Windows Customizations

Disable Win+L

Source:

• How can I disable the function (window key + L ) used to lock the window (answers.microsoft.com)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

• create a new DWORD 32-bit value named DisableLockWorkstation
• give it one of these values:
  • 1 Disable Lock Workstation
  • 0 Enable Lock Workstation

Chane the display resolution for a Hyper-V VM

set-vmvideo -vmname <your_vm_name> `
  -horizontalresolution:1920  `
  -verticalresolution:1080 `
  -resolutiontype single

• This should enhance the graphics performance

  Set-VM -VMName <your_vm_name>  -EnhancedSessionTransportType HvSocket
  

Windows Alt-Tab

Get the old Alt-Tab dialog back

1. Open Registry Editor.

2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer.

3. Create a DWORD value named AltTabSettings.

4. Set its value data to 1.

5. Restart Windows Explorer or sign out and sign in again to apply the change.

   taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
   start explorer.exe
   

Alternative via registry file

1. Save the following as a .reg file.

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
   "AltTabSettings"=dword:00000001
   

2. Double-click the file to apply the change.

3. Restart Windows Explorer or sign out and sign in again to apply the change.

   taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
   start explorer.exe
   

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Tags

1. windows
2. registry (Private)
3. tweak (Private)
4. keyboard (Private)
5. kb
6. shortcut (Private)
7. hotkey (Private)