Warning: These settings should generally not be used, unless you require the functionality they provide.
These can be configured in the Window Inspector Settings window, by clicking the "Advanced Settings" button.
If you need any help with these advanced settings, please contact us.
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableShellHooks |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Shell hooks will be enabled (default) 1: Shell hooks will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | This will disable any shell hooks that the application may use. This may cause issues if the application depends on them. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\FontsDefaultFamily |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | Any font name, like Arial or Tahoma |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this to override the default font family name being used in the UI. The default is usually Segoe UI. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\FontsDefaultSizePX |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 5 to 50 |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the default UI font size to a specific value. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableClearTypeForceEnabled |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Force using ClearType for all custom controls (default) 1: Don't use ClearType |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to not use ClearType. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\FontsNiceDisabled |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Nice fonts will be used (default) 1: Nice fonts will not be used |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to never use nice fonts on UI controls. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\BackupSettingsPath |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | Path (like C:\MyBackups) |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Overrides the default settings backup path. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableAdvancedWebBrowserRendering |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Advanced browser rendering will be enabled if needed (default) 1: Advanced browser rendering will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | This will force the application to use the older IE web rendering, if the application needs any web rendering. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableSyncErrorMessages |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: API syncing will show error messages when needed (default) 1: API syncing will never show an error message |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to never show an error if an API sync fails. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableBFAPISyncing |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: API syncing will be enabled when needed (default) 1: API syncing will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | This setting will cause the application to never sync with the server and will fail silently. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableCrashReportingAndTelemetry |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Crash reporting and telemetry will be enabled (default) 1: Crash reporting and telemetry will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to disable the crash reporting and telemetry feature that allows us to collect anonymized information about crashes. This setting allows us to create better software and resolve issues more quickly and we recommend leaving it enabled. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableFreeLicenseReminderNotifications |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Show the free license reminder notifications every 30 days (default) 1: Don't show the free license reminder notifications |
Versions | latest |
Description | This setting disables the notifications you may receive every 30 days if you're using the free version. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableLoadingScreens |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Loading screen will be enabled (default) 1: Loading screens will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | This setting will force any loading screens to not be shown. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableNewAssemblyResolver |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: New assembly resolver will be enabled (default) 1: New assembly resolver will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to disable the new assembly resolver. This should only be used for troubleshooting and is not recommended. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableRestoreSettingsPrompt |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: A confirmation dialog will be shown (default) 1: No confirmation dialog will be shown |
Versions | latest |
Description | This will prevent the Restore Settings dialog from prompting for a confirmation. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisablePushSyncing |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Push Syncing will be enabled if needed (default) 1: Push Syncing will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | This setting will force the application to never use push-syncing, if it's required by this application. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableBackupAuto |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Settings will be automatically backed-up (default) 1: Settings will not be automatically backed-up |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to disable the settings auto-backups. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableVirtualDesktopChecks |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Check virtual desktops as needed (default) 1: Disable virtual desktop checks |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to prevent DisplayFusion from seeing any virtual desktops or checking what's on them. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableHotKeyBindErrorMessage |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: An error message will be shown when a HotKey bind fails (default) 1: No error message will be shown when a HotKey bind fails |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to ignore hotkey bind failures. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\TrayIconBalloonsDisabled |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Tray icon notification balloons will be shown (default) 1: No tray icon notification balloons will be shown |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to disable tray and Growl notifications. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\ForceClassicBrowserRenderingEngine |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Use the latest browser rendering engine when available (default) 1: Use the classic browser rendering engine |
Versions | latest |
Description | This will force the application use the classic (Internet Explorer) browser rendering engine, instead of auto-upgrading to use the Edge rendering engine when available. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableOurAppsTab |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: The 'Our Apps' tab will be shown (default) 1: The 'Our Apps' tab will be hidden |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to hide the 'Our Apps' tab in the Settings window. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\ForceLoadLanguageFiles |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Don't allow language files with errors to be loaded (default) 1: Load language files with errors and replace missing text |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to load invalid language files. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\ShowLanguageErrors |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Language errors are not shown (default) 1: Language errors are shown |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to show language file errors. This is useful if you are a product translator. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\ListViewBackgroundColourOverride |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | RGB value separated by commas (ex: "255, 0, 0" for the colour red) |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Overrides any listview's background colour. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\ListViewForegroundColourOverride |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | RGB value separated by commas (ex: "255, 0, 0" for the colour red) |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Overrides any listview's foreground colour. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\WebUserAgent |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | A user agent string that you would like to use |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to override the user agent that gets used to internal web requests. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableAllTimers |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: All timers will function normally (default) 1: All timers will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to disable all timers for troubleshooting. Enabling this setting is NOT recommended. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableInternalHungWindowDetection |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Hung window detection will be used (default) 1: Hung window detection will not be used |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to prevent the application from detecting if application windows are hung. Only enable this if customer support instructs you to. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableInternalWMI |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: WMI Polling will be enabled (default) 1: WMI Polling will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | Only enable this if customer support instructs you to. It can cause performance issues. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\DisableFontScaling |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Font Scaling will be enabled (default) 1: Font Scaling will be disabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | This setting can be used to force this application to never scale itself. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\FontScaleForceX |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0.25 to 5.0 |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to use a specific font scaling (DPI) value. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\FontScaleForceY |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0.25 to 5.0 |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to use a specific font scaling (DPI) value. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\ForceOldWindowFocusMethod |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Use the new method to focus windows (default) 1: Use the old method to focus windows |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to use the older method for focusing windows. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\ToolTipsNotTopMost |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: ToolTips will be allowed to be TopMost (default) 1: ToolTips will never be TopMost |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to troubleshoot window focus issues. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\LogDisableBuffer |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Logging will be buffered (default) 1: Logging will not be buffered |
Versions | latest |
Description | Only use this setting if customer support instructs you to. It can cause performance issues. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\LogDebugMetrics |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Metrics will not be logged (default) 1: Metrics will be logged |
Versions | latest |
Description | Only enable this if customer support instructs you to. It can cause performance issues. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\LogDebugStackTraces |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Stack Traces will not be logged (default) 1: Stack Traces will be logged |
Versions | latest |
Description | Only enable this if customer support instructs you to. It can cause performance issues. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\LogDebugThreadNames |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Thread Names will not be logged (default) 1: Thread Names will be logged |
Versions | latest |
Description | Only enable this if customer support instructs you to. It can cause performance issues. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\AutoTrimLogFileSizeMax |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 100,000 to 999,999,999 (bytes) |
Default | Auto-detect |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to restrict the log to a smaller size, or let it grow to a much larger size. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\MemoryTrimEnabled |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: Memory trimming is disabled (default) 1: Memory trimming is enabled |
Versions | latest |
Description | Use this setting to force the application to try and trim it's memory usage. This can cause some performance issues. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\SendCustomDataWithCrashReports |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | - |
Default | Empty |
Versions | latest |
Description | Set this to a custom string (usually provided by our support team) so that we can track your crash reports specific to your machine to help with troubleshooting issues. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\SetWindowPosDisallowTopMost |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: TopMost will be allowed if requested (default) 1: TopMost will never be allowed |
Versions | latest |
Description | This will force the application to never set anything to TopMost. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |
Key | HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\Window Inspector\SetWindowPosLogCalls |
Type | REG_SZ |
Values | 0: SetWindowPos calls will not be logged (default) 1: SetWindowPos calls will be logged |
Versions | latest |
Description | This will force the application to log all calls to the SetWindowPos function as L2 log lines. Window Inspector must be restarted for this setting to take effect. |