50 Registry tricks to help you become a true Windows 7 / Vista 'hacker' (Part 3)

Windows 7 and Vista also have Windows + X shortcuts similar to those on other Windows versions. Such as Windows + E to open Explorer or Windows + D to open Desktop screen .

9. Kill the blue death screen with 3 key combinations

To activate this feature, first open regedit, then navigate to one of the keys below, depending on your keyboard type:

USB Keyboard

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServiceskbdhidParameters

PS / 2 Keyboard

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesi8042prtParameters

Next right-click on the right frame and add a new DWORD key, name this key CrashOnCtrlScroll and set the value in Value data to 1 .

Restart your computer, during the initialization process you can activate the blue death screen using the shortcut: hold down the Ctrl key and click 2 times Scroll Lock.

To remove this feature, simply delete the registry key then reboot your computer again.

10. Add the Registry Editor to Control Panel

Just download the file AddRegeditToControlPanel Registry Hack available for editing, unzip and install it.

Download AddRegeditToControlPanel Registry Hack to your computer and install it here.

- On Windows 7 or Windows Vista:

After installing the file AddRegeditToControlPanel Registry Hack, open Control Panel and select System and Maintenance .

You should now see Registry Editor at the bottom of the list.

Or you can search on the Search Start menu:

- On Windows XP:

After installation, you will see a new icon appear on the Control Panel.

11. Disable Windows + X shortcut on Windows 7 or Windows Vista

Windows 7 and Vista also have Windows + X shortcuts similar to those on other Windows versions. For example, Windows + E to open Explorer or Windows + D to open Desktop screen . Suppose in case if you want to disable these shortcuts, you can follow the steps below:

11.1. Edit the Regisry program manually

Open regedit.exe through the Search Start Menu pane, then on the interface of the Registry you navigate by key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer

Here you proceed to create a 32-bit DWORD value and name this value NoWinKeys . Set the value for this value to 1, then log off and proceed to log in again to apply the change.

11.2. Download the available Registry

Download DisableWinKeys Registry Hack to your computer, unzip the file and install it here.

If you want to disable the Windows + X shortcut, double-click the file NoWinKeys.reg .

If you want to re-enable the shortcut Windows + X, double-click the RestoreWinKeys.reg file to finish.

Finally log out and log back in to apply the change.

12. Hide Driver on Windows 7 and Windows Vista computers

12.1. Hide Driver configuration

Open Regedit.exe through the Search Start Menu framework. Then on the interface of the Registry you navigate to the key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer

If the key Explorer does not exist, right-click on the Policies , then select New key and name this new key Explorer .

Next right-click on the right frame and create a new 32-bit DWORD value and name this value NoDriver .

This value is a 32-bit number, the bits are arranged in reverse order of values ​​to hide a driver. For example, if you want to hide drive A and drive F, you can arrange the following:

Convert 100001 to decimal, we get the final result of 33 or the hex value of 0x21. Double-click the key in the Registry Editor, select Decimal and enter 33 in the Value box.

12.2. Uninstall Tweak

To disable tweak, simply delete the NoDriver registry key.

13. Add Recycle Bin to My Computer on Windows 7 or Windows Vista

If you want to add the Recycle Bin to the My Computer interface, you can follow the steps below:

13.1. Edit the Registry manually to add Recycle Bin

Open Regedit.exe through the Search Start Menu pane or via the Run command window. Then on the interface of the Registry you navigate to the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMyComputerNameSpace

Next right-click the NameSpace key to create a new key.

Name the key {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}:

You can now press F5 to open or close the Recycle Bin on the My Computer interface.

13.2. Download the available Registry

Just download the Add Recycle Bin Registry ZIP file to your computer and unzip, then double-click the AddRecycleBinToMyComputer.reg file to add the Recycle Bin or double-click the RemoveRecycleBinToMyComputer.reg file to delete the Recycle Bin.

Download the ZIP Add Recycle Bin Registry Hack file to your device and install it here.

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. 50 Registry tricks to help you become a true Windows 7 / Vista "hacker" (Part 2)

1. 50 Registry tricks to help you become a true Windows 7 / Vista "hacker" (Part 1)

1. Some tips to help your Windows 8 computer boot faster

Good luck!