Category Archives: Hack / Tweak

DontDisplayLastUsername

The idea behind the DontDisplayLastUsername registry tweak is to tighten security, particularly on communal machines. The default registry setting means that the logon dialog box displays the last username. If it`s your own machine, where no-one else ever logs on – fine, don`t change the setting.

Remove the low disk space warning

Probably you have seen the irritating “low on disk space”-warning before, if your hard disk reaches full capacity. This warning message can be turned off by adding the DWORD-value NoLowDiskSpaceChecks with value 1 in the following key:

Set CPU Priority

This setting gives a boost to priority of foreground applications. In very overly-simplified terms, what you see on the screen gets more attention from the CPU than what you can`t.