Windows 7 Customizations Available Using the Registry

Windows 7 Customizations Available Using the Registry

Computer (Local Machine) Settings Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;Disables First Run Wizard for Internet Explorer [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] “DisableFirstRunCustomize”=dword:00000001 ;Disables Windows Update [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] “NoAutoUpdate”=dword:00000001 ;Disables System Restore [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore] “DisableSR”=dword:00000001 ;Sets size and retention for Event Logs to 1 MB and no retention [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application] “MaxSize”=dword:00100000 “Retention”=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Security “MaxSize”=dword:00100000 “Retention”=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\System] “MaxSize”=dword:00100000 “Retention”=dword:00000000 ;Disables the crash dump file [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl] “CrashDumpEnabled”=dword:00000000 ;Removes the option to store files in the recycle bin and deletes them immediately [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] “NoRecycleFiles”=dword:00000001 ;Allows RDP to be used – ensure firewall is configured or turned off [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server] “fDenyTSConnections”=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\ RDP-Tcp] “UserAuthentication”=dword:00000000 ;Disables User Access Control (UAC) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] “EnableLUA”=dword:00000000 ;Set Superfetch for boot files only [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters] “EnableSuperfetch”=dword:00000000 ;Turn off Default Network Location Dialogue [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\ NewNetworkWindowOff] ; Extend Disk Time-Out Value to 200 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk] “TimeOutValue”=dword:000000c8 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Image] “Revision”=”1.0” “Virtual”=”Yes” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Sideshow] “Disabled”=dword:00000001
User (Default User) SettingsWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;Sets the screensaver default to “blank”, timeout 10 mins, protected [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop] “SCRNSAVE.EXE”=”%windir%\\system32\\scrnsave.scr” “ScreenSaveTimeOut”=”600” “ScreenSaverIsSecure”=”1” ;Sets default wallpaper to nothing [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] “Wallpaper”=”” ;Ensures that temporary internet files are always purged [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache] “Persistent”=dword:00000000 ;Hide the Action Center Task Tray Icon [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] “HideSCAHealth”=dword:00000001 ;Disable RSS Feeds for Internet [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Feeds] “SyncStatus”=dword:00000000