17 Tips and Tricks for Customizing Windows via Registry

11] Hiding Help and Support

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer

Create a new DWORD Value – Menu “Edit > New > DWORD Value”, and name it NoSMHelp.

Then double-click on NoSMHelp and fill it with the number 1 in Value Data. Restart the computer.

12] Hiding the Run Menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer

Create a new DWORD Value and name it NoRun. Double-click and enter the number 1 as Value Data.

13] Hiding the Run Menu from the Start Menu (2)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/Advanced

Find the value named Start_ShowRun, double-click it, and enter the number 0 in the Value Data section.

14] Hide Log Off

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer

Click the “Edit > New > Binary Value” menu and name it NoLogOff.

Double-click on NoLogOff and enter the number 01 00 00 00 in the Value Data section.

15] Hide the Turn Off Computer Menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer

Click the “Edit > New > DWORD Value” menu and name it NoClose.

Double-click NoClose and put a 1 in Value Data.

16] Displaying Administrator on Welcome Screen

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserLis t

Create a new DWORD Value and name its Administrator.

Double-click Administrator and enter the number 1 under Value Data.

17] Automatic Login

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Winlogon

Double-click AltDefaultUserName and enter the username of the selected account.

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