registry editor

For those (of us) that want to stay on the old familiar Desktop when using Win-8, having the charms bar pop up when we touch the right corners of the screen, is just not acceptable. Here's a fix that removes that activity. 1. Open Registry Editor (press Win+R, type regedit.exe in Run dialog...

I found this in another Forum. Many have asked how to do this: Very Cool!. The Charms Bar is still available, but does not pop up until you actually put your cursor in the Top, Right or Bottom Right corner and slide it along the right edge, then Charms pops up. Gives a way to not have Charms...

I've been having some issues with my start menu lately. A few days ago, I did a system restore on my computer and everything was fine except for my start menu, all of my recently used programs have disappeared. The ones that I have pinned were still there, but none of the ones that pop up when...

I did by a mistake change the standard "open with" when i was trying to load a mod into a game i changed a program (exe) to a winrar file and alle files on my pc with .exe has been changed and cannot be used I have even tried to use regedit.reg but without luck plz help

hi im using windows 7 i would like to know if it is possible to change the behavior of show desktop button in the lower right from its default winkey+d and change its behavior to be similar to winkey+m i always use the show desktop button however im using a rocketdock and pressing the show...

Many of us, who like to futz around with our PC's, not just appliance operators, like to get into our Control Panels every once in a while. But Win-8 doesn't make that as easy as it was in XP. However there is a way to get to the control panel in Win-8. Here's one way: From the Metro screen, ...

The scenario is as follows: A Win7 system has some problems and could NOT be booted itself. So I took an additional bootable repair or LiveSystem CD and start the computer with it. I have now a running WinOS and another dead Win7 e,g, on a partition C: on a hard disc. Now I want to...

Hi everyone, So my computer recently got the windows 7 2012 Virus, and I deleted some registry keys to remove the virus. As a result, I couldn't get the icons to show their pics, so I increased the icon cache to something like 8000mb. But now, I cannot see photos when I go into my photos. Even...

This has been a big problem for me. I have a new dell inspiron that i had to install a new hard drive in, factory restored setting, everything is new, I have not changed a thing but I cannot right click. I have changed the settings for the button, got into the registry editor, could not...

Hello everyone. Here is a simple tutorial made to fix sync issues in Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center. It affects both programs and works amazing. Perfect sync for all HD type videos: .m2ts, .ts, .mkv, 1080p, 1080i, 720p, everything. The default decoder plain out messes up in...

Having a bit of a problem here. I used the Offline NT registry editor at Offline NT Password & Registry Editor to elevate a normal user account to admin, and now I cannot change it from admin to normal user. I inputted the following cmds in command line: net localgroup administrators CompAdmin...

Installation copiers Multi Boot OS with Multi software? I have just just purchased some new PC with different configration AMD Phenom II X4 965, Gigabyte 890GLX Motherboard, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD and 2nd AMD Athalon 635 with Gigbyte 875 Mothboard -4 GB RAM, 500GB HDD.I want to use these...

I'm the only user of the computer and supposedly have Admin rights. However, cannot manage computer or install any software. I activated the hidden Administrator account and created a new user account with admin rights, but same result, the new account cannot perform admin tasks. All this...

Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 comes with lots of enhancements and new features. One of them is the new Library view which allows users to manage their playlists, music, videos, recorded TV, etc. Library view shows a nice minimal image in the background but did you know you can...

Hi all. Is there a way, preferably through either group policy editor or registry editor, that function keys (F1 to F12) can be disabled? Means if the user presses F3 on the keyboard, the search windows explorer should not appear. This is for my project's requirements, so I sincerely and...

I know Tab Completion is enabled by default for the command line interface, however for whatever reason It has been disabled on my laptop. I have checked [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor] However setting the Completion Character to 9 or in some cases 64 (Both in...

This new instructional video has been posted. Enjoy :) Hello everyone, Recently we have been hit by some spam in our blogs and on the site in general about commercial software to reset Windows passwords. This is clearly spam and always plugs some product to magically reset your Windows...

Open the "Registry Editor" (Start (Orb), Run and type in regedit and click ok or press enter.) Navigate to and expand each the following: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers (This is where programs attach to the right click menu.) Now, you simply delete the keys you do not...

Microsoft’s newest operating system came with a lot of enhancements “under the hood”. One of those enhancements is the ability to change the logon screen without the use of third-party software. For most users, this may or may not be a welcomed change as this feature was specifically made...

Running Windows 7 starter, Dell netbook. I hid one of my two administrative user accounts with REGEDIT by setting: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion \Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList [hiddenaccountname] [DWORD(32bit) Value=0. To logon to the hidden...