUI → Repair |
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Navigation keys on special keyboards, customize |
TweakUI → Explorer → Command Keys |
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NetMeeting, make the default for Internet Calls |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Internet Call |
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Network, add new connection |
Control Panel → Network Connections → New Connection Wizard |
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. . . advanced adapter settings |
Device Manager → right-click adapter → Properties → Advanced tab |
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. . . Authentication |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Authentication tab |
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. . . bindings |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Advanced → Advanced Settings → Adapters and Bindings tab Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → turn on or off listed protocols and services |
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. . . bridge two connections |
Control Panel → Network Connections → select two connections → Advanced → Network Bridge |
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. . . computer description |
Control Panel → System → Computer Name tab |
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. . . computer name |
Control Panel → System → Computer Name tab → Change |
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. . . connect to shared printer |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → Add Printer → Next → A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer |
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. . . connection status |
Control Panel → Network Connections → double-click connection → General tab |
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. . . disconnect mapped network drive |
Explorer → Tools → Disconnect Network Drive |
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. . . DNS settings |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties → Advanced → DNS tab |
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. . . enable/disable |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Enable or Disable |
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. . . Firewall | |
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. . . include in Files or Folders search |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Automatically search for network folders and printers |
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. . . install a network protocol or service |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Install |
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. . . IP address and other connection information |
Control Panel → Network Connections → double-click connection → Support tab |
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. . . join a Windows NT domain |
Control Panel → System → Computer Name tab → Change |
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. . . map network drive |
Explorer → Tools → Map Network Drive |
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. . . preliminary setup |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Network Setup Wizard |
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. . . priorities |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Advanced → Advanced Settings → Provider Order tab |
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. . . protocol, enable or disable for a connection |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → check or uncheck entries in list |
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. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Local Policies → Security Options Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Network Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Network |
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. . . set IP address |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties → Use the following IP address |
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. . . set multiple IP addresses |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties → Advanced → IP Settings tab |
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. . . share printer |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Sharing → Shared as |
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. . . show icon in taskbar notification area when connected |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Show icon in notification area when connected |
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. . . SNMP components (install/uninstall) |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Advanced → Optional Networking Components → Management and Monitoring Tools |
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. . . TCP/IP filtering |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties → Advanced → Options tab → TCP/IP filtering → Properties |
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. . . TCP/IP settings |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties |
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. . . uninstall a protocol or service |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Uninstall |
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. . . WINS settings |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties → Advanced → WINS tab |
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Network Connections, automatically dial |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab |
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. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Network → Network Connections |
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. . . show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Expand Network Connections |
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. . . show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
TweakUI → Explorer → Show Network Connections on classic Start Menu |
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. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Network Connections |
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Newsgroup reader, default |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Newsgroups |
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Notification Area | |
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Numbers, customize display |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Regional Options tab → Customize → Numbers tab |
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ODBC data sources, restrict access |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
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Offline Files, action to take when network connection is lost |
Control Panel → Folder Options → Offline Files tab → Advanced |
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. . . automatic synchronization |
Explorer → Tools → Synchronize → Setup → Logon/Lofoff tab → Automatically synchronize the selected items . . . |
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. . . automatic synchronization on idle |
Explorer → Tools → Synchronize → Setup → On Idle tab → Advanced |
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. . . compatibility with computers running on batteries |
Explorer → Tools → Synchronize → Setup → On Idle tab → Advanced → Prevent synchronization when my computer is running on battery power |
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. . . enable scheduling of Desktop web page updates |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable offline items to be synchronized on a schedule |
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. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Network → Offline Files |
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. . . settings |
Control Panel → Folder Options → Offline Files tab Explorer → Tools → Synchronize → Setup |
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. . . synchronize |
Explorer → Tools → Synchronize |
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Outlook Express, make the default |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → E-mail or Newsgroups |
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. . . repair unread mail count |
TweakUI → Repair |
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Parental Control of web sites |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → Content Advisor section |
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Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level → User Authentication | |
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. . . change |
Control Panel → User Accounts → select an account → Change my password |
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. . . expiration |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Account Policies → Password Policy |
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. . . prevent forgotten passwords |
Control Panel → User Accounts → select an account → Related Tasks section → Prevent a forgotten password |
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. . . require for exiting screen saver |
Control Panel → Display → Screen Saver tab → On resume, password protect |
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. . . require for resuming from standby mode |
Control Panel → Power Options → Advanced tab → Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby |
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. . . saving in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → AutoComplete |
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. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Account Policies → Password Policy |
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. . . show "Change Password" in Ctrl-Alt-Del window |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Ctrl+Alt+Del Options |
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Path, show full path in folder windows |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display the full path in the title bar/Display the full path in the address bar |
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Personalized menus, Favorites |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable Personalized Favorites Menu |
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Pictures |
See Images |
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Places bar, customize |
TweakUI → Common Dialogs |
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Pointer |
See Mouse |
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Pop-up help windows |
See Tooltips |
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Power Management | |
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Print Server settings |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → File → Server Properties |
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Printers, advanced settings |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Printers Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Printers |
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. . . cancel printing of all documents |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Cancel All Documents |
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. . . cancel printing of one document |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → double-click printer → right-click document → Cancel |
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. . . change settings for a single application |
Open application → File → Print or Printer Setup |
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. . . change settings for all applications |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Properties |
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. . . connect to a printer on your network |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → Add Printer → Next → A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer |
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. . . install |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → Add Printer |
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. . . pause printing |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Pause Printing |
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. . . print background colors and images when printing web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Printings → Print background colors and images |
|
. . . set default printer |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Set as Default Printer |
|
. . . share with other computers on network |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Sharing → Shared as |
|
. . . show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Expand Printers |
|
. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Printers and Faxes |
|
. . . uninstall |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Delete |
|
. . . view status |
Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → double-click printer |
|
Processor, priorities |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Advanced tab → Processor scheduling section |
|
. . . show details |
Control Panel → System → General tab |
|
Profile Assistant, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Enable Profile Assistant |
|
Proxy settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → LAN Settings |
|
Quick Launch toolbar, show on Taskbar |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Taskbar tab → Show Quick Launch Right-click on taskbar → Toolbars → Quick Launch |
|
Recent Documents |
See Documents |
|
Recycle Bin, Desktop icon |
Control Panel → Display → Desktop tab → Customize Desktop |
|
Control Panel → System → General tab | |
|
Registry Editor, repair |
TweakUI → Repair |
|
Remote Assistance, allow invitations to be sent |
Control Panel → System → Remote tab → Remote Assistance tab |
|
Remote Desktop, enable incoming connections |
Control Panel → System → Remote tab → Remote Desktop tab |
|
Report crashes to Microsoft |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Error Reporting |
|
Run, show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Display Run |
|
. . . show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Run Command |
|
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Add Scheduled Task | |
|
. . . choose user for a single task |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Task tab → Run as |
|
. . . choose user for AT service |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → AT Service Account |
|
. . . compatibility with computers running on batteries |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Settings tab → Power Management section |
|
. . . delete a task |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Delete |
|
. . . delete completed tasks automatically |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Settings tab → Delete the task if it is not scheduled to run again |
|
. . . enable/disable |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → Stop Using Task Scheduler or Start Using Task Scheduler |
|
. . . enable/disable a single task |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Task tab → Enabled |
|
. . . log |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → View Log |
|
. . . missed task notification |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → Notify Me of Missed Tasks |
|
. . . pause |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → Advanced → Pause Task Scheduler |
|
. . . perform only if computer is idle |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Settings tab → Idle Time section |
|
. . . repeat settings for a single task |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Schedule tab → Advanced |
|
. . . schedule settings for a single task |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Schedule tab |
|
. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Task Scheduler Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Task Scheduler |
|
. . . stop hung tasks |
Control Panel → Scheduled Tasks → right-click task → Properties → Settings tab → Stop the task if it runs for . . . |
|
Screen |
See Display |
|
Screen Saver settings |
Control Panel → Display → Screen Saver tab |
|
Scrollbars, color |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "3d Objects" |
|
. . . size |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Scrollbar" |
|
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Search from the Address bar | |
|
. . . classic search in Explorer |
TweakUI → Explorer → Use Classic Search in Explorer |
|
. . . customize navigation key |
TweakUI → Explorer → Command Keys |
|
. . . include network folders and printers |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Automatically search for network folders and printers |
|
Send To, folder location |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
|
Setup, location of setup files |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders → Installation Path |
|
Shared folders, include in searches |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Automatically search for network folders and printers |
|
. . . make accessible to all users |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Use simple file sharing |
|
Shift Key, make it "sticky" |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Keyboard tab → Use StickyKeys |
|
Shortcuts, overlay icon |
TweakUI → Explorer → Shortcut |
|
. . . show "Shortcut to" prefix |
TweakUI → Explorer → Prefix "Shortcut to" on new shortcuts |
|
Single-click required to open icons |
Control Panel → Folder Options → General tab → Single-click to open an item |
|
Software, install or uninstall |
Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs |
|
. . . install or uninstall (network components) |
Control Panel → Network Connections → Advanced → Optional Networking Components |
|
. . . installation security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Installer Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Installer |
|
TweakUI → General → Beep on errors | |
|
. . . default audio devices for playback, recording, and MIDI |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Audio tab |
|
. . . disable unwanted audio devices |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Audio tab → Use only default devices |
|
. . . events that trigger sounds |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Sounds tab |
|
. . . list devices |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Hardware tab |
|
. . . mute all |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Volume tab → Mute |
|
. . . navigation keys on special keyboards |
TweakUI → Explorer → Command Keys |
|
. . . play in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Play sounds in web pages |
|
. . . play sounds when Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock is pressed |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Keyboard tab → Use ToggleKeys |
|
. . . show visual notification |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Sound tab |
|
. . . speaker, enable/disable PC speaker |
TweakUI → General → Beep on errors |
|
. . . speaker orientation |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Volume tab → Speaker settings section → Advanced → Speakers tab |
|
. . . speaker troubleshooting |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Volume tab → Speaker settings section → Advanced → Performance tab |
|
. . . speaker volume |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Volume tab → Speaker settings section → Speaker Volume |
|
. . . surround sound setup |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Volume tab → Speaker settings section → Advanced → Speakers tab |
|
. . . volume |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Volume tab |
|
. . . volume from keyboard |
TweakUI → Explorer → Command Keys |
|
See Voice | |
|
. . . select preferred audio device |
Control Panel → Speech → Text to Speech tab → Audio Output |
|
. . . speed |
Control Panel → Speech → Text to Speech tab → Voice speed section |
|
. . . voice selection |
Control Panel → Speech → Text to Speech tab → Voice selection section |
|
. . . volume |
Volume Control (sndvol32.exe) → adjust master or "Wave" controls |
|
Start Menu, button look and feel |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Windows and buttons list |
|
. . . clear list of recently opened applications |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → General tab → Clear List |
|
. . . enable dragging and dropping (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Enable Dragging and Dropping |
|
. . . enable dragging and dropping (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Enable Dragging and Dropping |
|
. . . folder location |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
|
. . . Frequently Used Programs, ban items from list |
TweakUI → Taskbar → XP Start Menu |
|
. . . hide infrequently accessed applications (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → "Advanced Start menu options" section → Use Personalized Menus |
|
. . . highlight newly installed programs (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → Highlight newly installed programs |
|
. . . look and feel |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → "Start menu" or "Classic Start menu" |
|
. . . number of recently opened applications to show (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → General tab → "Programs" section |
|
. . . open menus when hovering with mouse (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → Open submenus when I pause on them with my mouse |
|
. . . size of icons (Classic Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → "Start menu items" section → Show Small Icons in Start Menu |
|
. . . size of icons (XP Start Menu only) |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → General tab → "Select an icon size for programs" section |
|
Startup, folder location |
TweakUI → My Computer → Special Folders |
|
. . . log |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Startup and Recovery section → Settings → System failure section |
|
. . . multiboot menu settings |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Startup and Recovery section → Settings → System startup section |
|
. . . sound |
See Sounds |
|
Status Bar, show in Explorer |
Explorer → View → Status Bar |
|
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Accessibility → Format documents using my style sheet | |
|
Style, apply to controls in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages |
|
. . . enable/disable all styles |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
|
. . . visual style of windows and buttons |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Windows and buttons list |
|
Swap File, size and location |
See Virtual Memory |
|
Synchronize |
See Offline Files |
|
System Restore, disk space usage |
Control Panel → System → System Restore tab → Disk space usage section |
|
. . . enable/disable |
Control Panel → System → System Restore tab → Turn off System Restore |
|
. . . policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → System Restore |
|
. . . status |
Control Panel → System → System Restore tab → Status section |
|
Task, show extra task pane in folder windows |
Control Panel → Folder Options → General tab → Tasks section |
|
Task Manager, show in Ctrl-Alt-Del window |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Ctrl+Alt+Del Options |
|
Task Scheduler |
See Scheduled Tasks |
|
Taskbar, flash buttons |
TweakUI → General → Focus |
|
. . . group buttons by application |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Taskbar tab → Group similar taskbar buttons |
|
. . . group buttons by application (customize) |
TweakUI → Taskbar → Grouping |
|
. . . hide when not in use |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Taskbar tab → Auto-hide the taskbar |
|
. . . keep on top of other windows |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Taskbar tab → Keep the taskbar on top of other windows |
|
. . . move to a different screen location |
Click on an empty portion of the taskbar and drag |
|
. . . prevent moving and resizing |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Taskbar tab → Lock the taskbar Right-click on taskbar → Toolbars → Lock the taskbar |
|
. . . resize |
Drag the border of the taskbar to make it larger or smaller |
|
. . . sliding button animation (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
|
. . . style |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Windows and buttons list |
|
Taskbar Notification Area, hide infrequently accessed applications |
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Taskbar tab → Hide inactive icons |
|
. . . network icon |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → General tab → Show icon in notification area when connected |
|
. . . power icon |
Control Panel → Power Options → Advanced tab → Always show icon on the taskbar |
|
. . . volume control (yellow speaker) |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Volume tab → Place volume icon in the taskbar |
|
Telephony settings |
Control Panel → Phone and Modem Options → Advanced tab |
|
Telnet Server, restrictions |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Advanced tab → Settings → Services tab |
|
Temporary Internet Files, clear automatically when browser is closed |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed |
|
. . . policy regarding encrypted pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Security → Do not save encrypted pages to disk |
|
. . . settings |
Control Panel → Internet Options → General tab → Temporary Internet Files section → Settings |
|
Terminal Server, disable compositing effects in Internet Explorer |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Force offscreen compositing even under Terminal Server |
|
. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Terminal Services Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Terminal Services |
|
Text Cursor, blink rate |
Control Panel → Keyboard → Speed tab → Cursor blink rate |
|
. . . blink rate & size |
Control Panel → Accessibility Options → Display tab → Cursor Options section |
|
. . . change mouse "I-beam" cursor |
Control Panel → Mouse → Pointers tab → choose "Text Select" from "Customize" list |
|
Themes |
Control Panel → Display → Themes tab |
|
Thumbnails, cache (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Do not cache thumbnails |
|
. . . image quality |
TweakUI → Explorer → Thumbnails |
|
. . . show in Explorer |
Explorer → View → Thumbnails |
|
. . . size |
TweakUI → Explorer → Thumbnails |
|
Time, customize display |
Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Regional Options tab → Customize → Time tab |
|
. . . set |
Control Panel → Date and Time → Date & Time tab |
|
. . . synchronize with Internet time server automatically |
Control Panel → Date and Time → Internet Time tab |
|
. . . time service policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Windows Time Service |
|
. . . time zone |
Control Panel → Date and Time → Time Zone tab |
|
Title bar, font, color, and size |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Active Title Bar" or "Inactive Title Bar" |
|
. . . size only |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Caption Buttons" |
|
Toolbar, size and font for floating toolbar captions |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Palette Title" |
|
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips TweakUI → General → Enable tooltip animation | |
|
. . . animation (enable/disable) |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Visual Effects tab → Custom |
|
. . . enable/disable (Desktop, taskbar, and Explorer only) |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Show pop-up description for folder and Desktop items |
|
. . . fade (enable/disable) |
TweakUI → General → Enable tooltip fade |
|
. . . font & color |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "ToolTip" |
|
. . . big "balloon" tooltips that pop up from taskbar notification area |
See Balloon Tips |
|
Transition effects, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips |
|
Tray | |
|
Uninstall Hardware |
Control Panel → Add Hardware |
|
Uninstall Software |
Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs |
|
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) settings |
Control Panel → Power Options → UPS tab |
|
Usernames in web pages, saving |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Content tab → AutoComplete |
|
Users, add new user account |
Control Panel → User Accounts → Create a new account |
|
. . . allow fast switching between users |
Control Panel → User Accounts → Change the way users log on or off → Use Fast User Switching |
|
. . . multiple profiles for each user account |
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → User Profiles section → Settings |
|
. . . passwords |
See Passwords |
|
. . . registered user |
See Registered User |
|
. . . security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Local Policies → User Rights Assignment Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → User Profiles Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → User Profiles |
|
. . . security policies for groups |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Group Policy Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Group Policy |
|
Video, play in web pages |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Multimedia → Play videos in web pages |
|
Control Panel → System → Advanced tab → Performance section → Settings → Advanced tab → Change | |
|
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Voice tab → Test hardware | |
|
. . . playback and recording volume |
Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Devices → Voice tab |
|
. . . speech synthesis |
See Speech |
|
Volume |
See Sounds |
|
Wallpaper |
See Background |
|
Warnings in web pages, enable/disable |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level |
|
Web pages | |
|
. . . set default browser |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser |
|
. . . set default editor |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Programs tab → HTML Editor |
|
Web Server, restrictions |
Control Panel → Network Connections → right-click connection → Properties → Advanced tab → Settings → Services tab |
|
Welcome screen, enable/disable |
Control Panel → User Accounts → Change the way users log on or off → Use the Welcome screen |
|
Windows, background of MDI windows |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Application Background" |
|
. . . background of non-MDI windows |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Window" |
|
. . . cascade all open application windows |
Right-click on taskbar → Cascade Windows |
|
. . . closing crashed applications |
Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) → Applications tab |
|
. . . closing hidden applications |
Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) → Processes tab |
|
. . . color of borders |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "3d Objects" |
|
. . . minimize all open application windows |
+ D |
|
. . . minimize/maximize animation |
TweakUI → General → Enable window animation |
|
. . . show outline or full window when dragging |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Show window contents while dragging |
|
. . . tile all open application windows |
Right-click on taskbar → Tile Windows Horizontally or Tile Windows Vertically |
|
. . . title bar font, color, and size |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → Item list → choose "Active Title Bar" or "Inactive Title Bar" |
|
Windows Explorer, access digital camera memory as a drive (still camera only) |
Control Panel → Scanners and Cameras → Add Device |
|
. . . additional security policies |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Explorer |
|
. . . columns in details view |
Explorer → View → Details → View → Choose Details |
|
. . . group similar items |
Explorer → View Arrange Icons by → Show in Groups |
|
. . . refresh view |
Explorer → View → Refresh or press F5 |
|
. . . reuse window when launching Internet shortcuts |
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Reuse windows for launching shortcuts |
|
. . . search |
See Search |
|
. . . show lines in tree view (Folders Explorer bar) |
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Display simple folder view in Explorer's Folders list |
|
. . . show Status Bar |
Explorer → View → Status Bar |
|
. . . toolbar, background |
TweakUI → Internet Explorer |
|
. . . toolbar, customize |
Explorer → View → Toolbars → Customize |
|
. . . toolbar, icon size |
Explorer → View → Toolbars → Customize → Icon options |
|
. . . toolbar, prevent being moved |
Explorer → View → Toolbars → Lock the Toolbars |
|
. . . toolbar, text captions |
Explorer → View → Toolbars → Customize → Text options |
|
Windows File Protection, advanced settings |
Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Windows File Protection |
|
Windows Media Player, change as default for CDs |
TweakUI → My Computer → AutoPlay |
|
Windows Registered User information |
Control Panel → System → General tab |
|
Windows Update |
Internet Explorer → Tools → Windows Update |
|
. . . automatic updating |
Control Panel → System → Automatic Updates tab |
|
Windows version |
Control Panel → System → General tab |
|
Windows XP Style for screen elements |
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Windows and buttons list |
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