<aside> ⚠️ Do not edit registry values unless you know what you’re doing or are extremely careful. Always backup registry values before making any edits.

For general, non-technical system edits, see Windows Tips & Tricks

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Num Lock on by default

HKEY_USERS\\.DEFAULT\\Control Panel\\Keyboard

Change (Default) to 2

Last active click switching for taskbar

If you want to directly open the last active windows within an open app in the taskbar, you need to hold the CTRL key while clicking it.

Changes below take away CTRL requirement:

  1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced
  2. Right-click and add new DWORD (32bit)
  3. Name it LastActiveClick
  4. Edit its value to 1
  5. Log off or restart your PC

Copy to & move to context menu

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AllFilesystemObjects\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers

Right-click folder highlighted above → new key → paste the two keys below

{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

Remove 3D Objects folder

Delete the sub-keys mentioned below: