Specifications

Alternative Methods for Opening Control Panel Icons ................175
Putting Control Panel on the Start Menu
..................................176
Removing an Icon from Control Panel
.............................................177
Showing Only Specified Control Panel Icons
.....................................178
9 Policing Windows 7 with Group Policies 181
Understanding Group Policies
........................................................181
Local Group Policy Editor and Windows Versions
..............................182
Launching the Local Group Policy Editor
.........................................183
Working with Group Policies
..........................................................184
Configuring a Policy
.............................................................185
Filtering Policies
...................................................................187
Group Policy Examples
..................................................................189
Customizing the Windows Security Window
.............................189
Customizing the Places Bar
....................................................191
Increasing the Size of the Recent Documents List
.......................193
Enabling the Shutdown Event Tracker
......................................194
10 Configuring the Microsoft Management Console 197
Reviewing the Windows 7 Snap-Ins
.................................................197
Launching the MMC
.....................................................................200
Adding a Snap-In
.........................................................................200
Saving a Console
..........................................................................202
Creating a Custom Taskpad View
....................................................203
Controlling Snap-Ins with Group Policies
.........................................207
11 Controlling Services 209
Controlling Services with the Services Snap-In
..................................209
Controlling Services at the Command Prompt
...................................212
Controlling Services with a Script
....................................................213
Disable Services for Faster Performance
............................................217
Make Windows Shut Down Services Faster
........................................222
Reset a Broken Service
...................................................................222
12 Tweaking the Windows 7 Registry 225
Firing Up the Registry Editor
..........................................................226
Getting to Know the Registry
.........................................................227
Navigating the Keys Pane
.......................................................227
Understanding Registry Settings
..............................................228
Getting to Know the Registry’s Root Keys
.................................229
Understanding Hives and Registry Files
....................................231
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