AVI File Causes Explorer to Hang
One of the really cool features of Windows is the AVI preview in Explorer. What this does is scans an AVI file for all the properties, like height, width, color depth, and more.
Category Archives: Hack / Tweak
Right Click to Print Directory
Would you like to be able to right click any folder in Explorer and print its contents? You can add this option to the context menu by following these steps:
Change the RDP Port
The default port that the Windows Remote Desktop Connection program listens on is 3389. However, you can change to any port you wish; maybe you find public networks block everything except port 80 and 443 (in which you could set it to 433) or you feel changing to a non-default port is better security wise.
Limit Access to Startup Keys in Registry
Your system becomes unstable because of the malware programs running in the background. You identify these programs and kill them in the Task Manager but these programs will re-appear in the Task Manager after you reboot the system. This is because these programs will run again from the below mentioned registry keys:
Windows 7 Undock PC Option Missing
For unknown reasons to some, the Undock PC Option can sometimes disappear from the start menu. Most likely it is an errant policy. But no fear! It is relatively easy to get it back. Here are the steps. To get back the Undock PC icon you need to do some work in registry. Before doing that it is… Read More »
IRQ Priority Tweak
You will need to create a new DWORD: IRQ#Priority (where # is the number of the IRQ you want to prioritize) and give it a setting of 1. This setting gives the requisite IRQ channel priority over the other IRQs on a software level.
Auto-sort the Start Menu
Go to Edit/Permissions, click Advanced, clear the “Inherit From Parent” check box, click Copy from the dialog box, click OK and then clear the “Full Control” for your account and now Windows will auto sort the start menu, but you can still do it too.
Master File Table Zone Reservation
Under this key there is a setting called NtfsMftZoneReservation, the default setting of which is 1. The range of this value is from 1 to 4.
Offload Network Task Processing onto the Network Card
Many newer network cards have the ability of taking some of the network processing load off of the processor and performing it right on the card (much like Hardware T&L on most new video cards).
Disable Services in Windows 7 for Speed Boost
There are a multitude of system services which can be disabled or set to manual startup. By switching the following services to manual or disabled, you can realize an increase in speed, both in bootup and in standard use.