Hardware Tweaks

Tweak Category

Description

Versions

URL

Hardware

Disable PC Card Removal Warnings

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1116

Hardware

Disable Universal Plug and Play Services

Windows XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1131

Hardware

PC Speaker Beeping on Errors

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=120

Hardware

Power the Computer Off After Shutdown

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=251

Hardware

Remove the Eject Option from the Start Menu

Windows 2000

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=904

Hardware

Show All Hidden Devices in Device Manager

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1107

Hardware

Show Detailed Information in Device Manager

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1175

Hardware/Disk Drives

Change Drive Name and Icon

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=912

Hardware/Disk Drives

Configure Protected-Mode Hard Disk Interrupt Handling

Windows 95/98/Me

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=217

Hardware/Disk Drives

Control the CD-ROM Autorun Function

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=6

Hardware/Disk Drives

Convert an IEEE 1394 Device to a Dynamic Disk Drive

Windows XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1204

Hardware/Disk Drives

Disable CD Burning

Windows XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=979

Hardware/Disk Drives

Enable 48-bit LBA Support for Large Hard Drives

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1115

Hardware/Disk Drives

Enable UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=781

Hardware/Disk Drives

Hard Disk Free Space Warning

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=52

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Active Window Tracking

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=18

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Change Mouse Double-Click Sensitivity

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=341

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Settings

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=53

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Change the Keyboard Buffer Size

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=652

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Change the Keyboard Preferences

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1177

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Change the Mouse Buffer Size

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=653

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Change Wheel Mouse Detection

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1071

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

"Control the Mouse ""Snap To"" Feature"

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=829

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Detect Accidental Double Clicks

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=965

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Disable the Windows Key

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=903

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Display Mouse Pointer Trails

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1023

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Increase Application Keyboard Response Time

Windows 95/98/Me

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1156

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

PS2 Mouse Port Rate Adjustment

Windows NT

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=81

Hardware/Mice and Keyboards

Reverse the Mouse Buttons

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=788

Hardware/Network and Modems

Configuring Unimodem Support

Windows NT

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=202

Hardware/Network and Modems

Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup

All

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=998

Hardware/Network and Modems

Enable Random Adapter Responses

Windows 95/98/Me

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=742

Hardware/Network and Modems

Enable the Network Adapter Onboard Processor

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=954

Hardware/Network and Modems

Load Balance Network Adapters

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=951

Hardware/Network and Modems

PCMCIA Network Power Management

Windows 95/98/Me

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=80

Hardware/Network and Modems

Speed-up Modem and Serial Connections

Windows 95/98/Me

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1164

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Beep on Printer Errors

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=136

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Changing the Default Printer Spool Directory

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=193

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Define the Scheduler Priority

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=165

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Disable Print Job Notification in Event Viewer

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=49

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Disable the Printer Server Browse Thread

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=164

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Disable Web Printing

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1198

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Enable Print Job Notification Messages

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=779

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Show Cascading Printers Folder

Windows 2000/Me/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=516

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Specify the Print Server Broadcast Timeout

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=843

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Specify the Printer Browser Timeout

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=844

Hardware/Printers and Plotters

Specify Where to Display Printer Notifications

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1028

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Enable UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=781

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Fix Problem with Athlon Hanging AGP Programs

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=798

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Improve Core System Performance

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=399

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Increase the USB Polling Interval

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1210

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Manage Native Processor Performance Control

Windows XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=987

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Manage the CPU Task Priority

Windows 95/98/Me

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1179

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Modify the Paged and Non Paged Pool Memory Sizes

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1015

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

Optimize Large Second Level Cache

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=116

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

System Board and Memory Optimizations

Windows 95/98/Me

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1180

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

View System BIOS Information

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=830

Hardware/Processor and Motherboard

View System Processor Information

Windows NT/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1024

Hardware/Video and Graphics

DirectDraw and Direct3D Settings

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=1126

Hardware/Video and Graphics

Fix Problem with Athlon Hanging AGP Programs

Windows 2000/XP

http://www.winguides.com/tweak/redirect.php?id=798