Stuff I mess with on my computer sometimes.
Disable F1 Windows Help
takeown /f “%WINDIR%\HelpPane.exe”
icacls “%WINDIR%\HelpPane.exe” /grant Administrators:F
ren “%WINDIR%\HelpPane.exe” “HelpPane.exe.bak”
Disable Administrative Shares
Computer Management:
- Run “compmgmt.msc”
- System Tools » Shared Folders » Shares
- Stop Sharing all but IPC$
Registry Editor:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanServer\Parameters
- New DWORD (32-bit) Value
- Name “AutoShareWks”
Useful to boot an old computer’s USB.
Symbolic Link in Cygwin
Claudio@Computer ~
$ ln -s /cygdrive/c/Users/Claudio/Desktop/ Desktop
Disable Microsoft Customer Experience
Local Group Policy Editor:
- Run “gpedit.msc”
- Administrative Templates » System » Internet Communication Management » Internet Communication settings » Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Set Enabled
Task Scheduler:
- Run “taskschd.msc”
- Task Scheduler Library » Microsoft » Windows » Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Disable Consolidator, KernelCeipTask, UsbCeip
Paint.NET Plugins
uTorrent RSS Downloader File
C:\Users\Claudio\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\rss.dat
Backup!
No more Thumbs.db in Windows
Stop creating Thumbs.db files:
- Run “gpedit.msc”
- User Configuration » Administrative Templates » Windows Components » Windows Explorer » Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files
- Set Enabled
Deleting all Thumbs.db files:
- Run “cmd”
- cd /
- del /s /a:h Thumbs.db
Custom Helvetireader²
helvetireader2.user.js
helvetireader.2.css
For Google Reader.
If https » opera:config#UserPrefs|UserJavaScriptonHTTPS
Doesn’t work properly with the new design.
Foobar Plugins
foo_gep, foo_psf, foo_midi
http://kode54.foobar2000.org/
foo_audioscrobbler
http://mp3tag.de/en/fb2k.html
Chrome $_POST Searches
javascript:document.write(‘<form name=”f” action=”http://www.foo.bar/search.html” method=”POST”><input type=”hidden” name=”search” value=”%s”></form><script>f.submit();</script>’);
