Right-Click Extender is an easy to use program to add functionality to the Windows Explorer right-click menu in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The tiny program will display its option directly after startup, an installation is not necessary.
The new features are divided into file and folder options and desktop right-click options.
The file and folder right-click options are shown [...]

At this site, the open source project formerly known as “c’t offline update” or “DIY Service Pack” and published at “The H”, will be continued by its original author, Torsten Wittrock.
Using “WSUS Offline Update”, you can update any computer running Microsoft Windows safely, quickly and without an Internet connection. As licensed under “GNU GPL”, you [...]

This restriction is used to remove the “All Programs” button which displays a list of all the installed applications.(ONLY FOR  WINDOWS XP)
Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called “NoStartMenuMorePrograms” and set it according to the value data below.
Exit your registry; you may need [...]

When you install a new Windows program the icon will be highlighted on the Start Menu in Windows XP to allow you to quickly locate it. This tweak controls whether new programs should be highlighted.
Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called “Start_NotifyNewApps” and [...]

All of the Run Command below Work in the Windows XP Operating System Some do Require that you have the application installed. To provoke the run dialogue box where you can enter the run commands Click start and then select Run or even faster hold down the Windows key and press ‘R’ then enter your [...]

This setting allows you to remove the ability to change, add or delete file types using explorer the Folder Options interface.
Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called “NoFileAssociate” and set it according to the value data below.
Exit your registry; you may need [...]

Normally when you attempt to open an unknown file type a popup message is shown asking whether you would like to use the online web service to find the appropriate program to open the file. This setting allows you to disable this prompt, causing the Open With dialog to display immediately.This is for WINDOWS XP [...]

Windows XP includes support for Universal Plug and Play (UnPnP) which allows UnPnP devices to be connected over a network. There are currently limited UnPnP devices available and due to a recent security flaw it may be advisable to disable these services.
Disable Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\upnphost]. [...]

This option allows you to stop users from being able to shutdown the computer by disabling the shut down command.
Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called “NoClose” and set it according to the value data below.
Exit your registry; you may need to [...]