Automatic Window Refresh (Windows 95/98/Me)

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Automatic Window Refresh (Windows 95/98/Me)
Category: Home > Windows > Appearance > Effects and Menus

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Normally when the contents of a window change you may need to wait a few seconds, or press F5, to refresh the display to see the updated information. This tweak configures the system to perform faster automatic updates.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named "UpdateMode" and set it to equal "0" for faster updates.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This setting also affects how system policies are applied; you should disable this tweak if you have issues with system policies.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
UpdateMode	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update]
Name: UpdateMode
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: default = 1

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: September 1, 2002

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