Windows 7

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AutoHotkey

Make Device Manager Show Disconnected Devices

@echo off
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
start "" devmgmt.msc

Disable "These files may be harmful to your computer" Security Warning

1. Start IE
2. Press <alt + t>, <o>
3. 'Security' Tab
4. 'Local Intranet'
5. Move slider to 'Low'
6. Press <alt + s>, <alt + a>
7. Add any IPs, machine names, etc... that you want to permit in (no wild cards, DNS, x.x.x.x/x notation)
8. Press okay, and close IE
9. Restart any open explorer windows

Disable thumbs.db

1. Start gpedit.msc
2. Go to: User Configuration/Administrative Template/Windows Components/Windows Explorer
3. Enable Turn off caching of thumbnail pictures and Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files

125% DPI

If you were unlucky and Windows decided that it 'knew better' and that you wanted bigger stuff, you may have issues with oversized fonts even after you turn the setting back to 100% DPI. ref

Use the following registry file to fix this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24"="SSERIFE.FON"
"MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24"="SERIFE.FON"
"Courier 10,12,15"="COURE.FON"

Verify System Files

sfc /scannow

Verify Drivers

More info here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617

# Verify all the drivers in the system
verifier /all
 
# Dump the current Driver Verifier status and counters to the standard output
verifier /query
 
# Dump the current Driver Verifier settings to the standard output
verifier /querysettings
 
# Erases all current Driver Verifier settings
verifier /reset