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# Set Display for Performance

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

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## Description

Sets the system preferences to performance. You can do this manually with sysdm.cpl as well.

Preview Code

    {
      "Content": "Set Display for Performance",
      "Description": "Sets the system preferences to performance. You can do this manually with sysdm.cpl as well.",
      "category": "z__Advanced Tweaks - CAUTION",
      "panel": "1",
      "Order": "a027_",
      "registry": [
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Control Panel\\Desktop",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "DragFullWindows",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "String"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Control Panel\\Desktop",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "MenuShowDelay",
          "Value": "200",
          "Type": "String"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\WindowMetrics",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "MinAnimate",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "String"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Control Panel\\Keyboard",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "KeyboardDelay",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "ListviewAlphaSelect",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "ListviewShadow",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "TaskbarAnimations",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\VisualEffects",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "VisualFXSetting",
          "Value": "3",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\DWM",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "EnableAeroPeek",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "TaskbarMn",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "TaskbarDa",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "ShowTaskViewButton",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        },
        {
          "Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Search",
          "OriginalValue": "1",
          "Name": "SearchboxTaskbarMode",
          "Value": "0",
          "Type": "DWord"
        }
      ],
      "InvokeScript": [
        "Set-ItemProperty -Path \"HKCU:\\Control Panel\\Desktop\" -Name \"UserPreferencesMask\" -Type Binary -Value ([byte[]](144,18,3,128,16,0,0,0))"
      ],
      "UndoScript": [
        "Remove-ItemProperty -Path \"HKCU:\\Control Panel\\Desktop\" -Name \"UserPreferencesMask\""
      ],
      "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/z--Advanced-Tweaks---CAUTION/Display"
    }

## Invoke Script

    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop" -Name "UserPreferencesMask" -Type Binary -Value ([byte[]](144,18,3,128,16,0,0,0))

## Undo Script

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop" -Name "UserPreferencesMask"

## Registry Changes

Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.

You can find information about the registry on Wikipedia and Microsoft's Website.

### Registry Key: DragFullWindows

Type: String

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: MenuShowDelay

Type: String

Original Value: 1

New Value: 200

### Registry Key: MinAnimate

Type: String

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: KeyboardDelay

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: ListviewAlphaSelect

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: ListviewShadow

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: TaskbarAnimations

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: VisualFXSetting

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 3

### Registry Key: EnableAeroPeek

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: TaskbarMn

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: TaskbarDa

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: ShowTaskViewButton

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

### Registry Key: SearchboxTaskbarMode

Type: DWord

Original Value: 1

New Value: 0

View the JSON file

August 7, 2024