# Best Performance visual effects — set on Administrator profile in Audit Mode.
# Used with generalize's CopyProfile=true: the Administrator's profile
# (with these settings applied) becomes the default profile for new users.
# CopyProfile bypasses SystemParametersInfo defaults during profile creation.
# CopyProfile is the only approach that reliably actually works. Editing NTUSER.dat still reset some parameters
{ ... }:
{
  name = "best-perf";
  auditScript = ''
    @echo off
    echo Applying best performance to current profile...
    :: Set appearance options to "custom"
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects" /v VisualFXSetting /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
    :: Animate controls, fade/slide menus, fade/slide tooltips,
    :: fade out menu items, shadows under mouse, shadows under windows,
    :: slide open combo boxes, smooth-scroll list boxes (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v UserPreferencesMask /t REG_BINARY /d 9012038010000000 /f
    :: Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics" /v MinAnimate /t REG_SZ /d "0" /f
    :: Animations in the taskbar (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v TaskbarAnimations /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    :: Enable Peek (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" /v EnableAeroPeek /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    :: Save taskbar thumbnail previews (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" /v AlwaysHibernateThumbnails /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    :: Show thumbnails instead of icons (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v IconsOnly /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
    :: Show translucent selection rectangle (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v ListviewAlphaSelect /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    :: Show window contents while dragging (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v DragFullWindows /t REG_SZ /d "0" /f
    :: Smooth edges of screen fonts (enabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v FontSmoothing /t REG_SZ /d "2" /f
    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v FontSmoothingGamma /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v FontSmoothingOrientation /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v FontSmoothingType /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
    :: Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (disabled)
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v ListviewShadow /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    :: Disable transparency effects
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" /v EnableTransparency /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    :: Disable accent color on taskbar and window borders
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize" /v ColorPrevalence /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" /v ColorPrevalence /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

  '';
}