Win 8 tweak application?

jms209

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Is their anything to enable Take Ownership and other registry tweaks like that?

I remember a .bat or .exe file that would apply some multiple registry tweaks at once for Windows 7.
Anything like that for WIndows 8?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
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    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
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    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
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    Avast Internet Security
Thanks for that :)
I asked if any .bat/.exe files had been made to change multiple registry"s at once.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
I strongly advise against ever using TakeOwn ,, there are not many, in fact almost no reason to have need to use it.
Taking ownership of the wrong thing will break windows.

Anyway, that's really up to the individual, I still do not recommend it...

However, here is the one that I use for Windows 8.
Should work on Win7 also, haven't tested it though....

Just copy and paste this to notepad
Save as anything.reg (ie Install All.reg) or whatever.reg...
Double click to run it

This adds the cascading menu for Power options to right click
Open Command Window Here (Administrator) for folders right click
Move To/Copy To context
And Clear Clipboard
And Open with Notepad
I do not add TakeOwn for obvious reasons

All of this was pulled from the tutorials here, or other places and modified slightly by me.

Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Menu1]
"MUIVerb"="Power"
"SubCommands"="shutdown;restart;lock;|;logoff;|;abort;switchuser;|;hybridshutdown;hibernate;sleep"
"Icon"="powrprof.dll,-513"
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\zMenu1]
"MUIVerb"="Power"
"SubCommands"="shutdown;restart;lock;|;logoff;|;abort;switchuser;|;hybridshutdown;hibernate;sleep"
"Icon"="powrprof.dll,-513"
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\shutdown]
@="Shutdown"
"icon"="shell32.dll,-28"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\shutdown\command]
@="shutdown.exe -s -t 00 -f"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\restart]
@="Restart"
"icon"="SyncCenter.dll,-1220"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\restart\command]
@="shutdown.exe -r -t 00 -f"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\lock]
@="Lock Computer"
"icon"="shell32.dll,-48"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\lock\command]
@="rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\logoff]
@="Log Off"
"icon"="shell32.dll,-45"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\logoff\command]
@="shutdown.exe -L"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\abort]
@="Abort"
"icon"="imageres.dll,-98"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\abort\command]
@="shutdown.exe -A"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\switchuser]
@="Switch User"
"icon"="imageres.dll,-88"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\switchuser\command]
@="tsdiscon.exe"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\sleep]
@="Sleep"
"Icon"="powercpl.dll,-514"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\sleep\command]
@="rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\hibernate]
@="Hibernate"
"icon"="imageres.dll,-1013"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\hibernate\command]
@="Shutdown -h"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\hybridshutdown]
@="Shut Down (Hybrid)"
"icon"="imageres.dll,-1022"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\hybridshutdown\command]
@="Shutdown -s -f -t 00 -hybrid"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Open Command Window Here (Administrator)"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Extended"=""
"Position"="Top"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas]
@="Open Command Window Here (Administrator)"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Extended"=""
"Position"="Top"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\shell\runas]
@="Open Command Window Here (Administrator)"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Extended"=""
"Position"="Middle"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Clear Clipboard]
"Icon"="shell32.dll,-16763"
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Clear Clipboard\command]
@="cmd.exe /c \"echo off | clip\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\Clear Clipboard]
"Icon"="shell32.dll,-16763"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\Clear Clipboard\command]
@="cmd.exe /c \"echo off | clip\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Clear Clipboard]
"Icon"="shell32.dll,-16763"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Clear Clipboard\command]
@="cmd.exe /c \"echo off | clip\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\background\shell\Clear Clipboard]
"Icon"="shell32.dll,-16763"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\background\shell\Clear Clipboard\command]
@="cmd.exe /c \"echo off | clip\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad]
"Icon"="notepad.exe,-2"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command]
@="notepad.exe %1"

Thanks topguncp, should have bolded those.

a further example on what topguncp posted below

to remove notepad stuff ....
Edit like this in notepad and save as uninstall.reg or whatever you want and double click to run...

Code:
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command]
 
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  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
    Memory
    CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1866
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX680 4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24" LED VG248QE
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG E 256GB SSD 840 PRO -
    SAMSUNG E 120GB SSD840 -
    SEAGATE 1TB PIPELINE
    PSU
    CORSAIR GS800
    Case
    CORSAIR 600T
    Cooling
    CORSAIR HYDRO H100I LIQUID COOLER
    Keyboard
    THERMALTA CHALLENGER ULT GAME-KYBRD
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER GAME MS BLK-ED
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    APC 1000VA -
    LGELECOEM LG 14X SATA BD BURNER -
    CORSAIR SP120 Fans x 3 -
    NZXT 5.25 USB3 BAY CARD READER -
    HAUPPAUGE COLOSSUS
Yes thanks that will do.
Also you are correct,take ownership is pointless in Windows 8 now that I think about it.
In Windows 7 I used it to modify/replace system files,but that was mostly for the start menu/orb.

So just copy this and save as .bat in notepad?just to clarify.
Or are these just instructions?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
So just copy this and save as .bat in notepad?just to clarify.
Or are these just instructions?
Those are registry keys. Copy and paste into notepad and save it as .reg e.g myfile.reg. Just double click this file to merge into registry. After merging into registry, you'll have these options available with the right mouse click.

To remove them from registry, just make a copy of myfile.reg, call it undo_myfile.reg, edit with notepad and place a "-" after every "[" and save it
 

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System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
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