Command to check the status of IPV6:

1. Open cmd prompt in Administrator mode.
2. Type the following command.
     reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters /v DisabledComponents
3. The following represents the different status regarding IPV6.
    i) 0 to enable all IPv6 components. (Windows default setting)
    ii) 0xffffffff to disable all IPv6 components except the IPv6 loopback interface. This value also      configures Windows to prefer using IPv4 over IPv6 by changing entries in the prefix policy table. For more information, see Source and Destination Address Selection.
    iii) 0x20 to prefer IPv4 over IPv6 by changing entries in the prefix policy table.
    iv) 0x10 to disable IPv6 on all nontunnel interfaces (both LAN and Point-to-Point Protocol [PPP] interfaces).
    v) 0x01 to disable IPv6 on all tunnel interfaces. These include Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP), 6to4, and Teredo.
    vi)0x11 to disable all IPv6 interfaces except for the IPv6 loopback interface.

Registry tricks to show or hide desktop items:

1. Locate the path "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" in the registry editor.
2.  Modify the value of "NoDesktop" to 0 to show the desktop items.
3. Make it as 1 for hide the items.

Enable or Disable Right-Click on Desktop:

1. Go to Regedit.
2. Locate the path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Check for the DWORD "NoViewContextMenu."
4. If it is unavailable create it.
5. In-order to enable right-click modify the value to 0.
6. In-order to disable right-click, modify the value to1.

Enable/Disable Windows Version on Desktop

Registry path to show or hide Windows Version on Desktop:

1.Go to "regedit"
2. Navigate to the location: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop"
3. Check for the presence of the DWORD: " PaintDesktopVersion".
4. If it is present modify the value to 1.
5. If not create it and give the value as 1 to show the details and 0 to hide the details.

Registry Settings to configure IE to download more than a file.

For IE 7:

1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Go to the location:
     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
3. Create a new DWORD value:  "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"
4. Give the value as 10 (decimal).

For IE8 & above:

1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Go to the location:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER,
3. Create a new DWORD value:  " iexplore.exe"
4. Give the value as 10 (decimal).
5. Go to the location:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPER1_0SERVER
6. Create a new DWORD value: " iexplore.exe"
7. Give the value as 10 (decimal).
8. Close Regedit.

Through Group Policy:
1. Open gpedit.msc.
2. Navigate to "User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\AJAX.
3. Change the settings of Maximum number of connections per server (HTTP 1.0) and Maximum number of connections per server (HTTP 1.1) as per your requirement.

Volume Control & Volume Mixer Popup through Command Pompt

Command to open Volume Control & Volume Mixer Popup box:

1. Open Command prompt.
2. Give the command "sndvol -f".
3. The Volume Control popup will be opened...

Command to open Ease Of Access Center

Command to open Ease of Access Center (Win+u):

1. Open cmd from start menu or run.
2. Type "utilman" and press enter.
3. Close cmd.

Disable Auto Reboot

Registry path to disable auto reboot:

1. Choose "regedit" from start menu.
2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Policies\ Microsoft\ Windows\ WindowsUpdate.
3. Create a DWORD "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers" and make the value to be as 1.

Registry Settings for Faster System Shutdown

To Enable Faster System Shutdown:

1. Go to Regedit.
2. Locate the path : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control.

3. Change the default string value of "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" from 12000 to lesser than 3000.

How to add any application to the Windows Desktop Right-Click Menu for easy access of an application:

How to add any application to the Windows Desktop Right-Click Menu:

1. Go to regedit (Registry Editor)
2. Go to the location:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
3. Create a Key in the name of the application which you want to add ex: Control Panel.
4. If you just want to add the application in right-click menu, change the default string value to &"Application name" (ex: &Control. Exclude "")
5. If you want to execute the application on clicking, create a new key under the application what you have created on step and name it as "Command"
6. Now change the default string value with the location of the application (ex:  C:\Windows\System32\control.exe).
7. Place the cursor in the desktop and refresh once and right-click.
8. Choose the application what you added & enjoy the shortcut.

Open a Command Prompt from a Command Prompt:

Command to open a command prompt from another command prompt :

start cmd.exe

Enable System Restore Through "Group Policy" and "Registry Editor"

Enable System Restore through "Group Policy":

1. Open gpedit.msc in administrator mode.

2. Drag Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> System --> System Restore.

3. Double click System Restore.

4. If the Turn off configuration is not configured -- change it to configured, then apply OK -- and again revert back to not configured.

5. Click OK and exit "Group Policy"


Enable System Restore through "RegEdit":

1. Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER

2. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ SystemRestore

3. In the right-pane, delete the value named DisableConfig

4. Exit the Registry Editor.