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Where are the default settings saved for the Command Prompt defaults? Are they stored in the registry somewhere, or in a file?
I would love to make a .reg file to set my default preferences when logging into a machine for the first time.
I'm talking about the default application settings: QuickEdit mode, buffer size, text color, etc.
Click the Control Icon in the command prompt window (icon in the top left of the window) and choose the Defaults options.
Tweak to your content. :)
You need to mount the DEFAULT user profile first:
reg load HKLM\DEFAULT c:\users\default\ntuser.dat
Then you can import or add your settings to the newly created HKLM\DEFAULT branch: (It's really important your path in reg add doesn't have a trailing slash \)
REM Advertising ID disabled
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
In your case, you can import a .reg file also - but you need to make sure you edit the .reg so that the paths are correct for your mount point:
regedit /s \\test.local\dfs\public\Deployment\Scripts\SetDefaults\Fix_An_app_default_was_reset_HKDU.reg
When you are done, unmount the DEFAULT registry hive:
reg unload HKLM\DEFAULT
Here is an example of a complete script I use to customize newly imaged Windows 10 computers, now that the 'CopyProfile' unattend.xml setting no longer works reliably. I couple this with other scripts, as well as a Windows 10 Provisioning Package.
@ECHO OFF
REM This script configured the DEFAULT user profile for all new users on the system
reg load HKLM\DEFAULT c:\users\default\ntuser.dat
REM Advertising ID disabled
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
REM Enable SmartScreen
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost" /v EnableWebContentEvaluation /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
REM Delivery optimization, disabled
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization" /v SystemSettingsDownloadMode /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
REM Do not hide system tray icons
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" /v EnableAutoTray /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
REM Show known file extensions
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v HideFileExt /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
REM Remove search bar and only show
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v SearchboxTaskbarMode /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
REM Disable Game DVR
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\System\GameConfigStore" /v GameDVR_Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR" /v AppCaptureEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
REM Set Desktop Background
mkdir %SystemRoot%\Web\Wallpaper\TEST
xcopy \\test.local\dfs\public\deployment\Customizations\TEST_Background_HiRes.png %SystemRoot%\Web\Wallpaper\TEST /Q /Y
xcopy \\test.local\dfs\public\deployment\Customizations\test.theme %SystemRoot%\Resources\Themes /Q /Y
REM reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes" /v InstallTheme /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\resources\Themes\test.theme" /f
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization" /v ThemeFile /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\resources\Themes\test.theme" /f
REM Set Start Menu folders
REM reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount\$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties\Current" /v Data /t REG_BINARY /d 02000000bf6447b3e68ad3010000000043420100cb320a07058691cc930524aaa30144c38401669ff79db187cbd1acd4010005bcc9a8a401248cac034489850166a081bacbbdd7a8a482010005ceabd3e90224daf40344c38a016682e58bb1aefdfdbb3c0005afe69e9b0e24de930244d5860166bf9d879bbf8fc6d4370005a08cac800b24d1fe0144b2980166aabdd0e1cceadfb9150005a08ffcc103248ad0034480990166b0b599dccdb097de4d0005c5cbce95042486fb0144f485016680c9ced4afd99ec4b50100c23c0100 /f
REM Fix App Default Reset Warning
regedit /s \\test.local\dfs\public\Deployment\Scripts\SetDefaults\Fix_An_app_default_was_reset_HKDU.reg
REM Disable suggesting apps in start
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager" /v SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
REM Disable VMWare Tools tray icon
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools" /v ShowTray /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
REM Set Google as default search provider in IE
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes" /v DefaultScope /t REG_SZ /d {e913ede7-630e-4d2a-a6af-2b28e7ce735b} /f
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{e913ede7-630e-4d2a-a6af-2b28e7ce735b}" /v DisplayName /t REG_SZ /d Google /f
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{e913ede7-630e-4d2a-a6af-2b28e7ce735b}" /v FaviconURL /t REG_SZ /d https://www.google.com/favicon.ico /f
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{e913ede7-630e-4d2a-a6af-2b28e7ce735b}" /v ShowSearchSuggestions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{e913ede7-630e-4d2a-a6af-2b28e7ce735b}" /v SuggestionsURL /t REG_SZ /d "https://www.google.com/complete/search?q={searchTerms}&client=ie8&mw={ie:maxWidth}&sh={ie:sectionHeight}&rh={ie:rowHeight}&inputencoding={inputEncoding}&outputencoding={outputEncoding}" /f
reg add "HKLM\DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{e913ede7-630e-4d2a-a6af-2b28e7ce735b}" /v URL /t REG_SZ /d "https://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:{language}:{referrer:source}&ie={inputEncoding?}&oe={outputEncoding?}" /f
REM Finished
reg unload HKLM\DEFAULT
Best Answer
Under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Consolethere are some default settings for all consoles and subkeys with individual settings for console programs. You might want to take a look at these settings, especially atQuickEdit,ScreenBufferSize,ScreenColors, etc.