+ Boot and Shutdown
x Auto-End tasks immediately
x Auto-Kill hung applications immediately
x Auto-Kill hung services immediately
x Ctrl-Alt-Del at logon-Disabled
Disable automatic restart on System Failure
Disable logging on System Failure
Disable saving Last Good state at boot
x Do not Parse Autoexec.bat
x Logon Page-Classic
x Numlock-Off
x Show Administrator on the Welcome Screen
x Status Messages-Extended
+ Desktop
Desktop icons size
x Internet Explorer icon-Hide
x My Computer icon-Hide
x My Documents icon-Hide
x My Network Places icon-Hide
x Recycle Bin icon-Show
Show Windows version on Desktop
x Wrap icon titles-Disable
+ Explorer
Add (un)register libraries in Context Menu
Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu
Advanced Search: preconfigure options
Associate additional file types with Notepad
x Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details
x Classic Control Panel
x Disable Autorun
x Disable Beep on errors
x Disable Prefix: Shortcut to
Disable shortcut arrow
x Disable Web Files and Folders connection
Disable Windows keys
x Display the contents of system folders
x Launch folder windows in a seperate process
Preset Places Bar to
x Recycle Bin: allow to rename and delete
Recycle Bin: delete files directly
Remove Back Button
Remove Send To on context menu
Restore previous folder windows at logon
Show Drive Letters in front of Drive Names
x Show extensions of known file-types
Show hidden files and folders
Show Map Network Drives buttons in Explorer bar
Show protected operating system files
x Show Statusbar in all windows
x Show the full path in the Address Bar
x Show the full path in the Title Bar
x Use small icons in Explorer bar
+ Internet Explorer
Disable Download Complete notification
x Disable Go Button
Disable information bar when popup is blocked
Disable Internet Explorer link createion
x Disable Market Place bookmark
x Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks
x Disable Outlook Express link creation
Disable Password-Caching
x Disable sound when popup is blocked
Enable Google URL-Search
x Keep IE URL-History for-0 Days
x Set Homepage-about:blank
x Set IE-Cache limit to-8 MB
x Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time
Set popup-blocker to high
+ My Computer
Add Administrative Tools
Add Control Panel
Add Control Panel to Context Menu
x Add Device Manager to Context Menu
Add Event Viewer to Context Menu
Add Folder Optionos
Add Fonts Folder
Add My Network Places
Add Network Connections
Add Printers and Faxes
Add Recycle Bin
Add Registry Editor to Context Menu
Add Services to Context Menu
Add Taskbar Settings
x Remove Manage from Context Menu
x Remove Search from Context Menu
x Remove Shared Documents
+ Network
Allow Network Logins without passwords
x Disable administrative shares
x Disable automatic search for network folders and printers
Disable DCOM protocol bindings
Disable DNS failure cache
Disable extra SMB notify-change traffic
Disable LAN-Manager from caching passwords
x Disable LM HOSTS lookup
Disable Microsoft-DS (close port 445 TCP/UDP)
x Disable restoring mapped network drives on logon
Disable Simple File Sharing
Hide PC in Workgroups/Domains
Remove remote-computer NameSpace
x Set TCP/IP Priority to 1
+ Performance
x Disable custom EXE icons
Disable Info Tips on Files and Folders
x Disable Last accessed Timestamp on files
x Disable Optimize harddisk when idle
Disable paging of kernel and core-os
x Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links
x Disable Warn on low disk space
x Disable WBEM logging
x Do not cache thumbnails
x Enable USB Idle Endpoint support
Minimal Power Management
Processor scheduling
Run 16-bit Windows applications in a separate process
Snap mouse-pointer to default button
Use Windwos classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel
+ Privacy
x Clear pagefile at shutdown
x Disable Driver Update Internet prompt
x Disable File MRU-List
x Disable Tracking of most used programs
x Remove Alexa
+ Security
Always show Updates under Software
x Disable Screensaver
x Disable Web Open With prompt
Disable Windows Script Host (WSH)
x Re-Enable user:pass URLs
x Screensaver Password-Protection-Disabled
+ Start Menu
x Add Administrative Tools menu
x Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff
x Control Panel-Display as a menu
x Disable and remove Documents list from the Start Menu
Disable Drag and Drop
x Disable Highlight newly installed programs
x Do not use Personalized Menus
Expand Network Connections
x Hide Run button
x Hide Search button in Start Panel
x My Computer-Display as a link
x My Documents-Display as a link
x My Music-Don't display this item
x My Network Places-Don't display this item
x My Pictures-Don't display this item
x Network Connections-Display as Connect to menu
x Number of programs on Start Menu: 0
x Printers and Faxes-Display as a menu
Reduce popup delay
Remove Logoff User
Remove Pinned Apps List from Start Panel
x Remove Search For People from Search
x Remove Search the Internet from Search
x Remove Set Program Access and Defaults
Remove User name
x Remove Windows Catalog shortcut
x Remove Windows Update shortcut
Scroll Programs
Show IE Favorites
x Use small icons in Start Panel
+ Taskbar
Disable Balloon Tips
x Disable Group similar Taskbar buttons
Disable Hide inactive icons
Hide Volume Control Icon in System Tray
x Lock the Taskbar: Yes
+ Visual Effects
Active window tracking
Active window tracking speed
x Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable
x Combo box animation-Disable
x Cursor shadow-Enable
x Display mouse pointer trails-Disable
x Fade out selection-Disable
x Gradient captions in windows-Enable
x Keyboard shortcut underline-Enable
x Menu animation-Disable
x Menu shadows-Disable
Menu style
x Show translucent selection rectangle-Disable
x Show window contents while dragging-Disable
x Slide taskbar buttons-Disable
x Smooth edges of screen fonts-ClearType
x Smooth-scroll list boxes-Disable
Swap left and right mouse buttons
x Tooltip animation-Disable
x Use a background image for each folder type-Disable
x Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop-Enable
+ Windows Media Player
x Accept Privacy Statement
Disable all streaming protocols
x Disable auto-add music to library
x Disable automatic codec download
x Disable automatic saving of DRM-type music files
x Disable license backup prompt
x Disable metadata retrieval
x Disable MRU
x Disable scripting commands
x Disable silent acqusition
x Disable starting with Media Guide
Do not show anchor in Designmode
x Enhanced privacy settings
x No visualization
x Optimize fullscreen mode behavior
x Remove all context menu entries
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