Configure the Windows taskbar
4 July 2003 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback OffDisable Tip of the day:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer]
NoStartBanner = 01 00 00 00 (BINARY if Win95)
NoStartBanner = 1 (DWORD if WinNT4)
There is block to prevent another window to steal focus when f.ex. writing an email in the front window. One can configure the time in milisecs, which should pass after the user have made input to the active window before another window is allowed to automatically become front window:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer \Tips]
Show= 00 00 00 00 (BINARY if Win95/WinNT4)
Show= 0 (DWORD if Win2k/WinXP)
In the situation where an application is not allowed automatically to take focus, then the application will blink in the taskbar instead. On can specify how many times it should blink:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Control Panel \Desktop]
ForegroundLockTimeout = 200000 (0 = A window can steal focus right away)
Note if using a lousy popup-stopper or infected by spy-/ad-/mal-ware, then one might also experience focus stealing.
Disable the Active Desktop features on taskbar like Quick Launch toolbar (aka. "Shell Enhancements" in TweakUI):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Control Panel \Desktop]
ForegroundFlashCount = 3 (0 = Blink until clicked)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Control Panel \Desktop]
ClassicShell = 01 00 00 00 (BINARY)
More Info MS KB Q273785
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76aUpdated: 2 October 2008