If you want to make sure your Windows 7 PC is secure, you have a lot of homework to do. But what if there was a tool that could do some of the work for you – automatically?
We’ve had a pretty darn long list of useful Windows 7 registry tweaks – but it’s quite painful to download them one by one, so simply download this tool and you can apply a lot of the tweaks with one click.
Let’s take a look at what it can do to help you. And believe me, this list is quite long. It can disable a lot of controversial Windows 7 services for example prefetch, net crawling, pagefile at shutdown and much more. To make Windows 7 a bit more secure it can disable services such as Telnet, often used for exploits, or prevent to show a computer name in your network, but it can also tweak a lot of Internet Explorer settings. For example, the tool can rename UPLDDRVINFO.HTMl or disable ActiveX.
Here is the complete list of things it can do for you. Just take a quick look:
General Tweaks
- Disable compressed folders
- Disable registration wizard control
- Disable error reporting
- Disable LMHash
- Disable WGA Notifications
- Disable Windows Script Hosts
- Disable Remote Assistance
- Disable Null Session Connections
- Disable File Association Web service
- Disable Net Crawling
- Hide computer name in networks
- Disable Infection Reporting
- Disable Media Sensing for TCP/IP
- Claim Windows as registered
- Disable prefetch
- Enable fast shutdown
- Delete pagefile at shutdown
- Delete most recently used history at shutdown
- Disable recent shares in Network places
- Disable showing last user
- Adjust for best performance of programs
- Increase system responsiveness
- Disable UAC
- Modify default RDP port
- Disable Microsoft SpyNet
Disable Windows 7 Services
- Disable Error-Reporting
- Disable Automatic Windows Updates
- Disable Windows Security Center
- Disable Windows Defender
- Disable Time Sync
- Disable Scheduled Task Service
- Disable Indexing Service
- Disable DCOM
- Disable Telnet
- Disable Universal Plug and Play
- Disable UPnP Discovery
- Disable Messenger Service
- Disable NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
- Disable RPC Locator
- Disable Remote Registry Service
- Disable Firewall
- Enable IMAPI CD Burning
- Enable Windows Audio Service
- Enable Windows Image Acquisition Service
- Disable Apple Mobile Devices Service
- Disable iPod Service
- Disable Google Updater Service
- Disable Google Desktop SAC
Internet Explorer
- Disable Automatic Updates
- Disable Scheduled Updates
- Disable Error Reporting
- Disable Integrated Windows Authentication
- Increase Max Connections
- Open Popups in new tabs
- Rename UPLDDRVINFO.HTMl
- Delete Temporary files on exit
- Disable auto completion for web forms and passwords
- Disable Alexa logging
- Disable MSN search
- Disable Windows Live Search
- Disable ActiveX
- Disable Javascript
- Disable SSL 2.0
- Disable Phishing Filter
- Disable Search Assistant
- Disable 404 Search
- Disable Home Page
- Disable Prompt for Default Browser
- Disable Information Bar alert
- Uninstall IE7
Windows Media Player
- Disable Automatic License Acquisition
- Disable Automatic Usage Rights Download
- Disable Upgrade Message
- Don’t add Media to Library
- Disable Metadata Retrieval
- Disable Usage Tracking
- Don’t send Player ID to content providers
- Disable Automatic Updates
- Don’t save data in Most Recent Used
- Disable Automatic Codec Downloads
- Import music as MP3
- Disable DRM for imported music
- Allow Deinstalltion
Windows Messenger
- Uninstall Windows Messenger
- Remove Messenger from Outlook Express
Desktop Search
- Disable Windows desktop search
- Uninstall Windows desktop search
Windows 7 Usability
- Disable Balloon-Tips
- Disable Diskspace Warning
- Integrate command prompt into shell
- Enable command prompt completion
- Integrate Notepad into shell
- Disable AutoRun
- Disable Search Assistant
- Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard
- Disable Task Grouping
- Use Classic Start Menu
- Use Classic Logon Window
- Disable Metro Start Menu
- Disable Shutdown Reason
- Show contents of barricade folders
- Show hidden files and folders
- Show extension for *LNK
- Show extension for .PIF
- Show extension for *.SCF
- Show extension for *.URL
- Display full path in the title bar
- Disable Thumbnail Caching
- Disable Start Exit Sounds
- Use Windows Classic Theme
Delete Files
- Delete Internet Explorer Shortcuts
- Delete Windows Mail Shortcut
- Delete Recycle Bin Shortcut
- Delete My Documents Shortcut
- Delete My Computer Shortcut
- Delete My Network Places Shortcut
- Delete Control Panel Shortcut
- Delete Windows Media Player Shortcut
- Delete Windows Movie Maker Shortcut
- Delete Windows DVD Maker Shortcut
- Delete Windows Photo Gallery Shortcut
- Delete Windows Live Messenger Download Shortcut
- Delete Windows Fax and Scan Shortcut
- Delete Windows Calendar Shortcut
- Delete Windows Contacts Shortcut
- Delete MSN Shortcut
- Delete Windows Messenger Shortcut
- Delete Windows Update Shortcut
- Delete Welcome Center Shortcut
- Delete Windows Media Center Shortcut
- Delete Windows Ultimate Extras Shortcut
- Delete Windows Meeting Space Shortcut
- Delete Windows Catalog Shortcut
- Delete Program Access Shortcut
- Delete Microsoft bookmarks
- Delete Sample Pictures
- Delete Sample Music
- Delete Sample Videos
- Delete Sample Playlists
- Delete Bitmaps
- Delete Prefetch directory
- Delete Update Cache
As you can see this is quite an extensive list. A lot of useful registry tweaks that we also recommended on our site e.g. to Increase Max Connections can be applied with a single click. Easy, huh?
Download
You can grab this tool over at http://code.google.com/p/xpy/downloads/detail?name=xpy-1.2.3-bin.zip
The author also has various other tools at his site http://xpy.whyeye.org/other-tools/