Windows Registry⚑

This directory houses various customized registration .reg files to manipulate the Windows Registry.

Contents⚑

• Custom Explorer Options
• Custom Context Menu
• Default Extension Associations
• Power Options
• Remove Shortcut Arrows
• Backup Registry
• Restore Registry

Custom Explorer Options⚑

• Disable or Enable the following Folders:

• 3D Objects

• Desktop
• Documents
• Downloads
• Pictures
• Videos

• Music

• Disable/Enable the following Navigation Panel Folders:

• Libraries

• Network
• OneDrive
• Quick Access
• Removable Drives

Custom Context Menu⚑

• Add/Remove Copy Path
• Add/Remove a customized Tools and System Tools expandable list
• Add/Remove Edit with Notepad
• Add/Remove a Hide Selected option
• Add/Remove a Toggle Hidden Files and Folders Option
• Add/Remove PowerShell 7 Context Menu Options
• Add/Remove Windows Terminal Context Menu Options
• Add/Remove Shutdown to Desktop Context Menu
• Shell News:
• Remove Defaults:
  • .accdb - Microsoft Access
  • .pub - Microsoft Publisher
  • .mdb
  • .bmp
  • .rtf - Rich Text Format
  • .zip - Zip Archive

• Add Custom:

  • .bat - Batch File/Script
  • .cmd - Command Line File/Script
  • .ps1 - PowerShell Script
  • .reg - Registration Entry
  • .txt - Text File
  • .vbs - Visual Basic Script
  • .ahk - AutoHotKey Script
  • .css - CSS Style Sheet
  • .html - HTML File
  • .csv - Comma Separated Values Spread Sheet
  • .json - JSON File
  • .yaml - YAML File
  • .R - R script
  • .md - Markdown Document

• Script to Remove Unnecessary Default Shell New Items and Add Customized Ones:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;-----------------------------------
; REMOVE DEFAULT NEW CONTEXT MENU ITEMS
;-----------------------------------

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.accdb\Access.Application.16\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mdb\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pub\Publisher.Document.16\ShellNew]

; ---------------------------------------
; ADD CUSTOM SHELL NEW FILES BY EXTENSION
; ---------------------------------------

; BAT

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bat]
@="bat"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bat\ShellNew]
"FileName"="Template.bat"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\bat]
@="Batch Script"

; CMD

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd]
@="cmd"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd\ShellNew]
"FileName"="Template.cmd"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmd]
@="Command Line Executable"

; CSS

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.css]
@="css"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.css\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\css]
@="CSS Stylesheet"


; CSV

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.csv]
@="csv"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.csv\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\csv]
@="Comma Separated CSV File"


; JSON

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.json]
@="json"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.json\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\json]
@="JSON File"

; MARKDOWN

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md]
@="markdown"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\markdown]
@="Markdown Document"

; PS1

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ps1]
@="ps1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ps1\ShellNew]
"FileName"="Script.ps1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ps1]
@="PowerShell Script"

; REG

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.reg]
@="reg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.reg\ShellNew]
"FileName"="RegEdit.reg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\reg]
@="Registration Entry"

; R

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.r]
@="r"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.r\ShellNew]
"FileName"="Template.R"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\r]
@="R Script"

; TXT

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt]
@="txt"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew]
"FileName"="Template.txt"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txt]
@="Text Document"

; VBS

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vbs]
@="vbs"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vbs\ShellNew]
"FileName"="Template.vbs"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\vbs]
@="Visual Basic Script"

; YML

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.yml]
@="yml"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.yml\ShellNew]
"FileName"="comfig.yml"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\yml]
@="YAML Config"

Default Extension Associations⚑

Utilize these registry edits to restore default file extension associations.

Power Options⚑

• Add Console Lock Display Timeout to Power Options
• Clean Pagefile on Shutdown

Remove Shortcut Arrows⚑

• Removes the arrow on icons for links/shortcuts

Backup Registry⚑

Before running any registry hacks, be sure to backup the registry first!

# backup registry
mkdir C:\RegBack
reg export HKCR C:\RegBack\HKCR.Reg /y
reg export HKCU C:\RegBack\HKCU.Reg /y
reg export HKLM C:\RegBack\HKLM.Reg /y
reg export HKU C:\RegBack\HKU.Reg /y
reg export HKCC C:\RegBack\HKCC.Reg /y

Note: The Registry Hives are backed up to C:\RegBack in the example above.

Restore Registry⚑

Note these commands should be run from the Advanced Startup > Command Prompt option before the OS is booted and loaded into!

# restore registry
cd /d C:\windows\System32\config
xcopy *.* C:\RegBack\
cd RegBack
dir

copy /y software ..
copy /y system ..
copy /y sam ..

Note: Generally the OS is installed on C:\, but the system drive letter may change to D:\ in most cases when you boot your computer into recovery mode. To verify the system drive letter, you can type dir command after you type the drive letter like D:\, and hit Enter to list all files, folders and directories in this drive. You can check if there is a Windows folder in the list, if so, then it’s the system drive.