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To change Windows Mobile Registry values you'll need a registry editor, which can be found here: TascalSoft (TRE) or PHM Regedit or you may use mdSOFT CeRegEditor (Highly Recommended) which is a desktop version that will allow you to remotely edit your devices' registry from your desktop PC, via Active sync.

All of the "DWORD" values below are shown as Hexadecimal and Decimal inside the ( )
Example: "value name"=dword:00001000 (4096)

The value 00001000 is hex and (4096) is dec

Also note: for most settings unless otherwise stated, the value of 1 means to enable and the value of 0 means to disable
Example:
"value name"=dword:00000001 (1) Enable
"value name"=dword:00000000 (0) Disable

Please Note that this is for advance users only, And I can not be held responsible for any damage to your device!


Reg tweaks that applies to WM5, & WM6 / 6.1 Only

Reg tweaks that applies to  WM2003, WM5, & WM6.1
WM2003 Specific Reg tweaks

Disable the security warning when installing a non-certified applications using Active Sync

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Policies\Policies\
"0000101a"=dword:00000001 (1)
To restore the warnings:
"0000101a"=dword:00000000 (0)

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Change Start Menu Color

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Color\39

Here are some HEX values for basic colors: black = 00 00 00 00 red = FF 00 00 00 green = 00 FF 00 00 yellow = FF FF 00 00 blue = 00 00 FF 00 purple = FF 00 FF 00 White = FF FF FF 00

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Change the height & width of scroll bars

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\

cyHScr : Horizontal Scrollbars Height in pixels (default is 13)
cxHScr : Horizontal Scrollbars Width in pixels (default is 20)
cyVScr : Vertical Scrollbars Height in pixels (default is 20)
cxVScr : Vertical Scrollbars Width in pixels (default is 13)

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Override keyboard LEDs timeouts (default 8 or 10 sec)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight
"KeyBacklightTimeout"=dword:00000008
(8)

On HTC Devices:

"QKeyLedTimeout"=dword:00000010 (16)

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Speed Up Your Windows Mobile Pocket PC (default 2000)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE\
"Limit"=dword:00008000 (32768)

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Change the location were Pocket Internet Explorer data is stored

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\

Change the path of the string value - Cache, History, & Cookies to the path desired (it is not recommended to use a path located on your SD or Mini-SD card, due to PIE crashing)

Exp:
\My Documents\IE\History
\My Documents\IE\Cookies
\My Documents\IE\Temporary Internet Files

or

\SafeStore\IE\History
\SafeStore\IE\Cookies
\SafeStore\IE\Temporary Internet Files

Where "SafeStore" is an internal storage card.

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Enable WIFI & Phone to work at same time

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SERVICES\WirelessMGR
"mutexflag"=dword:00000000 (0)

  • Accept the changes close the program and WAIT 15 minutes.
  • Accept your changes & Soft reset your device

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Disable "Message Sent" notification (alert bubble) after sending an SMS
  • Create a new key called "Settings" under the "Inbox" key
  • Click to highlight your newly created key "Inbox"
  • Create a "String" Value and name it "SMSNoSentMsg"
  • Set the value for "SMSNoSentMsg" to 00000001 (1)
  • Accept your changes & Soft reset your device

It should now look like this:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings
"SMSNoSentMsg"=dword: 00000001 (1)

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*Enabling network time synchronization settings
(might not work for all devices)

When this setting is enabled it un hides a value called "Time Synchronization"  under - settings / phone / services / Time Synchronization  [get settings]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\PhoneSetting
"HiddenTimeSync"=dword:00000001 (1)

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Access Network shares through File Explorer
  • Create a new key named REDIR under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\
  • Create a new dword value and name it RegisterFSBoot
  • Set the value to 00000001 (1)
  • Accept your changes & Soft reset your device

It should look like this:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\REDIR
"RegisterFSBoot"=dword:00000001 (1)

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Get rid of the default Favorite entries PIE and insert your own

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Favorite Entries\

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Turn on Flight mode by holding down the END Button (WM2003)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\PhoneExtendFunction\CDMA
"FlightModeSwitchByPnHEndKey"=dword:00000001
(1)

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Customize the "New Menu" on the today screen (WM2003)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Extensions\NewMenu

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Customize 'Low Battery' alerts

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{A877D663-239C-47a7-9304-0D347F580408

  • Create a String value named "Default"
  • Set its value to "Low battery warning"

Now go to Start > Settings > Personal tab > Sounds & Notifications applet > Notifications tab, select "Low battery warning" in the "Select an event" drop-down list and you can customize it

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Change the amount of minutes for reminders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\Reminders\AutoSnooze
"AutoSnoozeMins"=dword:00000002 (2)

Change the default value 2 to your desired amount of minutes.

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Disable start menu animation (to help speed up your PPC, by freeing up a little of RAM)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\
"AniType"=dword:00000000 (0)

Default value 00000006 (6)

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Change the display of the clock in the Task Bar to show Date, Time or Both

Create string value named "TBOpt" Under the following reg key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\
And set the value to one of the following choice:

  • "0"      (Blank -No Clock)
  • "1"      (To show just the clock)
  • "2"      (To show just the date)
  • "3"      (Shows Both Time & Date)

Note 1: If you switch to the Analog clock display, the date will remain visible through the Analog clock
Note 2: Setting the clock to show 'nothing' will still keep the reserved space, showing the taskbar background, and obscure any icons that will shift to the right.
Note 3: Your date may get obscured by the space reserved for the OK/Close button in the top-right. You can fix this my adding spaces at the end of your 'Short Date Format'. See also the tweak on 'Change the Short Date Format'

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Disable start menu animation

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\
"AniType"=dword:00000000 (0) 
(default 00000006 (6) )

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Change Internet Explorer Homepage

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
"Start Page"=http://yourpage.com

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Enable Clear type in Internet Explorer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
"ClearTypeText"=dword:00000001 (1)  (default 00000000 (0) )

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Override Date & Time Format

The Regional Options settings in Windows Mobile allows you to select only certain date and time formats, depending on which region you select. Other date formats are available in other regions. This tweak lets you select the date format you prefer regardless of the region you select.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls\overrides
"SSDte"=MM/dd/yy
"STFmt"=hh:mm:ss

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AM or PM displayed on Titlebar Clock

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls\overrides

Create String: S1159
Value = Am

Create String: S2359
Value = Pm

Create String: STFmt
Value = h:mm tM

Soft reset

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Change the Softkey Buttons (WM5)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112  (left key)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113 (right key)

Just edit the string value to the path you desire, also note the you may need to create one or both of these keys

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Move "My Documents" to a SD Storage Card

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]
Mofify or Create the following string:
"FileSyncPath"= \SD Card\My Documents

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SIP: Suggest More Words

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sip
"SuggWords"=dword:00000004 (4)

 Choose your desired number of suggested words. You may choose from 0 to 6

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Increase Performance and Speed (WM5)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS
"CacheSize"=dword:00001000 (4096)
 "EnableCache"=dword:00000001 (1)

and

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\fsreplxfilt
"ReplStoreCacheSize"=dword:00001000 (4096)

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Clear Recent Start Menu Items

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TaskSwitch
 "0"=" "
 "1"=" "
 "2"=" "
 "3"=" "
 "4"=" "
 "5"=" "
 "6"=" "
 "7"=" "
 "8"=" "
 "9"=" "
"10"=" "
 "11"=" "

The above shows you what it looks like after deleting the actual value (app name)

Or download Clear SM.reg file, and import the downloaded file into your registry (to clear the start menu for you). And from then on if you want to "clear" your start menu just import the Clear SM.reg file again.

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Activate Lunar Calendar

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Calendar\
"ShowLunarCalendar"=dword:00000001 (1)

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Change font properties of menus, buttons, and widgets

Menu:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GWE\Menu\BarFnt
"Ht"=dword:00000320 (800)
"Wt"=dword:000002BC (700)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GWE\Menu\PopFnt
"Ht"=dword:00000320 (800)
"Wt"=dword:000002BC (700)

Buttons:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GWE\Button
"FontWeight"=dword:000002BC (700)

Widgets:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\SYSFNT
"Ht"=dword:00000384 (900)
"Wt"=dword:00000190 (400)

The above values are the default, you will have to experiment with it further to get the result you desire.

A little info that might help you: the value of 2BC (700) means small, the value of "320" (800) is the standard size and the value of "190" (400) is for non bold

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Show hidden Photo Album Editing Options (HTC Harrier / Blue Angel Devices Only)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\HTC\Album\ DisableEditor
"Disable"=dword:00000000

UnHide & Unlock Extended ROM (For WM2003 HTC Devices only)

Change:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\AutoLoad
"Bootphase"=dword:00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\TRUEFFS_DOC1
 "MountHidden"=dword:00000000" (0)

-or- for some devices

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\AutoLoad\Relfsd
"Bootphase"=dword:00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\TRUEFFS_DOC
 "MountFlags"=dword:00000000" (0)

or use this utility to do it for you. (Highly recommended! to use do to the fact of screwing up your file system on your device)

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Enable WIFI & Phone to work at same time (applies to a SCH-i730/i830 devices with WM2003 Only)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SERVICES\WirelessMGR
"mutexflag"=dword:00000000 (default value is 00000001)

  • Accept the changes
  • WAIT 15 minutes
  • Soft reset your device

Now you can have wifi and phone on at same time

To solve your problem with connecting on accident to EVDO
1) go to START>Setting>Connections>Connections>Manage Existing Connections>
2) push and hold on top of data
network until the option delete pops up
3) delete it NO MORE EVDO

 
 

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