Registry key to Customize Windows Explorer Common Dialogs

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Enable addition Avalon effects

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionexplorer]
"MILDesktop"=dword:00000001
"MILExplorer"=dword:00000001

; Remove Word " Shortcut " on shortcuts .this entry gets rid of shortcut arrows and still lets links work.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionexplorerShell Icons]
"29"="%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,52"

; Disable Tool Tips
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorerAdvanced]
"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000

; Edit Registration Info
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion]
"RegisteredOrganization"your Organization Here""
"RegisteredOwner"="Your Name Here"

; Remove Details Pan (the big fat blue bar at the bottom of every Explorer window )
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]
"PreviewPaneSizer"=hex:51,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 00,00,00

; Restore Details Pan ( if you have removed it )

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]
"PreviewPaneSizer"=hex:51,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00, 00,00,00

; Remove navigation pan
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]
"PageSpaceControlSizer"=hex:d0,00,00,00,00,00,00,0 0,00,00,00,00

; Restore navigation pan
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]
"PageSpaceControlSizer"=hex:d0,00,00,00,01,00,00,0 0,00,00,00,00

; Make menu bars and window frames opaque (solid) instead of translucent
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM]
"ColorizationOpaqueBlend"=dword:00000001

; Change windows AERO theme color, set your own custom color by changing values of strings
; shown below
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM]
"Composition"=dword:00000001
"ColorizationColor"=dword:45409efe
"ColorizationOpaqueBlend"=dword:00000000
"CompositionPolicy"=dword:00000000

; Disable IPv6 in Vista (makes ipconfig more readable)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServic esTcpip6Parameters]
"DisabledComponents"=dword:000000ff

; turn off start menu baloon tips
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091
"NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000001

; Enable slow-motion window effects (min/max/3dflip) by holding down Shift key. ( this is damn nice effect if you have supported gfx card. )
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM]
"AnimationsShiftKey"=dword:00000001

; Add "Control Panel" to "Computer"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}ShellOpen]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}ShellOpenCommand]
@="Explorer.exe ::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionexplorerMyComputerNameSpace]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionexplorerMyComputerNameSpace{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}]
@="Control Panel"

; Remove "Control Panel" From "Computer"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}Shell]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}ShellOpen]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}ShellOpenCommand]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionexplorerMyComputerNameSpace]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionexplorerMyComputerNameSpace{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}]

0 thoughts on “Registry key to Customize Windows Explorer Common Dialogs

  1. Haven’t tried any of these but, I know Windows XP PRO and believe they are true.
    As a small thought, you might want to, using NOTEPAD of course, make individual files that do some of these things; in particular the annoying “shortcut” addition.
    As you know TWEAKIU doesn’t work for Windows 7.
    Thank you,
    John R De Palma
    8-5-2012

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