UserPreferencesMask
HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
Data type |
Range |
Default value |
---|---|---|
REG_BINARY |
0x0–0xFFFFFFFF ( bitmask ) |
0x80003E9E |
Description
Represents a mask of bits that correspond to various user interface (UI) settings.
Bit |
UI Setting |
Default Value |
Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
0 |
Active window tracking |
0 |
Active window tracking disabled. |
1 |
Menu animation |
1 |
Menu animation enabled; menu effect depends on value of bit 9. |
2 |
Combo box animation |
1 |
Slide-open effect for combo boxes enabled. |
3 |
List box smooth scrolling |
1 |
Smooth-scrolling effect for list boxes enabled. |
4 |
Gradient captions |
1 |
Gradient effect for window title bars enabled. |
5 |
Keyboard cues |
0 |
Menu access key letters underlined only when the menu is activated from the keyboard. |
6 |
Active window tracking Z order |
0 |
Windows activated through active window tracking are not brought to the top. |
7 |
Hot tracking |
1 |
Hot tracking enabled. |
8 |
Reserved |
0 |
This bit reserved for future use. |
9 |
Menu fade |
1 |
Menu fade animation enabled. If menu fade animation is disabled, menus use slide animation. This bit is ignored if menu animation (bit 1) is disabled. |
10 |
Selection fade |
1 |
Selection fade enabled; the selected menu will remain on the screen briefly and then fade out after the user makes a selection. |
11 |
Tool tip animation |
1 |
Tool tip animation enabled; effect depends on value of bit 12. |
12 |
Tool tip fade |
1 |
Tool tip fade animation enabled. If tool tip fade animation is disabled, tool tips use slide animation. This bit is ignored if tool tip animation (bit 11) is disabled. |
13 |
Cursor shadow |
1 |
Cursor shadow is enabled. This effect only appears if the system has a color depth of more than 256 colors. |
14–30 |
Reserved |
0 |
These bits reserved for future use. |
31 |
UI effects |
1 |
All UI effects (combo box animation, cursor shadow, gradient captions, hot tracking, list box smooth scrolling, menu animation, menu underlines, selection fade, tool tip animation) are enabled. |