====== Windows Registry Hacks ======


===== RDP Load Balance =====
<file reg loadbalance_8.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Multiuser]
"EnableUserLoadBalance"=dword:00000001
"MaxConnectionCount"=dword:00000008
</file>

===== Windows 8 Border Width =====
  - **//HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics//**
  - edit **PaddedBorderWidth** (0: no padding, -60: wide padding)
<file reg win8_border.reg>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"PaddedBorderWidth"="-20"

</file>

===== Tighter Window Metrics (Titlebar/Window Borders) =====
<file reg window_metrics.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"BorderWidth"="-45"
"CaptionHeight"="-255"
"CaptionWidth"="-420"
"IconTitleWrap"="1"
"MenuHeight"="-285"
"MenuWidth"="-285"
"ScrollHeight"="-255"
"ScrollWidth"="-255"
"Shell Icon Size"="32"
"SmCaptionHeight"="-255"
"SmCaptionWidth"="-330"
"PaddedBorderWidth"="0"
"AppliedDPI"=dword:00000060
"IconSpacing"="-1125"
"IconVerticalSpacing"="-1125"
"MinAnimate"="0"
</file>

===== Windows 8 Dark Titlebars =====
{{:windows:dark_tiitebars.png?200|}}
  - download {{:windows:windows8_dark_titlebar.zip|}}
  - download {{:windows:win8_style.zip|}}
  - Run **UxStyle_sep23_x86_x64.exe**
  - copy **Default Style*** to **Windows\Resources\Theme**


===== Change Location of User Profiles =====
Store profiles on D:\Users
<file reg 2nd_hd_users.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList]
"Default"="D:\Users"
</file>




===== Remove Old Group Policy Settings =====

<file reg removepolicy.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
</file>

===== Autologon for Windows Vista,7,8,10 =====
<file reg autologon.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"DefaultUserName"="USERNAME"
"DefaultPassword"="PASSWORD"
"DefaultDomainName"="DOMAIN/COMPUTERNAME"
</file>

===== Windows Teak Utility =====
  * **[[http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836|Winaero Tweaker]]**

===== Window 10 Tuning =====
  * [[windows:disabledefender|Disable Windows Defender (Win10)]]
  * [[windows:disableonedirve|Disable OneDrive (Win10)]]

==== Disable Lock Screen ====
Disable the lock screen without Group Policy
<file reg disablelockscreen.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization]
"NoLockScreen"=dword:00000001
</file>

==== Disable New User Animation (Windows 8) ====
<file reg newuser_animation.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableFirstLogonAnimation"=dword:00000000
</file>

==== Enable Verbose Login Messages ====
<file reg verbose_login.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"VerboseStatus"=dword:00000001
</file>

==== Tighter Window Metrics (Titlebar/Window Borders) ====
<file reg window_metrics.reg>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"BorderWidth"="-45"
"CaptionHeight"="-255"
"CaptionWidth"="-420"
"IconTitleWrap"="1"
"MenuHeight"="-285"
"MenuWidth"="-285"
"ScrollHeight"="-255"
"ScrollWidth"="-255"
"Shell Icon Size"="32"
"SmCaptionHeight"="-255"
"SmCaptionWidth"="-330"
"PaddedBorderWidth"="0"
"AppliedDPI"=dword:00000060
"IconSpacing"="-1125"
"IconVerticalSpacing"="-1125"
"MinAnimate"="0"
</file>