I am setting up a master image to be used for VDI desktops. I need to tweak the Windows visual effects to improve screen update performance over slow connections. The settings I am talking about can be found Computer / Properties / Advanced system settings / Advanced / Performance settings / Visual Effects. For example, I want to disable "show window contents while dragging." The registry key is HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\DragFullWindows=0. Each checkbox on that screen has a corresponding registry value, I have found them all.
I figured, cool, all I need to do is load the settings I want into the default user registry so it is applied as new users are created. Not so, some of the settings carry though, but many get reset. My guess is that Windows sets some of those settings as the profile is created, based on the computer's performance index. I have verified the settings work, if I apply them to a specific user's profile they are all applied.
Does anyone have an idea how I can get this to work? These are the full settings I am applying…
[HKEY_USERS\def\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaveActive"="1"
"DragFullWindows"="0"
"UserPreferencesMask"=hex:90,12,03,80,10,00,00,00
"ScreenSaveTimeOut"="900"
"ScreenSaverIsSecure"="1"
[HKEY_USERS\def\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]
"VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000003
[HKEY_USERS\def\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"MinAnimate"="0"
[HKEY_USERS\def\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"IconsOnly"=dword:00000001
"ListviewAlphaSelect"=dword:00000000
"TaskbarAnimations"=dword:00000000
"Start_PowerButtonAction"=dword:00000001
