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This document describes the UserPreferencesMask registry value, which is a bitmask that sets various user interface settings in Windows. It lists each bit and its corresponding value, description, and whether it is enabled or disabled by default in different versions of Windows. The registry key is located at HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop and controls features such as menu animations, tooltip effects, and cursor shadows.

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UserPreferencesMask 061029

This document describes the UserPreferencesMask registry value, which is a bitmask that sets various user interface settings in Windows. It lists each bit and its corresponding value, description, and whether it is enabled or disabled by default in different versions of Windows. The registry key is located at HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop and controls features such as menu animations, tooltip effects, and cursor shadows.

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UserPreferencesMask - unofficial reference


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Description .... bitmask registry binary value, sets user interface (UI) setting
s
Registry key ... HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
Data type ...... REG_BINARY
Default value .. Windows 2000 - 0x80003E9E, Windows XP - 0x80073E9E
TechNet link ... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/re
skit/regentry/55198.mspx?mfr=true
Forum (MSFN) ... http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=73209
-----------------------------------Last revision .. 2006/10/29
Info format .... Bit - Mask (binary, dword) - Description (name/effect/info + os
+ values)
* .............. unknown or reserved for future use
0 - 01 00 00 00 = 0x00000001 - X-Mouse (Active window tracking); window get foc
us when the mouse poiter is over it; Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = en
able, default 0
1 - 02 00 00 00 = 0x00000002 - Menu animation (Fade or slide menus into view);
effect depends on the value of bit 9; Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = e
nable, default 1
2 - 04 00 00 00 = 0x00000004 - Combo box animation (Slide open combox boxes); W
indows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable, default 1
3 - 08 00 00 00 = 0x00000008 - List box smooth scrolling (Smooth-scroll list bo
xes); Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable, default 1
4 - 10 00 00 00 = 0x00000010 - Gradient captions; effect for window title bars;
Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable, default 1
5 - 20 00 00 00 = 0x00000020 - Keyboard cues; underlined letters for keyboard n
avigation; Windows 2000 and above, 0 = hide (until Alt key is pressed), 1 = show
, default 0
6 - 40 00 00 00 = 0x00000040 - Active window tracking Z order; bit 0 must be en
abled to work; Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = bring focused window to
the top, default 0
7 - 80 00 00 00 = 0x00000080 - Hot tracking (mouse-related window effects); Win
dows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable, default 1
8 - 00 01 00 00 = 0x00000100 - *
9 - 00 02 00 00 = 0x00000200 - Menu fade; bit 1 must be enabled to work; Window
s 2000 and above, 0 = slide animation, 1 = fade animation, default 1
10 - 00 04 00 00 = 0x00000400 - Selection fade (Fade out menu items after clicki
ng); Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable, default 1
11 - 00 08 00 00 = 0x00000800 - ToolTip animation (Fade or slide ToolTips into v
iew); effect depends on the value of bit 12, Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable
, 1 = enable, default 1
12 - 00 10 00 00 = 0x00001000 - ToolTip fade; bit 11 must be enabled to work; Wi
ndows 2000 and above, 0 = slide animation, 1 = fade animation, default 1
13 - 00 20 00 00 = 0x00002000 - Cursor shadow (Show shadows under mouse pointer)
; more than 256 colors required; Windows 2000 and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable
, default 1
14 - 00 40 00 00 = 0x00004000 - Show location of pointer when the CTRL key is pr
essed; Windows XP and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable, default 0
15 - 00 80 00 00 = 0x00008000 - ClickLock; highlight or drag without holding dow
n the mouse button, Windows XP and above, 0 = disable, 1 = enable, default 0
16 - 00 00 01 00 = 0x00010000 - Hide pointer while typing; Windows XP and above;
0 = disable (show), 1 = enable (hide), default 1
17 - 00 00 02 00 = 0x00020000 - Flat menus; Windows XP and above, 0 = classic 3D
look, 1 = Office XP style, default 1 (if Visual Style is enabled) or 0 (if Clas

sic Style is enabled)


18 - 00 00 04 00 = 0x00040000
isable, 1 = enable, default 1
19 - 00 00 08 00 = 0x00080000
20 - 00 00 10 00 = 0x00100000
21 - 00 00 20 00 = 0x00200000
22 - 00 00 40 00 = 0x00400000
23 - 00 00 80 00 = 0x00800000
24 - 00 00 00 01 = 0x01000000
25 - 00 00 00 02 = 0x02000000
26 - 00 00 00 04 = 0x04000000
27 - 00 00 00 08 = 0x08000000
28 - 00 00 00 10 = 0x10000000
29 - 00 00 00 20 = 0x20000000
30 - 00 00 00 40 = 0x40000000
31 - 00 00 00 80 = 0x80000000

- Shadows under menus; Windows XP and above, 0 = d


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UI effects; 1 = all UI effects are enabled

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