STFU && RTFM

Note: The comment-function for this post has been disabled due to 200+ spam comments over the last 24 hours Lately, I’ve been annoyed that a few of the computers I’ve set up have had NumLock on after each and every boot. The problem lies somewhere in the installation scripts, I’m sure, but as I have no power over those scripts, all I can do, is fix the problem whenever I spot it.
 

1. Open the “run” dialog box, enter regedit, and click ok
2. Find the following key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
3. Set the value of the key in accordance with the following table

UAC, or User Acount Control, is a great step forward for computer security. However, alot of people complain about it being a hassle, slowing them down and so forth. What UAC does, is basically treat all users, without regard for their access level, as standard users. When you attempt to perform an administrative action, you get a prompt, either asking you to supply user credentials for a user that has the needed access, or to say “yes, I want to do that”.
 
To disable it, you need to do the following:
 

1. Open the Registry Editor
2. Navigate through the registry editor to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. Change the value of the ConcentPromptBehaviorAdmin key to 00000000

Normally, if you want to encrypt or decrypt a file in Windows XP Pro or Vista, you simply right-click on the file or folder, then choose the Properties command from the shortcut menu. You click the “Advanced” button on the General tab, which gives you access to the Encrypt or the Decrypt option.
 
If you, like me, think that’s a bit much to do, you can add those options to the shortcut menu displayed when you right-clikc the file:
 

1. Open the Registry Editor
2. Navigate through the Registry Editor to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3. Create a new DWORD called EncryptionContextMenu and assign it a value of 1

Autoplay is one of the most wildly annoying features I know. I just dislike inserting, let’s say, a TechNet CD, and have Windows open Internet Explorer and display a lot of useless information that I don’t care about.I would much rather browse through the file system of the disc, and go directly to what I need. Luckily, you can create a registry key to disable Autoplay:
 

1. Open the Registry Editor
2. Navigate through the Registry Editor to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Create a DWORD named NoDriveTypeAutoRun
4. Set the value to 000000FF