1)Automatically Close Non-Responding
Applications on Shutdown
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop, Value Name: AutoEndTasks,
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 =
enabled). Modify the value of 'AutoEndTasks' to equal '1' to
automatically end tasks or '0' to prompt for action.
Note: This change will affect all users but the value can also be
changed on a user-by-user basis by modifying [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control
Panel\Desktop] with the same values.
2)Show Hidden Operating System Files
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
Value Name: ShowSuperHidden, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value
Data: ( 0 = Hide Files, 1 = Show Files). Create a new DWORD value, or
modify the existing value, called 'ShowSuperHidden' and edit the value
according to the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for
the change to take effect.
3)Change the Default Internet
Explorer Search Page
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Value
Name: Search Bar, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: Search
URL.
Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'Search
Bar' and edit the value according to the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for
the change to take effect.
Note: This tweak can also be applied on a per-user basis under the
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER] hive.
4)Speed Up Browsing (Windows
Explorer and IE)
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace
In
the left pane find: {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} Value and
delete it.
5)Activate Clear Type on the Welcome
Screen
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop. In the right pane, right
click "FontSmoothingType",
modify, change the value to 2.