Windows 10 Registry Edits.md

Windows 10/11 Registry Edits

Hardware acceleration

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers
2. Under the "GraphicsDrivers" key create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named "HwSchMode"
3. Set the Hexadecimal value to 2
4. Restart PC

Large Taskbar

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
2. Under the "Advanced" key create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named "TaskbarSi"
3. Set the Hexadecimal value to 2
4. Restart PC

Disable Web Search Windows 11 22h2

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search
2. Under "Search" key create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named "BingSearchEnabled"
3. Set the Hexadecimal value to 0
4. Restart PC

Disable Web Search Windows 11 (https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-disable-web-results-in-windows-11-start-or-search-menu/)

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
2. Under "Windows" create a new key named "Explorer"
3. Under the "Explorer" key create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions"
4. Set the Hexadecimal value to 1
5. Restart PC

Transparent Taskbar Windows 11

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
2. Add new DWORD (32-bit) named "UseOLEDTaskbarTransparency"
3. Set the Decimal value to 1
4. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm
5. Add new DWORD (32-bit) named "ForceEffectMode"
6. Restart PC

Manually Set Accent Color

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
2. Edit AccentColor
3. In hex format, replace the last 4 digits with a hex color leaving the ff at the start

Disable Web Search in Start Menu (1909) (https://www.bennetrichter.de/en/tutorials/windows-10-disable-web-search/)

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search
2. Add new DWORD (32-bit) named "CortanaConsent"
3. Add new DWORD (32-bit) named "BingSearchEnabled"

Disable Web Search in Start Menu (2004) (https://www.bennetrichter.de/en/tutorials/windows-10-disable-web-search/)

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
2. Add new key named "Explorer"
3. Inside "Explorer" Add new DWORD (32 bit) named "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" set "value data" to 1

Align Monitors with Windows Registry

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration
2. In this folder is probably a lot of junk you won't recognize, but a few of these are your active monitors.
3. Find your monitor and in the 00 or 01 or 02 etc, Change Position.cx and/or Position.cy (make sure decimal is checked)
4. Unplug and replug your monitor or Restart PC

Flip Scroll Direction on Razer DeathAdder

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\VID_1532&PID_005C&MI_00\7&1d9512a1&0&0000\Device Parameters
2. Set FlipFlopWheel from 0 to 1
3. Restart PC

Remove "Restore previous versions"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
2. Add key Blocked if it doesn't exist
3. Add this string value {596AB062-B4D2-4215-9F74-E9109B0A8153}
4. Restart Explorer

Remove "Include in library"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers
2. Delete Library Location

Remove "3D Objects"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace
2. Delete {0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A}
3. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace
4. Delete {0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A}
5. Restart Explorer

Remove "Scan with Windows Defender"

1. Delete Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\EPP

Remove "Cast to Device"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
2. Add key Blocked if it doesn't exist
3. Add this string value {7AD84985-87B4-4a16-BE58-8B72A5B390F7}
4. Restart Explorer

Remove "Share"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
2. Add key Blocked if it doesn't exist
3. Add this string value {E2BF9676-5F8F-435C-97EB-11607A5BEDF7}
4. Restart Explorer

Remove "Create a New Video"

1. Delete Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc\Shell\ShellCreateVideo

Remove "Edit with Photos"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc\Shell\ShellEdit
2. Add a new string value ProgrammaticAccessOnly

Remove "Print"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\print
2. Add a new string value ProgrammaticAccessOnly

Remove "Give access to"

1. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
2. Add key Blocked if it doesn't exist
3. Add a new string value {F81E9010-6EA4-11CE-A7FF-00AA003CA9F6}
4. Restart Explorer