Fixing Windows XP Annoyances
A.2 Alphabetical Listing of All Windows XP Settings: N-W
- Navigation keys on special keyboards, customize
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TweakUI
Explorer Command Keys - NetMeeting, make the default for Internet Calls
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Control Panel
Internet Options Programs tab Internet Call - Network, add new connection
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Control Panel
Network Connections New Connection Wizard - Network, advanced adapter settings
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Device Manager
right-click adapter Properties Advanced tab - Network, Authentication
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties Authentication tab - Network, bindings
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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 - Network, bridge two connections
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Control Panel
Network Connections select two connections Advanced Network Bridge - Network, computer description
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Control Panel
System Computer Name tab - Network, computer name
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Control Panel
System Computer Name tab Change - Network, connect to shared printer
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes Add Printer Next A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer - Network, connection status
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Control Panel
Network Connections double-click connection General tab - Network, disconnect mapped network drive
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Explorer
Tools Disconnect Network Drive - Network, DNS settings
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Advanced DNS tab - Network, enable / disable
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Enable or Disable - Network, Firewall
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See "Internet Connection Firewall"
- Network, include in Files or Folders search
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Automatically search for network folders and printers - Network, install a network protocol or service
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Install - Network, IP address and other connection information
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Control Panel
Network Connections double-click connection Support tab - Network, join a Windows NT domain
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Control Panel
System Computer Name tab Change - Network, map network drive
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Explorer
Tools Map Network Drive - Network, preliminary setup
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Control Panel
Network Connections Network Setup Wizard - Network, priorities
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Control Panel
Network Connections Advanced Advanced Settings Provider Order tab - Network, protocol, enable or disable for a connection
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab check or uncheck entries in list - Network, security policies
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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 - Network, set IP address
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Use the following IP address - Network, set multiple IP addresses
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Advanced IP Settings tab - Network, share printer
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes right-click printer Sharing Shared as - Network, show icon in taskbar notification areawhen connected
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Show icon in notification area when connected - Network, SNMP components (install / uninstall)
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Control Panel
Network Connections Advanced Optional Networking Components Management and Monitoring Tools - Network, TCP/IP filtering
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Advanced Options tab TCP/IP filtering Properties - Network, TCP/IP settings
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties - Network, uninstall a protocols or service
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Uninstall - Network, WINS settings
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Advanced WINS tab - Network Connections, automatically dial
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Control Panel
Internet Options Connection tab - Network Connections, security policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates Network Network Connections - Network Connections, show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize "Advanced Start menu options" section Expand Network Connections - Network Connections, show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only)
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TweakUI
Explorer Show Network Connections on classic Start Menu - Network Connections, show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab "Start menu items" section Network Connections - Newsgroup reader, default
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Control Panel
Internet Options Programs tab Newsgroups - Notification Area
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See "Taskbar Notification Area"
- Numbers, customize display
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Control Panel
Regional and Language Options Regional Options tab Customize Numbers tab - ODBC data sources, restrict access
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Control Panel
Internet Options Security tab Custom Level - Offline Files, action to take when network connection is lost
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Control Panel
Folder Options Offline Files tab Advanced - Offline Files, automatic synchronization
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Explorer
Tools Synchronize Setup Logon/Lofoff tab Automatically synchronize the selected items... - Offline Files, automatic synchronization on idle
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Explorer
Tools Synchronize Setup On Idle tab Advanced - Offline Files, compatibility with computers running on batteries
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Explorer
Tools Synchronize Setup On Idle tab Advanced Prevent synchronization when my computer is running on battery power - Offline Files, enable scheduling of desktop web page updates
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Browsing Enable offline items to be synchronized on a schedule - Offline Files, security policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates Network Offline Files - Offline Files, settings
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Control Panel
Folder Options Offline Files tab Explorer
Tools Synchronize Setup - Offline Files, synchronize
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Explorer
Tools Synchronize - Outlook Express, make the default
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Control Panel
Internet Options Programs tab E-mail or Newsgroups - Outlook Express, repair unread mail count
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TweakUI
Repair - Parental Control of web sites
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Control Panel
Internet Options Content tab Content Advisor section - Passwords, automatic logon
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Control Panel
Internet Options Security tab Custom Level User Authentication - Passwords, change
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Control Panel
User Accounts select an account Change my password - Passwords, expiration
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Windows Settings Security Settings Account Policies Password Policy - Passwords, prevent forgotten passwords
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Control Panel
User Accounts select an account Related Tasks section Prevent a forgotten password - Passwords, require for exiting screen saver
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Control Panel
Display Screen Saver tab On resume, password protect - Passwords, require for resuming from standby mode
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Control Panel
Power Options Advanced tab Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby - Passwords, saving in web pages
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Control Panel
Internet Options Content tab AutoComplete - Passwords, security policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Windows Settings Security Settings Account Policies Password Policy - Passwords, show "Change Password" in Ctrl-Alt-Del window
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates System Ctrl+Alt+Del Options - Path, show full path in folder windows
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Display the full path in the title bar / Display the full path in the address bar - Personalized menus, Favorites
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Browsing Enable Personalized Favorites Menu - Pictures
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See "Images"
- Places bar, customize
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TweakUI
Common Dialogs - Pointer
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See "Mouse"
- Pop-up help windows
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See "Tooltips"
- Power Management
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See "Advanced Power Management"
- Print Server settings
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes File Server Properties - Printers, advanced settings
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Printers Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates Printers - Printers, cancel printing of all documents
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes right-click printer Cancel All Documents - Printers, cancel printing of one document
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes double-click printer right-click document Cancel - Printers, change settings for a single application
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Open application
File Print or Printer Setup - Printers, change settings for all applications
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes right-click printer Properties - Printers, connect to a printer on your network
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes Add Printer Next A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer - Printers, install
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes Add Printer - Printers, pause printing
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes right-click printer Pause Printing - Printers, print background colors and images when printing web pages
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Printings Print background colors and images - Printers, set default printer
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes right-click printer Set as Default Printer - Printers, share with other computers on network
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes right-click printer Sharing Shared as - Printers, show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize "Advanced Start menu options" section Expand Printers - Printers, show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab "Start menu items" section Printers and Faxes - Printers, uninstall
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes right-click printer Delete - Printers, view status
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Control Panel
Printers and Faxes double-click printer - Processor, priorities
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Performance section Settings Advanced tab Processor scheduling section - Processor, show details
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Control Panel
System General tab - Profile Assistant, enable / disable
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Security Enable Profile Assistant - Proxy settings
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Control Panel
Internet Options Connection tab LAN Settings - Quick Launch toolbar, show on Taskbar
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Taskbar tab Show Quick Launch Right-click on taskbar
Toolbars Quick Launch - Recent Documents
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See "Documents"
- Recycle Bin, desktop icon
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Control Panel
Display Desktop tab Customize Desktop - Registered User, view
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Control Panel
System General tab - Registry Editor, repair
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TweakUI
Repair - Remote Assistance, allow invitations to be sent
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Control Panel
System Remote tab Remote Assistance tab - Remote Desktop, enable incoming connections
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Control Panel
System Remote tab Remote Desktop tab - Report crashes to Microsoft
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Error Reporting - Run, show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize "Advanced Start menu options" section Display Run - Run, show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab "Start menu items" section Run Command - Scheduled Tasks, add a task
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks Add Scheduled Task - Scheduled Tasks, choose user for a single task
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Task tab Run as - Scheduled Tasks, choose user for At service
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks Advanced AT Service Account - Scheduled Tasks, compatibility with computers running on batteries
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Settings tab Power Management section - Scheduled Tasks, delete a task
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Delete - Scheduled Tasks, delete completed tasks automatically
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Settings tab Delete the task if it is not scheduled to run again - Scheduled Tasks, enable / disable
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks Advanced Stop Using Task Scheduler or Start Using Task Scheduler - Scheduled Tasks, enable / disable a single task
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Task tab Enabled - Scheduled Tasks, log
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks Advanced View Log - Scheduled Tasks, missed task notification
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks Advanced Notify Me of Missed Tasks - Scheduled Tasks, pause
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks Advanced Pause Task Scheduler - Scheduled Tasks, perform only if computer is idle
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Settings tab Idle Time section - Scheduled Tasks, repeat settings for a single task
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Schedule tab Advanced - Scheduled Tasks, schedule settings for a single task
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Schedule tab - Scheduled Tasks, security policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Task Scheduler Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Task Scheduler - Scheduled Tasks, stop hung tasks
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Control Panel
Scheduled Tasks right-click task Properties Settings tab Stop the task if it runs for... - Screen
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See "Display"
- Screen Saver settings
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Control Panel
Display Screen Saver tab - Scrollbars, color
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "3d Objects" - Scrollbars, size
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "Scrollbar" - Search, Address Bar
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Search from the Address bar - Search, classic search in Explorer
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TweakUI
Explorer Use Classic Search in Explorer - Search, customize navigation key
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TweakUI
Explorer Command Keys - Search, include network folders and printers
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Automatically search for network folders and printers - Send To, folder location
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TweakUI
My Computer Special Folders - Setup, location of setup files
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TweakUI
My Computer Special Folders Installation Path - Shared folders, include in searches
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Automatically search for network folders and printers - Shared folders, make accessible to all users
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Use simple file sharing (Turn this off to further restrict access to shared resources.)
- Shift Key, make it "sticky"
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Control Panel
Accessibility Options Keyboard tab Use StickyKeys - Shortcuts, overlay icon
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TweakUI
Explorer Shortcut - Shortcuts, show "Shortcut to" prefix
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TweakUI
Explorer Prefix "Shortcut to" on new shortcuts - Single-click required to open icons
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Control Panel
Folder Options General tab Single-click to open an item - Software, install or uninstall
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Control Panel
Add or Remove Programs - Software, install or uninstall (network components)
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Control Panel
Network Connections Advanced Optional Networking Components - Software, installation security policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Windows Installer Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Windows Installer - Sounds, beep on errors
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TweakUI
General Beep on errors - Sounds, default audio devices for playback, recording, and MIDI
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Audio tab - Sounds, disable unwanted audio devices
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Audio tab Use only default devices - Sounds, events that trigger sounds
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Sounds tab - Sounds, list devices
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Hardware tab - Sounds, mute all
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Volume tab Mute - Sounds, navigation keys on special keyboards
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TweakUI
Explorer Command Keys - Sounds, play in web pages
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Multimedia Play sounds in web pages - Sounds, play sounds when Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock is pressed
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Control Panel
Accessibility Options Keyboard tab Use ToggleKeys - Sounds, show visual notification
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Control Panel
Accessibility Options Sound tab - Sounds, speaker, enable/disable pc speaker
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TweakUI
General Beep on errors - Sounds, speaker orientation
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Volume tab Speaker settings section Advanced Speakers tab - Sounds, speaker troubleshooting
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Volume tab Speaker settings section Advanced Performance tab - Sounds, speaker volume
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Volume tab Speaker settings section Speaker Volume - Sounds, surround sound setup
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Volume tab Speaker settings section Advanced Speakers tab - Sounds, volume
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Volume tab - Sounds, volume from keyboard
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TweakUI
Explorer Command Keys - Speech, recording voice
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See "Voice"
- Speech, select preferred audio device
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Control Panel
Speech Text to Speech tab Audio Output - Speech, speed
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Control Panel
Speech Text to Speech tab Voice speed section - Speech, voice selection
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Control Panel
Speech Text to Speech tab Voice selection section - Speech, volume
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Volume Control (sndvol32.exe)
adjust master or "Wave" controls - Start Menu, button look and feel
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Windows and buttons list - Start Menu, clear list of recently opened applications
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize General tab Clear List - Start Menu, enable dragging and dropping (Classic Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize "Advanced Start menu options" section Enable Dragging and Dropping - Start Menu, enable dragging and dropping (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab "Start menu items" section Enable Dragging and Dropping - Start Menu, folder location
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TweakUI
My Computer Special Folders - Start Menu, Frequently Used Programs, ban items from list
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TweakUI
Taskbar XP Start Menu - Start Menu, hide infrequently-accessed applications (Classic Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize "Advanced Start menu options" section Use Personalized Menus - Start Menu, highlight newly installed programs (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab Highlight newly installed programs - Start Menu, look and feel
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab "Start menu" or "Classic Start menu" - Start Menu, number of recently opened applications to show (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize General tab "Programs" section - Start Menu, open menus when hovering with mouse (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab Open submenus when I pause on them with my mouse - Start Menu, size of icons (Classic Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab "Start menu items" section Show Small Icons in Start Menu - Start Menu, size of icons (XP Start Menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize General tab "Select an icon size for programs" section - Startup, folder location
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TweakUI
My Computer Special Folders - Startup, log
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Startup and Recovery section Settings System failure section - Startup, multi-boot menu settings
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Startup and Recovery section Settings System startup section - Startup, sound
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See "Sounds"
- Status Bar, show in Explorer
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Explorer
View Status Bar - Style sheets, impose a single style sheet for all web pages
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Control Panel
Internet Options General tab Accessibility Format documents using my style sheet - Style, apply to controls in web pages
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Browsing Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages - Style, enable / disable all styles
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Performance section Settings Visual Effects tab Custom - Style, visual style of windows and buttons
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Windows and buttons list - Swap File, size and location
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See "Virtual Memory"
- Synchronize
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See "Offline Files"
- System Restore, disk space usage
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Control Panel
System System Restore tab Disk space usage section - System Restore, enable / disable
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Control Panel
System System Restore tab Turn off System Restore - System Restore, policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Administrative Templates System System Restore - System Restore, status
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Control Panel
System System Restore tab Status section - Task, show extra task pane in folder windows
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Control Panel
Folder Options General tab Tasks section - Task Manager, show in Ctrl-Alt-Del window
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates System Ctrl+Alt+Del Options - Task Scheduler
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See "Scheduled Tasks"
- Taskbar, flash buttons
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TweakUI
General Focus - Taskbar, group buttons by application
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Taskbar tab Group similar taskbar buttons - Taskbar, group buttons by application (customize)
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TweakUI
Taskbar Grouping - Taskbar, hide when not in use
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Taskbar tab Auto-hide the taskbar - Taskbar, keep on top of other windows
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Taskbar tab Keep the taskbar on top of other windows - Taskbar, move to a different screen location
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Click on an empty portion of the taskbar and drag
- Taskbar, prevent moving and resizing
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Taskbar tab Lock the taskbar Right-click on taskbar
Toolbars Lock the taskbar - Taskbar, resize
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Drag the border of the taskbar to make it larger or smaller
- Taskbar, sliding button animation (enable/disable)
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Performance section Settings Visual Effects tab Custom - Taskbar, style
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Windows and buttons list - Taskbar Notification Area, hide infrequently-accessed applications
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Taskbar tab Hide inactive icons - Taskbar Notification Area, network icon
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties General tab Show icon in notification area when connected - Taskbar Notification Area, power icon
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Control Panel
Power Options Advanced tab Always show icon on the taskbar - Taskbar Notification Area, volume control (yellow speaker)
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Volume tab Place volume icon in the taskbar - Telephony settings
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Control Panel
Phone and Modem Options Advanced tab - Telnet Server, restrictions
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties Advanced tab Settings Services tab - Temporary Internet Files, clear automatically when browser is closed
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Security Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed - Temporary Internet Files, policy regarding encrypted pages
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Security Do not save encrypted pages to disk - Temporary Internet Files, settings
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Control Panel
Internet Options General tab Temporary Internet Files section Settings - Terminal Server, disable compositing effects in Internet Explorer
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Browsing Force offscreen compositing even under Terminal Server - Terminal Server, security policies
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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
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Control Panel
Keyboard Speed tab Cursor blink rate - Text Cursor, blink rate & size
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Control Panel
Accessibility Options Display tab Cursor Options section - Text Cursor, change mouse "I-beam" cursor
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Control Panel
Mouse Pointers tab choose "Text Select" from "Customize" list - Themes
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Control Panel
Display Themes tab - Thumbnails, cache (enable/disable)
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Do not cache thumbnails - Thumbnails, image quality
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TweakUI
Explorer Thumbnails - Thumbnails, show in Explorer
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Explorer
View Thumbnails - Thumbnails, size
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TweakUI
Explorer Thumbnails - Time, customize display
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Control Panel
Regional and Language Options Regional Options tab Customize Time tab - Time, set
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Control Panel
Date and Time Date & Time tab - Time, synchronize with Internet time server automatically
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Control Panel
Date and Time Internet Time tab - Time, time service policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Administrative Templates System Windows Time Service - Time, time zone
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Control Panel
Date and Time Time Zone tab - Title bar, font, color, and size
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "Active Title Bar" or "Inactive Title Bar" - Title bar, size only
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "Caption Buttons" - Toolbar, size and font for floating toolbar captions
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "Palette Title" - Tooltips, animation
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Effects Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips TweakUI
General Enable tooltip animation - Tooltips, animation (enable/disable)
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Performance section Settings Visual Effects tab Custom - Tooltips, enable / disable (desktop, taskbar, and Explorer only)
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items - Tooltips, fade (enable/disable)
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TweakUI
General Enable tooltip fade - Tooltips, font & color
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "ToolTip" - Tooltips, big "balloon" tooltips that pop up from taskbar notification area
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See "Balloon tips"
- Transition effects, enable / disable
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Effects Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips - Tray
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See "Taskbar Notification Area"
- Uninstall Hardware
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Control Panel
Add Hardware - Uninstall Software
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Control Panel
Add or Remove Programs - Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) settings
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Control Panel
Power Options UPS tab - User names in web pages, saving
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Control Panel
Internet Options Content tab AutoComplete - Users, add new user account
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Control Panel
User Accounts Create a new account - Users, allow fast switching between users
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Control Panel
User Accounts Change the way users log on or off Use Fast User Switching - Users, multiple profiles for each user account
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab User Profiles section Settings - Users, passwords
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See "Passwords"
- Users, registered user
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See "Registered User"
- Users, security policies
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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 - Users, security policies for groups
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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
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Multimedia Play videos in web pages - Virtual memory, settings
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Control Panel
System Advanced tab Performance section Settings Advanced tab Change - Voice, calibrate volume settings
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Voice tab Test hardware - Voice, playback and recording volume
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Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices Voice tab - Voice, speech synthesis
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See "Speech"
- Volume
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See "Sounds"
- Wallpaper
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See "Background"
- Warnings in web pages, enable / disable
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Control Panel
Internet Options Security tab Custom Level - Web pages
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See "Internet Explorer"
- Web pages, set default browser
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Control Panel
Internet Options Programs tab Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser - Web pages, set default editor
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Control Panel
Internet Options Programs tab HTML Editor - Web Server, restrictions
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Control Panel
Network Connections right-click connection Properties Advanced tab Settings Services tab - Welcome screen, enable / disable
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Control Panel
User Accounts Change the way users log on or off Use the Welcome screen - Windows, background of MDI (multiple document interface) windows
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "Application Background" - Windows, background of non-MDI windows
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "Window" - Windows, cascade all open application windows
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Right-click on taskbar
Cascade Windows - Windows, closing crashed applications
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Task Manager (taskmgr.exe)
Applications tab - Windows, closing hidden applications
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Task Manager (taskmgr.exe)
Processes tab - Windows, color of borders
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Advanced Item list choose "3d Objects" - Windows, minimize all open application windows
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Windows Logo Key + D
- Windows, minimize/maximize animation
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TweakUI
General Enable window animation - Windows, show outline or full window when dragging
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Effects Show window contents while dragging - Windows, tile all open application windows
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Right-click on taskbar
Tile Windows Horizontally or Tile Windows Vertically - Windows, title bar font, color, and size
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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)
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Control Panel
Scanners and Cameras Add Device - Windows Explorer, additional security policies
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
User Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Windows Explorer - Windows Explorer, columns in details view
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Explorer
View Details View Choose Details - Windows Explorer, group similar items
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Explorer
View Arrange Icons by Show in Groups - Windows Explorer, refresh view
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Explorer
View Refresh or press F5 - Windows Explorer, reuse window when launching Internet shortcuts
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Control Panel
Internet Options Advanced tag Browsing Reuse windows for launching shortcuts - Windows Explorer, search
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See "Search"
- Windows Explorer, show lines in tree view (Folders Explorer bar)
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Control Panel
Folder Options View tab Display simple folder view in Explorer's Folders list - Windows Explorer, show Status Bar
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Explorer
View Status Bar - Windows Explorer, toolbar, background
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TweakUI
Internet Explorer - Windows Explorer, toolbar, customize
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Explorer
View Toolbars Customize - Windows Explorer, toolbar, icon size
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Explorer
View Toolbars Customize Icon options - Windows Explorer, toolbar, prevent being moved
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Explorer
View Toolbars Lock the Toolbars - Windows Explorer, toolbar, text captions
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Explorer
View Toolbars Customize Text options - Windows File Protection, advanced settings
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Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
Computer Configuration Administrative Templates System Windows File Protection - Windows Media Player, change as default for CDs
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TweakUI
My Computer AutoPlay - Windows Registered User information
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Control Panel
System General tab - Windows Update
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Internet Explorer
Tools Windows Update - Windows Update, automatic updating
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Control Panel
System Automatic Updates tab - Windows version
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Control Panel
System General tab - Windows XP Style for screen elements
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Windows and buttons li