how to remove program entry in add/remove programs

Follow these steps to remove program entry from add/remove programs

• Open registry editor
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
• Find the unwanted program key under uninstall key and delete it
  

how to turn off system beep sound

System beeps are useful, but you can disable this feature anytime by doing the following tweak.

• Go to registry editor
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound
• In the right pane double click Beep key
• Change its value to No (default value is yes)
• Now close the registry editor and restart your computer to changes go into effect
  

how to add administrator to welcome screen

No need to press Alt + Ctrl + Del twice to get login for administrator account, with a simple edit or registry you can add administrator login in welcome screen. follow these steps.

• Open registry editor
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
• Right click on the key and add new DWORD value
• Open the key and put 1 for value data field
• From the next restart you can see administrator login in welcome screen
  

add " copy to , move to" for context menu

When you right click on file or folder you will see "send to" in a context menu point to different locations, imagine you want to copy or cut the selected file or folder to another location, then you have to copy the file and go to the target folder and paste the file there, that is a long way, isn't it? but instead of taking long way you can add "copy to , move to" in the context menu that appears in right click, from there you can directly copy or move the selected file with easily, here is how to add "copy to , move to" in the context menu.

Add copy to for context menu

• Open registry editor
• Navigate to the key of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• Right click on key, click new key
• Name it as Copy To
• Double click to open key and enter value {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
  

Add move to for context menu

• Open registry editor
• Navigate to the key of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• Right click on key, click new key
• Name it as Move To
• Double click to open key and enter value {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
• Exit the registry editor
  

Now when you right click on a file or folder, above the send to option are two new options available, they are Copy to Folder and Move to Folder You can copy or move files or folders to other folders with this. right click and select copy to folder or move to folder, then it open small window named as copy items, in there select the location expanding the folder tree and click copy or move.

how to create keyboard shortcut for programs

Using keyboard shortcut to open specific program is easy , you can open the program by pressing combined keystrokes from keyboard, this saves time for taking long way to open program, here is how to do it.

• Right click the program shortcut (ex - ms word, skype) and click properties
• In the shortcut properties (in shortcut tab) you will see area "shortcut key"
• In the typing area (usually set as none) type a key you want to use for shortcut. (ex - type W to create shortcut for ms word)
• You will see, it automatically set as Ctrl + Alt + W
• Then apply and ok
• From now on, when you press combination keys of Ctrl + Alt + W ms word will start automatically.
  

how to disable right click functionality

This registry tweak can disable right click funtion, after doing this you cant right on my computer, folder or file. for example you cant do changes in system desktop appearance, themes, and screen saver as well as other display settings.actually this prevents the menu that displayed on right click, here's how to do it.

• Open registry editor
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
• Now right click on the key and create new DWORD value
• Rename the key as " NoViewContextMenu "
• Double click to open the key and edit value data to 1

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer to any changes to go into effect.

Note - if you want to enable right click functionality again on desktop then simply change the value data to 0 or delete the NoViewContextMenu DWORD key.

how to prevent users changing start menu

This registry tweak can prevent users from changing your pc's start menu , not even right click. the procedure as follows.

• Open registry editor
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
• Right click on the key and create new DWORD value
• Rename the key as " NoChangeStartMenu "
• Double click to open the key and edit it's value to 1

After restart your pc, the settings will be affected

disable indexing service to more speedier performance

Indexing service is useful for speeder search results , but it can slow down your pc's performance. turning off this feature will no harm to your system, so if you thinking more speedier pc rather than speeder search results you can turn off this feature. follow these steps.

• Go to start > run > type services.msc press enter
• The services window will open, then find " indexing service "
• Double click to open indexing service properties
• Now in the startup type, click drop down arrow and select disable
• Click apply and ok

From the next restart indexing service stops working automatically, leaving your pc much faster than before.

how to auto end programs & reduce shutdown time

When windows xp shutting down it takes some time to close running programs, you can reduce this time by editing some of registry key, here's how to do it.

• Open registry editor (start>run>type regedit> press enter)
• Navigate to key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
• In the right pane double click AutoEndTasks and enter value 1 in the "value data field"
• Now in the same side open WaitToKillAppTimeout and enter value 3500 in the field (default value is 20000)
• Close the registry editor and restart pc changes to go into effect.
  

how to disable right click on taskbar

Does your taskbar & start menu settings messed up by someone , you know you can prevent them using taskbar properties , with a simple edit of registry you can disable right clicking on taskbar, this prevents users from getting "taskbar and start menu properties" here's how we do it.

• Open registry editor
• Go to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
• Now right click on the key, point to new then click DWORD value
• Name the key as NoTrayContextMenu
• Now open the key and put 1 in the "value data" field

From the next restart the settings will be effected , you can revert this process by putting 0 to "value data" field, or deleting the key