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Includes Hardware
Information, Operating System
Information and Process Manager. These features can show
detailed system information; show detailed
information of running processes and threads.
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Show All Hidden Devices in Device
ManagerDevices that are installed but are not
currently connected to the computer
(such as a USB device or "ghosted"
devices) are not normally displayed in
Device Manager. This tweak causes all
devices to be shown.
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Disable USB Storage Devices
Using this tweak, when you insert a USB
Storage Device, you will hear the normal
insert sound from your computer, but the
USB Storage Device will not be
accessible from "Computer".
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Disable CD/DVD BurningThis
restriction is used to disable the use
of the inbuilt CD/DVD recording
functions of Windows.
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Prevent Writing to USB Storage Devices
This restriction, prevents writing to
USB storage devices.
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Disable the Windows KeyThis
tweak disables the Windows key that is
found between the Ctrl and Alt keys on a
Windows enhanced keyboard.
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Enable Active Windows Tracking
This tweak allows you to bring running
programs to the foreground just by
moving you mouse of the application
window. This is similar to the X-Mouse
feature found on UNIX operating systems.
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Enable Beep on Printer Errors
When this setting is enabled the machine
will beep every few seconds when a
remote job error occurs on a print
server.
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Enable Print Job Notification Messages
By default Windows notifies a user with
a popup message that their print job has
been completed on the printer. This
setting controls that behavior.
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Enable Auto Complete ModeThis setting controls whether the
automatic text completion
(AutoComplete) feature of Windows
Explorer appends the suggested text
to the words as you are typing as
well as showing a drop-down list of
available values.
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Internet Explorer Source Viewer
By default when you use the View
Source feature of Internet Explorer
it launches Windows notepad as the
text editor. This tweak lets you
choose which editor to use.
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Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages
By default Internet Explorer
will show a friendly version of any
HTTP errors it receives, for example
Error 404 Page Moved. This tweak
controls that functionality allowing
it to be enabled or disabled.
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Internet Explorer Window Title
This setting allows you to customize
Internet Explorer by using your own
window title. For example you could
rename IE to 'My Browser' or
anything else you like!
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Disable Internet Explorer Automatic
Proxy CachingWhen you
configure Internet Explorer to use
automatic proxy configuration it
caches the returned information. If
a proxy server fails you may
therefore get an error message even
though others are available. With
this setting you can disable caching
to ensure the browser always checks
for the latest proxy information.
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Internet Explorer FTP Mode
Internet Explorer has the ability to
display FTP sites as if they were
local folders. This tweak controls
which mode IE uses for FTP.
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Disable File Download in Internet
ExplorerThis setting allows
you to restrict the ability to
download files using Internet
Explorer.
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Disable the Ability to Customize
ToolbarsBy right clicking
on a toolbar you are usually given
the option to Customize, which
allows you to change which functions
are available from the toolbar. This
tweak allows you to disable that
function.
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Disable the Windows Mail Splash Screen
Sick of seeing the Windows Mail
splash screen every time you open the
program? This settings will allow you to
remove it.
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Windows Mail Window TitleThis
setting allows you to customize Windows
Mail by using your own window title. For
example you could rename Windows Mail to
'My Mail Reader' or anything else you
like!
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Enable the Network Adapter Onboard
ProcessorIf your network
adapter has an onboard processor,
designed to offload network processing
from the system CPU, it is disabled by
default. This setting allows you to
enable it and increase the processing
speed of your system.
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Remove the Hand Icon for Shared
ResourcesNormally when you
share a local resource on the network a
hand icon is placed under the item to
show it is shared. With this tweak you
can remove the icon.
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Disable Dynamic Domain Name Updates
Windows support Dynamic Domain Name
System (DDNS) updates and is enabled by
default. This setting allows you to
control whether network adapters should
send updates.
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WinSock Database Files Location
This parameter specifies the path to the
standard internet database files (HOSTS,
LMHOSTS, NETWORKS, PROTOCOLS) used by
the Windows Sockets interface.
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Disable Search for Network Folders and
PrintersThis setting controls
whether Windows should automatically
attempt to locate available file shares
and printers by crawling the local
network.
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Windows Server ServiceThis
setting can be used to manually optimize
the Windows server functionality. By
selecting the appropriate value you can
optimize the service for memory usage,
network throughput or a balance of both.
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Disable Automatic Modem Connections at
StartupIf remote connections
are enabled in Windows, the system may
try to initiate an Internet connection
at Windows startup or at the start of
many applications. This setting disables
that behaviour.
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Enable IP Packet ForwardingBy
default, TCP/IP forwarding is not
enabled in Windows, this setting can be
used to enable TCP/IP forwarding for all
network connections that are installed
and used by the computer.
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Disable Task ManagerThis
setting controls the ability for users
to start Task Manager and view
processes, running applications and make
changes to the priority or state of the
individual processes.
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Disable Registry Editing Tools
This restriction disables the ability to
interactively run the standard Microsoft
registry editing tools. This setting
will disable all standard Microsoft
registry editing tools.
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Disable Control PanelThis
setting allows you to restrict user
access to the Control Panel options and
settings.
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Deny Access to the Display Settings Page
This option disables the display
settings page from the personalization
page.
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Disable Folder Options MenuThis
tweak allows you to hide the Folder
Options function from the folder Tools
menu. Allowing you to restrict access to
numerous advanced folder features.
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Hide All Items on the Desktop
Enabling this options hides all the
items and programs on the Windows
desktop.
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This restriction prevents users from
using Computer or Explorer to access the
content of selected drives. Also, they
cannot use Run, Map Network Drive, or
the Dir command to view the directories
on these drives.
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Restrict Applications Users Can Run
Windows gives the ability to restrict
the applications that can be run by
users on a workstation.
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Require Users to Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Before LogonThis setting
controls whether users are required to
press Ctrl + Alt + Delete as a security
precaution before logging into the
system. This guarantees that the
authentic windows logon prompt appears,
protecting the system from programs that
mimic a logon to retrieve password
information.
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Enable Automatic Admin Logon to Windows
VistaWindows includes a feature
that allows you to configure the
computer to automatically logon to the
network, bypassing the Winlogon dialog
box. You can bypass this function by
holding down the SHIFT key during the
boot or logoff process. The password is
stored in registry, which means anyone
who has access to the machine has access
to the password.
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Time Limit for Remote Access
AuthenticationA time limit can
be enforced on the period available to
logon via remote access before the
connection is terminated.
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Remote Access Client Account Lockout
You can use the remote access account
lockout feature to specify how many
times a remote access authentication has
to fail against a valid user account
before the user is denied access. Use
this tweak to set the number of failed
logins before the account is locked-out
and the time before the lockout is
reset.
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Disable Drag-and-Drop on the Start
MenuThis restriction
prevents users from modifying the
Start menu by dragging and dropping
items.
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Remove "All Programs" Button from
the Start MenuThis
restriction is used to remove the
"All Programs" button which displays
a list of all the installed
applications. This setting only
applies to the Windows Start Menu,
not the Classic Start Menu.
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Disable "Lock the Taskbar"
This restriction is used to force
the locking of the taskbar and
restrict users from making any
changes to its position.
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Disable Taskbar Context Menus
This setting removes the context
menus (right click on the taskbar)
for the system tray, including the
Start button, Tab control, and
Clock.
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Reboot
Windows After a CrashThis
parameter controls whether Windows
should automatically reboot after a
system failure or if the blue crash
screen should be displayed.
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Disable Storage of Credentials and .NET
PasswordsThis setting controls
the storage of authentication
credentials and .NET passwords on the
local system.
By disabling this feature, passwords
will not be stored.
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Set Notepad to use Word Wrap
This setting controls whether
text is wrapped onto the next line
when the screen in full in Notepad.
Although it can be configured by
using the Edit menu in Notepad, this
tweak allows you to change the
word-wrap feature through the
registry.
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Scheduler Log File Settings
These settings specify where the
Scheduling Agent (Task Scheduler)
should write the log file and the
maximum log file size.
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Quick Edit the Command Prompt
Quick Edit allows you to easily
cut and paste text in the command
prompt window using the mouse. The
ability to use the Edit menu options
is still possible.
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Command Completion
Command completion allows you to
type a portion of a file name, and
then have the system complete the
rest by pressing the specified key.
This is similar to the UNIX shell
command completion feature. when you
type the first part of a filename
then press the specified key,
Windows will complete the filename
for you. Pressing the key multiple
times will scroll through all the
options.
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Menu
Show DelayWindows normally
delays menus before they are displayed.
For regular users this delay can become
annoying, with this setting you to
change the delay time or remove it
altogether.
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Show Encrypted/Compressed Files in an
Alternate ColorThis setting
controls whether encrypted/compressed
files and folders are shown in explorer
using a different color to make them
easily distinguishable.
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Remove
Computer from the Desktop and Start Menu
This restriction removes Computer
from the desktop and Start menu.
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Disable the Ability to Right Click on
the DesktopThis tweak removes
the context menu that would normally
appear when the user right clicks on the
desktop or in the Explorer right results
pane.
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Default Disk UtilitiesThese
settings control the default tools
used for Windows disk management
including Backup, Defrag and
Cleanup. Changing these values will
alter the programs used when you
right-click a disk in Computer and
select Properties > Tools. If you
set the value to an invalid path or
filename Windows will show an error
when you attempt to launch the tool.
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Drive Types to Start
AutomaticallyWhen using
AutoRun Windows can detect and
automatically start programs when
new media is inserted into a drive.
By default, CD-ROM and hard drives
will automatically launch, but
removable and network drives will
not.
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Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut
LinksThe NTFS File System
in Windows Vista automatically
attempts to locate broken shortcut
destinations by searching all paths
that are associated with it. This
setting can be used to disable that
feature.
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Show Super Hidden File Extensions
Even when you have configured
Windows to display all file
extensions, there are still some
which remain hidden. This allows
potentially dangerous files to be
masked as safe files, fooling the
user into executing them. This tweak
helps expose those file extensions.
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Personal OEM Information
Includes
Manufacturer, Model, Support Information
(Support Hours, Support Phone and
Support URL) and Logo.
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Operation System and Installation
Information
Includes
Product ID, Installed Path, Registered
Owner, Registered Organization,
Installation Name, Installation Company,
Build Number and Version.
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Highlight New Programs on Start Menu
When you install a new Windows
program the icon will be highlighted
on the Start Menu to allow you to
quickly locate it. This tweak
controls whether new programs should
be highlighted. This only effects
the Enhanced Windows Vista Start
Menu, it will not effect the
"Classic" version.
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View Enhanced Start Menu Folders
These settings allow you to
customize which items are shown on
the Windows enhanced Start Menu.
These settings will not effect the
Start Menu in Classic mode.
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Disable the Quick Launch on TaskbarIf enable this
setting, the quick launch bar will
be disable and you can't be turned
on.
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Enable Group Similar Taskbar
Buttons
This setting is used to control
whether similar items are grouped
together as a single item or are
displayed as individual buttons on
the taskbar.
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Clear
the Page File at System Shutdown
Windows does not normally clear or
recreate the page file. On a heavily
used system this can be both a security
threat and performance drop. Enabling
this setting will cause Windows to clear
the page file whenever the system is
shutdown. Please note on systems with
large amounts of memory, and therefore
large swap-file, this tweak could cause
a delay at shutdown due to the
additional time taken to clear the data
from the file.
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Disable the Creation of Last Known Good
This setting allows you to disable the
creation of the Last Known Good
configuration, which stores a copy of
the configuration after each successful
boot-up.
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Hide Computer Management Option
This setting allows you to
remove the "Manage" option from the
My Computer context menu. The
Computer Management program is used
to configure the system.
The computer management application
can still be used by running "compmgmt.msc".
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Number of Page Table Entries
Page Table Entries (PTEs) may become
depleted or fragmented on systems
that perform a large number
input/output (I/O) actions. When
they become completely depleted the
system may show a Stop error and
halt. This tweak allows you to
increase the number of PTEs
available on the system.
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Run Logon Scripts Synchronously
This setting controls whether
the system should wait for the logon
scripts to complete before starting
the users shell or whether the
scripts should run asynchronously.
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Windows Script Host Settings
These settings allow you to
configure some of the Windows Script
Host (WSH) features, including the
option to disable the engine.
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Restrict Interactive Services
Windows services normally have
the option of interacting with the
desktop, to display information and
accept input. For security reasons
this tweak allows you to restrict
service interactivity.
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Windows Time Synchronization
These parameters allow you to
control the synchronization settings
of the W32Time service. This service
ensures that computer date and time
settings are correctly synchronized
throughout an organization.
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Numlock is Turned on after Logon
The NumLock key is usually only
turned on before the user has logged
into the computer, this can cause
problem for people with portable
computers that do not check the
status of the NumLock key before
typing their password.
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Windows Error Reporting Settings
When an error occurs the Windows
system may attempt to send debugging
information to Microsoft for
analysis. These settings allow you
to control the operation of this
feature.
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Dump Creation MethodThis
tweak controls whether the system
should create a new dump file and
overwrite the existing file or
whether it should append data to the
old dump file when a system crash
occurs.
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System Crash Dump File Location
This tweak is used to specify the
location where the dump file should
be written after a system crash.
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Disable the Recycle Bin Properties
OptionThis tweak allows you to
restrict access to the "Properties"
option on the Recycle Bin right-click
context menu.
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Add
a Menu Option to Copy to a Folder
This tweak allows you to easily copy
files and folders by adding a new
right-click menu options to "Copy To
Folder...". Simply highlight the file,
right-click the option and select the
destination folder.
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