These are not necessarily recommended or acknowledged by Microsoft, so use these at your own risk. For items that change the registry it's always wise to have restore point saved first.
Set Explorer to start at C:\
Windows Explorer defaults to starting at documents. Use this to have explorer start on the C:\ drive like Windows XP Explorer. |
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- Place a shortcut to Explorer on your desktop (hold Ctrl down when dragging to create a shortcut).
- Go into Properties (right-click on Explorer)
- In the target field change "%SystemRoot%explorer.exe" to
"C:\Windows\explorer.exe /n, /e, c:\"
- Click Ok and exit.
The last option "c:\" is where Explorer will start. You can use different drives or add a path below the root for Explorer to start in. |
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Remove Shortcut arrow
If you hate those little arrows that appear on your icons, use this fix to make them disappear!
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- Run Regedit (Press Win-Logo+R and type regedit).
- For each of the following keys, in the right pane, delete "IsShortcut" (select "IsShortcut" and press "Del" key) :
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut
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Remove the Security Nag and Taskbar icon
If you know that your security settings are correct (since Vista can fail to detect your Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware), use this to get rid of inaccurate notifications and taskbar warning icon.
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- Open the Security Center
- In the left pane, click on "Change the way Security Center alerts me"
- On the new dialog, select the last option "Don't notify me and don't display the icon".
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Disable UAP (User Access Protection)
This may make your system more vulnerable to attacks, but no more than XP does, and removes some of the nag screens.
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- Log in as an administrator.
- Run MSCONFIG ((Press Win-Logo+R and type msconfig).
- Select the Tools tab and scroll down to "disable UAC" and click the "Launch" button.
- When it is done, the cmd window will remain. Type "Exit", and then restart Windows (don't use the "off" button that just goes into standby).
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below often appears adjacent to the Alt keys. Some laptops will position it differently. 