Registry
Hacks to Make Windows 10 Cooler .
Many believe
that Windows 10 is the best Windows system Microsoft has ever released. And,
many think that it failed to deliver the best. It might be cool but not
perfect. So, if you think the same then let’s make Windows 10 cooler by hacking
through the registry editor of Windows 10.
Here, I’d like to share with you, my 5 most favorite
registry hacks for Windows 10 that makes it cooler. Registry Editor is made by
Microsoft for those advanced users that want to change the looks and behavior
of the Windows OS according to their needs.
A strong note : Don’t mess around with the Registry
Editor if you don’t know what you’re doing. You might end up making your PC
inoperable. I’d suggest you to take a system backup before you proceed. Read
more on Registry Editor.
Now, one more thing.
There were many registry hacks that worked in the Windows 10 preview. But,
after the release of the RTM version, they don’t work now. So, these are the
ones that are working on Windows 10 Professional (Version 1511). Hit Windows
Key + R and type in winver to check the current build and version on your
system.
Again hit Windows key + R and type regedit to open registry
editor. On the left, you’ll find the all the folder that contain the registries
and D-words. On the right, you’ll get to see those registries and D-words.
Below, I’ve shown the path of the specific D-Word or the registry that you’ll
have to edit(along with screenshots).
You can use a third-party tool like RegScanner to quickly
find the Registry or D-word that you’d like edit. Or else you can just simply
hunt through the folders and find them.
Colored
Title bar with Start Menu and Taskbar in Black
If you know you can change the title bar colors in Windows
10. But the colors that you apply to the title bar also are applied to the
start menu and taskbar. So, what if you want to change title bar color but let
the taskbar and Start Menu color remain black just like before?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
Double click on ColorPrevalence. Replace the value to 1.
Make
Taskbar Completely Transparent
Here, we are not going to edit the registry but we’ll make
use of a small utility that we had shared before. We’ll use Classic Start Menu to
turn down the transparency of the taskbar to completely transparent. Follow the
linked guide on how to install and use it.
In Windows 10 Start Menu settings you just have to turn down
the transparency 0 to make it completely transparent.
Dark
Theme for Settings
Who doesn’t like a dark user interface? Even if it’s light
around us we still tend to use the dark UI. Because, it’s easier on the eyes.
Now, you can get this dark cool in the settings of Windows 10. We had written
about it before so refresh your memory and thank us later.
Make
Desktop Menus Snappier
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Double click on MenuShowDelay. You just need to turn down
the value. Here I’ve made it to 200. This will reduce the delay in Menu
animation.
Remove
OneDrive Icon from File Explorer
Who uses OneDrive? Well, you might be if you got lured by
those 100GB free cloud storage deals. But, I didn’t. And, I don’t want it on my
desktop. We had shown you how you can disable it from Windows 10. But, if you
don’t want to disable it but also don’t want it to appear in the file explorer
then follow the below path and remove it.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}
Double click on System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree. Make the
value 0.
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