Low Disk Space Warning

When the space of your hard disk is low, Windows will usually give "low disk space" warning on the system tray. This warning sometimes disturbs us. To stop this warning from appearing, do the following steps:

1. Click Start - Run.
2. Type "regedit".
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click the empty space.
   
5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
6. Type the value name "NoLowDiskSpace" and press Enter.
   
7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
8. On the Value Data type the number "1".
9. Press OK.
10. Restart your computer.

Hiding Log Off Button

On the Start menu there is Log Off button. The position is beside Turn Off Computer button. If you don't want to have Log Off button, you can hide it by doing the following steps:

1. Click Start - Run.
2. Type "regedit".
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click the empty space.
   
5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
6. Type the value name "StartMenuLogOff" and press Enter.
   
7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
8. On the Value Data type the number "1" to hide the button.
9. Press OK.
10. Restart your computer.

Hiding Icons on the System Tray

There are usually several icons on the system trays. If you don't like to see them, you can hide the icons from your system tray.

Follow these steps to hide them:

1. Click Start - Run.
2. Type "regedit".
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click the empty space.
   
5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
6. Type the value name "NoTrayItemsDisplay" and press Enter.
   
7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
8. On the Value Data type the number "1" to hide the icons.
9. Press OK.
10. Restart your computer.

Disabling AutoRun

Below are several steps to turn off autorun in your computer:

• Click Start - Run.
• Type "regedit".
  
• Go to HKEY_CURRENT _USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
• On the right window of registry editor, right-click NoDriveTypeAutoRun.
• Click Modify.
• Change value data into "ff" to disable autorun function on the drive.
• Click OK.
• Then go to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
• Do the same things as previous steps.
• Exit fromRegistry Editor.
• Restart the computer.

Hiding Icons on the Desktop

Some computer users like to see icons on the desktop of their computer, meanwhile some others don't. If you are a user who doesn't like to see the icons on the desktop of your computer, you can hide those icons.

To hide the icons, you can do the following things:

1. Click Start - Run.
2. Type "regedit".
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
4. Right-click on the right side of Registry Editor window and choose DWORD value.
5. Type a new value name "NoDesktop".
6. Right-click this new value name and click Modify.
7. Type "1" on the value data to hide the icons.
8. Click OK.
9. Restart your computer.

Hiding My Recent Documents

Some of the last files that we opened will be displayed on My Recent Documents menu. The existence of this menu makes it easier to access those files. But we can also hide the menu if we think it's not useful.

Below are some steps to hide My Recent Documents menu:

1. Click Start - Run.
2. Type "regedit".
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
4. On the right window of the Registry Editor, right-click the empty space.
5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
6. Type "Start_ShowRecentDocs" and press Enter.
7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
8. On the Value Data type the number "0" to hide My Recent Documents.
9. Press OK.
10. Restart your computer.

Menyembunyikan Control Panel dari Menu Start

Control Panel merupakan salah satu elemen dari sistem operasi Windows yang sangat penting karena di sinilah kita bisa melakukan perubahan-perubahan atau konfigurasi-konfigurasi.

Untuk menyembunyikan Control Panel dari menu Start, lakukanlah langkah-langkah di bawah ini:

• Klik Start - Run.
• Ketikkan "regedit". (Tanda petik jangan diketik!)
• Masuklah ke HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
• Klik menu Edit.
• Pilih New - DWORD Value.
• Ketikkan "NoControlPanel".
• Klik ganda entri yang baru dibuat ini dan isikan nilai "1" pada bagian Value data.
• Klik OK untuk menyimpan perubahan.
• Restart komputer.

Cara Menghilangkan Balloon Tips

Anda mungkin sering merasa kesal atau sebel karena balloon tips yang sering muncul di system tray. Sebenarnya tujuannya sih baik, yaitu untuk mengingatkan pengguna komputer. Tapi karena frekuensi kemunculannya yang terlalu sering, balloon tips tersebut justru mengganggu aktivitas kita. Balloon tips biasanya muncul untuk memperingatkan bahwa antivirus perlu di-update, adanya koneksi internet, atau hal-hal lain yang dianggap Windows sangat penting.

Bagi Anda yang tidak suka dengan kehadiran balloon tips ini bisa menghilangkannya dengan cara sebagai berikut:

• Klik Start - Run.
• Ketik "regedit". (Tanda petik tidak diketik!)
• Masuklah ke KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
• Pada jendela sebelah kanan lakukan klik kanan mouse dan pilih New - DWORD Value.
• Ketikkan nama value "EnableBalloonTips". (Tanda petik tidak diketik! Perhatikan juga cara pengetikan value tersebut. Jangan sampai salah!)
• Tekan Enter.
• Klik kanan value yang baru dibuat tersebut.
• Klik Modify.
• Pada Data Value ketikkan angka 0 untuk menghilangkan Balloon Tips.
• Klik OK.
• Tutup jendela Registry Editor dan Restart komputer Anda.

Sumber: Communication & Information Technology