Windows 8 pro registry hacks

Then just follow the simple prompts. That information is included already as part of the Refresh. If, like most people, you mainly use Desktop apps, this is not a good thing. You can, however, create a custom refresh point that takes a snapshot of your system, and then uses that snapshot to refresh your PC. Part of that snapshot includes your Desktop apps, so when you refresh your system after creating one of these custom refresh points, your Desktop apps will be back waiting for you.

How does it do that? First, a little bit of background. When Windows 8 is first installed, the system creates and stores a refresh point. When you refresh your system, it uses that refresh point as the baseline for the refresh. To create a custom refresh point, first create a new directory where you want to store it. The refresh point will be named CustomRefresh. After that, run an elevated command prompt—that is, a command prompt with Administrator rights. To do it, right-click the lower-left edge of the screen and select Command Prompt Admin.

Then type the following in the command prompt:. The recimg command gives you quite a bit of flexibility in creating and using Refresh points.

Simply create a new directory, and run the recimg command using it as the place to store the Refresh point. But recimg can do more as well. If you have multiple directories with Refresh points, you can tell Windows 8 which is the current one that it should use for doing a Refresh. Table shows them all:. Creates a custom Refresh point in a specified directory and tells Windows 8 to use that Refresh point in that directory when performing a Refresh.

Tells Windows 8 to use the custom Refresh point in the specified directory when performing a Refresh. You must first create a Refresh point in the directory. Tells Windows 8 not to use the custom Refresh point in the specified directory when you perform a Refresh.

When you deregister a Refresh point in a directory, Windows 8 will use the initial Refresh point it created during installation. Displays the location of the directory which contains the current custom Refresh point that will be used when performing a Refresh.

Shows help text for recimg. Got a Mac and want to Run Windows 8 on it? More and more, people have not just PCs, but Macs as well. Some people like Macs so much, in fact, that they like to run Windows on their Mac. There are several ways you can do this. One is to use the Apple program called Boot Camp. But, by the time you read this, it most likely will. You can also use a trial version of Windows 8. In this case, you run your Mac as you would normally, and Windows 8 runs inside a Mac window.

To do that, you use software to create a virtual machine VM , and then run that virtual Windows 8 machine. Get a copy of Parallels. Before you install Windows 8, you must install Parallels Desktop, which is the same simple process as installing any Mac program. A screen like the one shown in Figure appears. Figure Getting started to create a virtual machine for Windows 8 on a Mac using Parallels.

Keep in mind that this will be a trial version of Windows 8, not a fully paid one, so you can only use it for 90 days. It will likely be the Enterprise edition of Windows 8. Then click Continue. If you uncheck the box, the process will require a few more steps, so read on for the details. Choose this alternative , and Windows 8 runs like normal in its own Mac window, with the Start screen, Desktop, and so on.

This setup is the best choice for most people. Make any changes, or leave them as is, then click Continue. At this point, Windows 8 starts installing on your Mac in the same way that it installs on a PC.

You can see it in action in Figure When you come to a screen asking whether to install as an Upgrade or Custom, select Custom. After the usual restarts, Windows 8 will be installed on your Mac as a virtual machine. Just like a PC: from here on in, the installation looks like a normal installation on a PC. That way, all your settings, apps, and other information will automatically sync. To migrate, both the Mac and PC must be on the same network. To install using a DVD or. On the next series of screens, choose the operating system, account name, password, and Windows product key, if you have one.

Your best bet is to accept them and click Finish. On the next screen, give your machine a name or accept the one VMware Fusion gives you, click Save, and sit back while installation starts Figure Your final choice for running Windows 8 in a virtual machine is to use the free VirtualBox software. The concepts for installing Windows 8 on it are identical to those for Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion, so this section is going to move pretty quickly.

Refer back to the earlier sections if you need to. Install VirtualBox on your Mac and start it up. Grab a Windows 8 DVD disc, or an. In VirtualBox, click New. On the next screen, name your virtual machine, and choose Microsoft Windows 8 as the operating system. Click Continue. The default is 2 GB, but some people have reported being able to use only 1 GB. I suggest going with the default. Go with the default size of 25GB and click Create.

You can make final changes here. Otherwise, click Create and the hard drive is created Figure The screen lists all of your virtual machines. Click Windows 8. On the next screen, select either the disc where you have the Windows 8 installation DVD, or else the. Microsoft has developed a built-in Appx application to view PDFs.

LEM will alert you to problems such as when a key application on a particular server is unavailable. It can also detect when services have stopped, or if there is a network latency problem.

LEM is a really smart application that can make correlations between data in different logs, then use its built-in logic to take corrective action, to restart services, or thwart potential security breaches — give LEM a whirl. If you suspect a virus or group policy is preventing the Windows Task Manager from launching then check this registry setting:.

Check the logic 0 zero means the the Windows Task Manager is enabled. Numeric 1 means Disable TskMgr. Windows 8 contains a native webcam. This is a clear indication that Microsoft is working to tightly integrate webcams into the new operating system. Set its value to decimal hex 0xf. Set the value to 1. Many regard this setting as opening up your machine to remote hackers, thus research this setting before you impliment. See more about Windows 8 administrative shares.

Here is an utility where you can review firewall settings such as access control lists ACL , or troubleshoot problems with network address translation NAT. Click OK, and your Aero Peek time will be set. When you roll over taskbar icons in Windows Vista and in Windows 7, little previews appear. The standard delay time for these previews is milliseconds, or just under half a second.

If this is too slow or too fast for you, you can adjust the delay time with an easy Registry hack. Click OK to set the time default is milliseconds. Find MenuShowDelay and double-click to open. Adjust the value in milliseconds the default is milliseconds, or just under half a second. These usually happen after Windows downloads some sort of important update, and will usually be preceded by a notification that gives you about 10 to 15 minutes warning, unless you click it away.