provides an extensive range registry tips, tricks & tweaks for optimizing, enhancing and securing the Windows operating systemnoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:53:02 +0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com178125http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/en-usnoprovides an extensive range registry tips, tricks & tweaks for optimizing, enhancing and securing the Windows operating systemnoreply@blogger.comhttp://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2010/01/disable-recent-shares-in-network-places.htmlNetworkSecurityWindows 2000Windows XPnoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:59:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-4597476412206686694This restriction stops remote shared folders from being added to Network Places whenever you open a document in the shared folder.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoRecentDocsNetHood' using the settings below.Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.Settings: User Key: [http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2010/01/protect-against-syn-flood-attacks.htmlNetworkWindows 2000Windows NTWindows XPnoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:53:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-595595204077519261Windows includes protection that allows it to detect and adjust when the system is being targeted with a SYN flood attack (a type of denial of service attack). When enabled the connection responses time out more quickly in the event of an attack.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value called "SynAttackProtect" and set it to either 0, 1 or 2 based on the table below.Thishttp://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2010/01/disables-dhcp-router-discovery.htmlALL WINDOWSNetworknoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:51:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-3919501517191320530The ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) comes enabled by default for Windows clients using DHCP. This can be a security issue because by spoofing IRDP Router Advertisements, an attacker can remotely add default route entries on a remote system.Open your registry and find the key below for your operating system.Windows 95, 98 and Me[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2010/01/harden-tcpip-stack-for-denial-of.htmlNetworkWindows 2000Windows XPnoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:48:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-2219232378224286621Denial of service attacks are network attacks that are aimed at making a computer or a particular service unavailable to network users. These settings can be used to increase the ability for Windows to defend against these attacks when connected directly to the Internet.Open your registry and find the key below.Create the following DWORD values and set them according to the table http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2010/01/remove-log-off-from-start-menu.htmlALL WINDOWSNetworknoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:41:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-5700732004316068863This tweak allows you to remove the Log Off [Username] option from the Start menu.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoLogOff' using the settings below.Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.Note: In older version of Windows this value may be REG_BINARY. Note: This http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2010/01/network-connection-restrictions.htmlNetworkWindows 2000Windows XPnoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:36:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-69118709836262415These restrictions control access to the features and properties of LAN, RAS and other network connections.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value for each required restriction from the list below. Set the value to "0" to enable the restriction or delete the value to disable it.NC_AddRemoveComponents - Restrict add and remove network componentsNC_AdvancedSettings - http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2010/01/start-windows-without-prompting-for.htmlLogin and AuthenticationWindows 95Windows 98Windows Menoreply@blogger.com (poeshoe)Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:33:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-2517321424948278639Does Windows prompt you for a password every time you boot up even though you're the only one using the PC? Follow these instructions to make Windows automatically start up without prompting you for a password. Windows 9x passwords are recorded in a Password List file, these files are stored in the Windows directory and named according to your username, they can be recognized by their .PWL http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/12/softperfect-products.htmldownloadnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:04:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-6903657676629036396SoftPerfect ® Network Protocol Analyzer $99.00 An advanced, professional tool (sniffer) for analyzing, debugging, maintaining and monitoring local networks and Internet connections. It captures the data passing through your dial-up connection or network Ethernet card, analyzes the data and represents it in a readable form. SoftPerfect Network Protocol Analyzer is an useful tool for network http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/12/stardock-products.htmldownloadnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:02:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-3037265919590397433Impulse Digital distribution platform that allows you to quickly and easily find your favorite game or software and download it automatically to your PC. Download WindowBlinds-6 A Windows utility that enables users to personalize nearly every aspect of the Windows graphical user interface. Part of Object Desktop. Download DeskScapes Bring your Windows Vista or XP Desktop to life. Transform yourhttp://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/12/impulse-driven.htmldownloadnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:57:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-5031088700568685798What Is Impulse? Impulse is Stardock's new state of the art digital distribution platform. Impulse allows users to quickly and easily find their favorite game or software and download it automatically to their PC. What makes Impulse so great? Impulse has multiple features that makes it one of the best digital distribution platforms around. Some of these great features include: * Doesn’t need http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/12/control-multiple-computers-with-single.htmldownloadnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:56:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-7883071419884075794 Multiplicity Multiplicity is a new program that lets you control multiple computers with a single keyboard and mouse. Overview If you've ever used a multiple monitor equipped PC, then you can imagine how Multiplicity works. Each monitor is connected to its own PC. When the user moves the mouse over to a given monitor, the user is then controlling that PC. It's ideal for power users, http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/change-message-shown-on-logon-box.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows 2000Windows NTWindows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:21:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-3577867614930028283You can personalize (or legalize) the message displayed on the logon box above the user name and password.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new string value named 'LogonPrompt' and enter the text you want to display. The default message is: 'Enter a user name and password that is valid for this system.'This feature can be used in conjunction with the Legal Notice Dialog Box http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/disable-password-caching.htmlALL WINDOWSLogin and AuthenticationSecuritynoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:19:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-244121657415997420Normally Windows caches a copy of the users password on the local system to allow for additional automation, this leads to a possible security threat on some systems. Disabling caching means the users passwords are not cached locally. This setting also removes the second Windows password screen and also remove the possibility of networks passwords to get out of sync.Open your registry and find http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/force-use-of-automatic-logon.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows 2000Windows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:16:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-7754479413987916467Normally when a Windows machine is configured to automatically logon to a specified account users can bypass this and enter alternate account information. This tweak forces the machine to auto logon and to ignore any bypass attempts.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new string value called "ForceAutoLogon" and set it to equal "1" to force automatic logons or "0" to allow http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/show-verbose-security-status-messages.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows 2000Windows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:14:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-1565030379700195465This setting allows you to configure Windows so that you receive verbose startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff status messages. This may be helpful to in troubleshooting slow startup, shutdown, logon, or logoff behaviour.Open your registry and find or create the key below.To enable verbose status messages create a new DWORD value called "verbosestatus" and set it to "1".An additional value called http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/customize-windows-logon-and-security.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows 2000Windows NTWindows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:13:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-798120819150644048This setting allows you to add additional text to the title of the standard Windows Logon and Windows Security dialog boxes.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'Welcome' using the settings below.Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.Settings: System Key: [http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/legal-notice-dialog-box-before-logon.htmlALL WINDOWSLogin and AuthenticationSecuritynoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:11:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-2864949502613589235Use these fields to create a dialog box that will be presented to any user before logging onto the system. This is useful where you are required by law to warn people that it is illegal to attempt to logon without being an authorized user.Open your registry and find the appropriate key for your operating system.Windows 95, 98 and Me:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/modify-number-of-cached-logins.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows 2000Windows NTWindows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:09:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-8868612998684984719This value controls the number of allowable cached login attempts when the network domain controller is unavailable.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'CachedLogonsCount' using the settings below.Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.Note: With caching disabled or the http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/limit-number-of-automatic-logins.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows 2000Windows NTWindows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:07:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-7130874317456566566This setting is used to limit the number of automatic logins, once the limit has been reached the auto logon feature will be disabled and the system will display the standard authentication box.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'AutoLogonCount' using the settings below.Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/disable-password-caching-in-internet.htmlALL WINDOWSLogin and AuthenticationSecuritynoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:05:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-5667722898407696120When you attempt to view a password-protected site, you are normally prompted to type your username and password with an option to "Save this password in your password list". This tweak can be used to disable the ability for users to save passwords.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'DisablePasswordCaching' using the settings http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/automatic-administrative-logon-to.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows 2000Windows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:03:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-7155062137067859831The recovery console is a command line environment that is used to recover from system problems. This setting controls whether the administrator account will be logged on automatically or be required to enter a password when the recovery console is invoked during startup.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'SecurityLevel' using http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/enable-shutdown-from-authentication.htmlLogin and AuthenticationSecurityWindows NTWindows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:01:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-3500218287259612528When this setting is enabled a [Shutdown] button is displayed in authentication dialog box when the system first starts. This allows you to shutdown a system without logging in. The button is shown by default on a workstation and removed on a server installation.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'ShutdownWithoutLogon' using thehttp://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/06/automatic-logon.htmlWindows 2000Windows NTWindows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:58:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-3925965752570125047Windows includes a feature that allows you to configure the computer to automatically logon to the network, bypassing the Winlogon dialog box.To enable this function you need to add several new values to the key below.Add a new string value named 'DefaultUserName' and set it to the username you wish to automatically logon as.Add a new string value named 'DefaultPassword' and set this to the http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/04/hide-all-items-on-desktop.htmlALL WINDOWSDesktop and ExplorerSecuritynoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:32:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-3260596764794570802Enabling this options hides all the items and programs on the Windows desktop.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoDesktop' using the settings below.Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.Settings: User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\http://poeshoe2.blogspot.com/2009/04/remove-ability-to-modify-file-types.htmlDesktop and ExplorerSecurityWindows 2000Windows XPnoreply@blogger.com (budysucks)Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:30:00 +0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309356899491452424.post-6953848175104622486This setting allows you to remove the ability to change, add or delete file types using explorer the Folder Options interface.Open your registry and find the key below.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoFileAssociate' using the settings below.Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.Settings: User Key: [