How to adjust taskbar thumbnail delay time in Win 7 Oh..here is another one: In Windows 7, whenever you hover your mouse cursor over a running application's button in Taskbar, Windows shows a small thumbnail of running application with a close button. But the thumbnail appears after 400 milliseconds which is way too long and sometimes it becomes quite annoying to keep hovering the mouse cursor to show the thumbnail. So here we start the tutorial: 1. Type regedit in RUN or Startmenu Searchbox and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor. 2. Now go to following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced 3. In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value ExtendedUIHoverTime 4. Now you'll need to set its value to your desired delay time. Double-click on it and select "Base" as Decimal and enter the desired value. Remember the value should be given in milliseconds. Set the value to 100 for best experience. 5. That's it. Log off or restart your system to take effect. BONUS TIP: If you want to completely turn off Taskbar thumbnails, unfortunately its not possible in Windows 7 RTM as the functionality has been removed by Microsoft. But you can set the value of "ExtendedUIHoverTime" to 10000 or more to increase the thumbnail delay time. Of course its not the best solution but it works quite good. NOTE: If you want to restore default settings, simply delete "ExtendedUIHoverTime" DWORD value created in Step 3.
Help me I canty run aero in windows 7 and windows vista.I MEAN I DONT HAVE TRANSPARENT TASKBAR AND MENU BAR. IS THERE ANY SOFTWARE OR REGISTRY TWEAK THAT WILL HELP. INTEL HASNT RELEASE MY VIDEO CARD DRIVER FOR VISTA AND WINDOWS 7. System specifications: Intel p4 ht dual processor:3.0 ram:4.0 gb 3d card built in: 915gv 128MB. fujitsu siemens branded. Plz help
some tweaks registry : Always Unload Dll Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer] "AlwaysUnloadDll"=dword:00000001 cache_l2_1024 Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] "SecondLevelDataCache"=dword:00000400 cache_l2_2048 Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] "SecondLevelDataCache"=dword:00000800 Disable-New-Briefcase Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Briefcase\ShellNew\Config] "IsFolder"="" "NoExtension"="" [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Briefcase\ShellNew] "IconPath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\ 00,79,00,6e,00,63,00,75,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,30,00,00,00 "ItemName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\ 6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\ 00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,\ 2d,00,36,00,34,00,39,00,33,00,00,00 "Directory"="" "Handler"="{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}" dnscahe Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] "CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001 "CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180 "MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00 "MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d elevated-command-prompt Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\runas] @="Run Command Prompt as Administrator" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe" IncreaseConIE8 Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000010 "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000010 NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Filesystem] "NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation"=dword:00000001 NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Filesystem] "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001 fast shutdown Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000" Numlock on Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard] "InitialKeyboardIndicators"="2" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard "InitialKeyboardIndicators"="2" batch for disabled services for a workstation. Code: TITLE Services Optimizer DISABLED @echo off @echo ============================================================================== @echo Windows Vista and Server 2008 Services Optimizer (C) 2009 @echo ============================================================================== @echo. @echo This batch script automatically optimizes services running in Windows Vista @echo and Windows Server 2008 @echo. @echo IMPORTANT: The default configuration configured in the batch script is by no @echo mean suitable for everybody. @echo. @pause @echo Description of Windows Vista Services Optmizer commands: @echo. @echo 1.AUTO: Automatic @echo 2.DEMAND: Manual @echo 3.DISABLED: Disable @echo. @echo User can personalize this optimizer batch script based on these 3 commands. @echo. @echo Press Enter to start optimizing Windows Vista services. @pause>null cls @echo ============================================================================== @echo Windows Vista and Server 2008 Services Optimizer (C) 2009 @echo ============================================================================== @echo. @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Computer Browser @echo Description: Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers designated as browsers. If this service is stopped, this list will not be updated or maintained. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: If not browing Local Area Network (LAN), this service is not required. Other it's good to enable the service as it maintains and updates list of computers on the network. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config Browser start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Diagnostic Policy Service @echo Description: The Diagnostic Policy Service enables problem detection, troubleshooting and resolution for Windows components. If this service is stopped, diagnostics will no longer function. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: Windows Vista or IE7 may occasionally pops up dialog box to ask if user want it to help finding the cause and resolution to the problem. However, 99% of the time it doesn't help much to resolve the issue, can be disabled. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: DEMAND sc config DPS start= DEMAND @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Distributed Link Tracking Client @echo Description: Maintains links between NTFS files within a computer or across computers in a network. @echo Comment: Required for system using NTFS file system. @echo Recommendation: DISABLED sc config TrkWks start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules @echo Description: The IKEEXT service hosts the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and Authenticated Internet Protocol (AuthIP) keying modules. These keying modules are used for authentication and key exchange in Internet Protocol security (IPsec). Stopping or disabling the IKEEXT service will disable IKE and AuthIP key exchange with peer computers. IPsec is typically configured to use IKE or AuthIP; therefore, stopping or disabling the IKEEXT service might result in an IPsec failure and might compromise the security of the system. It is strongly recommended that you have the IKEEXT service running. @echo Comment: Primarily used for authentication purpose on VPN and other network environment. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: DISABLED sc config IKEEXT start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: IP Helper @echo Description: Provides automatic IPv6 connectivity over an IPv4 network. If this service is stopped, the machine will only have IPv6 connectivity if it is connected to a native IPv6 network. @echo Comment: Provides support for IPv6, which is not yet neccessary at this time. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config iphlpsvc start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: IPsec Policy Agent @echo Description: Internet Protocol security (IPsec) supports network-level peer authentication, data origin authentication, data integrity, data confidentiality (encryption), and replay protection. This service enforces IPsec policies created through the IP Security Policies snap-in or the command-line tool "netsh ipsec". If you stop this service, you may experience network connectivity issues if your policy requires that connections use IPsec. Also,remote management of Windows Firewall is not available when this service is stopped. @echo Comment: Some corporate network requires IPsec to provide secure connection on TCP/IP from client to server. In other cases, disable is recommended. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config PolicyAgent start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator @echo Description: Coordinates transactions between MSDTC and the Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM). @echo Comment: Mostly used by developers and programmers. @echo Default: Automatic (Delayed Start) @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config KtmRm start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Offline Files @echo Description: The Offline Files service performs maintenance activities on the Offline Files cache, responds to user logon and logoff events, implements the internals of the public API, and dispatches interesting events to those interested in Offline Files activities and changes in cache state. @echo Comment: Can be disabled if not going to store a cached offline copy of Internet files. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config CscService start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Remote Registry @echo Description: Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer. If this service is stopped, the registry can be modified only by users on this computer. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: For standalone PC, not required, unless user is managing multiple computers. @echo Default: Manual @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config RemoteRegistry start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Secondary Logon @echo Description: Enables starting processes under alternate credentials. If this service is stopped, this type of logon access will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: Provides support for two users log on to a computer simultaneously. Personal user does not require it. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config seclogon start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Server @echo Description: Supports file, print, and named-pipe sharing over the network for this computer. If this service is stopped, these functions will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: Provides file, print and named-pipe sharing for the computer. Not required if not sharing anything, especially on stand-alone system. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config LanmanServer start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: SSDP Discovery @echo Description: Discovers networked devices and services that use the SSDP discovery protocol, such as UPnP devices. Also announces SSDP devices and services running on the local computer. If this service is stopped, SSDP-based devices will not be discovered. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: The service can discover SSDP-support devices and UPnP devices. It can display UPnP devices in Device Manager, so should not be disabled. As best set it to manual so that it can run when needed. @echo Recommendation: DISABLED sc config SSDPSRV start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Tablet PC Input Service @echo Description: Enables Tablet PC pen and ink functionality. @echo Comment: Can disable if not using Table PC and handwriting. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config TabletInputService start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Terminal Services @echo Description: Allows users to connect interactively to a remote computer. Remote Desktop and Terminal Server depend on this service. To prevent remote use of this computer, clear the checkboxes on the Remote tab of the System properties control panel item. @echo Comment: Required by Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, and services related to Terminal Services. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config TermService start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: UPnP Device Host @echo Description: Allows UPnP devices to be hosted on this computer. If this service is stopped, any hosted UPnP devices will stop functioning and no additional hosted devices can be added. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: Main service to support UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) devices on computer. @echo Recommendation: DISABLED sc config upnphost start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Windows Error Reporting Service @echo Description: Allows errors to be reported when programs stop working or responding and allows existing solutions to be delivered. Also allows logs to be generated for diagnostic and repair services. If this service is stopped, error reporting might not work correctly and results of diagnostic services and repairs might not be displayed. @echo Comment: Everybody, including Microsoft hopes that Windows Vista runs smoothly without error. The fact that error still happen means that even if you send the error report to Microsoft, it may be of useless. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config WerSvc start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Windows Search @echo Description: Provides content indexing and property caching for file, email and other content (via extensibility APIs). The service responds to file and email notifications to index modified content. If the service is stopped or disabled, the Explorer will not be able to display virtual folder views of items, and search in the Explorer will fall back to item-by-item slow search. @echo Comment: Desktop search for Windows Vista and Office. Resource intensive. Disable if not required or using third party desktop search. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Disabled sc config WSearch start= DISABLED @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo Name: Windows Time @echo Description: Maintains date and time synchronization on all clients and servers in the network. If this service is stopped, date and time synchronization will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. @echo Comment: Synchronize local time with Internet time server. Set to manual if user prefer to manually sync computer as and when required. @echo Default: Automatic @echo Recommendation: Manual sc config W32Time start= DEMAND @echo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: pause cls color 2A @echo ============================================================================== @echo Windows Vista and Server 2008 Services Optimizer (C) 2009 @echo ============================================================================== @echo. @echo Services optimization completed. @echo Restart the computer to take effect. @echo. pause
Hack to Force Enable Aero in Windows 7 Windows 7 has a nice little Windows Aero troubleshooting tool to find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects, and then enable and turn on Aero support (and also Aero Peek) in Windows 7. If the tool does not work to enable Aero feature in Windows 7, the trick to force enable Aero in Windows Vista may still work in Windows 7. Follow these steps in the instruction below to force enable Windows Aero Glass Transparency effect on system with video card (graphic accelerator adapter) that does not meet the WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model ) specifications, which provides functionality required to render the desktop and applications using Desktop Window Manager, a compositing window manager running on top of Direct3D 9.0Ex, and provides device driver interfaces required by Direct3D 10 runtime used in Windows 7. 1. Open Registry Editor (RegEdit). 2. Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM If the DWM registry key is not found, right click on Windows and then select New -> Key to create new branch and name it as DWM. 3. In the right details pane, create a new DWORD (32-bit value) named UseMachineCheck, and set its value to 0. 4. In the right details pane, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named Blur, and set its value to 0. 5. In the right details pane, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named Animations, and set its value to 0. 6. Restart the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager in Services in Control Panel (type Services.msc in Start Search), or run the following commands in a command prompt with administrator privileges: net stop uxsms net start uxsms 7. Attempt to enable and apply Windows Aero in Windows 7. Restart the computer if required.
I HAD TRIED THESE.NOT WORKING. AFTER TWEAKING SAME OPAQUE TOOLBAR.ITS NOT TRANSPARENT.SAME NOT TRANSPARENt MENU BAR.
have you verify if service Themes is on with : run => services.msc, hack registry and reboot then select theme aero ? () Capslock...
Never once have I needed to system restore, I probably never will. It's the first thing I disable after a fresh install.
TURN OFF CAPSLOCK AND STOP SCREAMING! YOU ARE BEING RUDE. Google 'netiquette'. Read it, learn and try again!
Tried it a few times, it has never helped with anything except eating resources, I'm with you. Side note - the yamicasoft crap screwed up my install bad enough I did a reinstall instead of straightening things out- love how fast win 7 installs.... JMHO
Well, according to my experience System-Restore is useful for "small" issues but otherwise it's useless.
Thx for all the tweaks! I am searching one for enable in the status bar (in explorer) to show the space left in the hard disk, in WinXp "view" --> "status bar" showed it...
If you're concerned about the room that system restore uses, buy another disk! If you run a cleanup once a week (highly recommended), cleaning system restore points can be part of this, and its quick. By doing so it actually uses very little resources. I am speaking though from the point of only having Windows and installed programmes on the system drive, I have everything else on other partitions/drive and have system restore turned OFF on those (its pointless covering system restore for anything other than the installed application base. System restore is a safety net, and it can be useful!
I make a complete backup of primary OS drive about once a week. Restore never helped when I used it before, I so see no point in it... besides I need a faster processor so I disable as many extra processes and services as possible to help speed up what I do have to work with. Makes my system fairly fast even with an old socket 939 processor.