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FileSeek Advanced Settings

Warning: These settings should generally not be used, unless you require the functionality they provide.
These can be configured in the FileSeek Settings window, by clicking the "Advanced Settings" button.

If you need any help with these advanced settings, please contact us.

Application Hooks: Disable System Hooks (shell)
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Fonts: Default Nice Font Family Name
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Fonts: Default Nice Font Size (in pixels)
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Fonts: Disable ClearType Force Enabled
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Fonts: Disable Nice Fonts
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Fonts: Windows Detected Font Name Override
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\WindowsDetectedFontNameOverride
Type
REG_SZ
Values
Any font name, like Arial or Tahoma
Default
Auto-detect
Versions
latest
Description
Use this to force the application to detect the default Windows font as something different for troubleshooting.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Backup Settings Path Override
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\BackupSettingsPath
Type
REG_SZ
Values
Path (like C:\MyBackups)
Default
Auto-detect
Versions
latest
Description
Overrides the default settings backup path.

General: Compare Include Files to Entire Path Instead of Just Folder Name
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\CompareIncludeFilesToWholePath
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Include Files will be compared against only the file/folder names (default)
1: Include Files will be compared against the entire path
Versions
6.4+
Description
This setting forces FileSeek to match the "include files" against the entire path and not just the folder name.

General: Compare Query to Entire Path Instead of Just Folder Name
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\CompareQueryToWholePath
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Query will be compared against only the file/folder names (default)
1: Query will be compared against the entire path
Versions
6.4+
Description
Enabling this setting forces the query to be compared against the entire path, instead of just the file/folder names.

General: Custom File Encoding Value
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\CustomFileEncoding
Type
REG_SZ
Values
-
Default
Auto-Detect
Versions
4.1.2+
Description
Use this setting to force a custom file encoding for FileSeek to use when parsing text files, if required. You can specify multiple encoding types in this setting by separating them with commas, and FileSeek will re-run the search on each file using each of the encoding types listed in the setting. You can also add the Encoding Used column to the results on the Settings Results View tab.
- ascii
- ASMO-708
- big5
- cp1025
- cp866
- cp875
- DOS-720
- DOS-862
- EUC-JP
- gb2312
- IBM-Thai
- IBM00858
- IBM00924
- IBM01047
- IBM01140
- IBM01141
- IBM01142
- IBM01143
- IBM01144
- IBM01145
- IBM01146
- IBM01147
- IBM01148
- IBM01149
- IBM037
- IBM1026
- IBM273
- IBM277
- IBM278
- IBM280
- IBM284
- IBM285
- IBM290
- IBM297
- IBM420
- IBM423
- IBM424
- IBM437
- IBM500
- ibm737
- ibm775
- ibm850
- ibm852
- IBM855
- ibm857
- IBM860
- ibm861
- IBM863
- IBM864
- IBM865
- ibm869
- IBM870
- IBM871
- IBM880
- IBM905
- iso-8859-1
- iso-8859-2
- iso-8859-3
- iso-8859-4
- iso-8859-5
- iso-8859-6
- iso-8859-7
- iso-8859-8
- iso-8859-9
- iso-8859-13
- iso-8859-15
- Johab
- koi8-r
- koi8-u
- ks_c_5601-1987
- macintosh
- shift_jis
- us-ascii
- utf-16
- utf-16BE
- utf-32
- utf-32BE
- utf-8
- windows-1250
- windows-1251
- windows-1252
- windows-1253
- windows-1254
- windows-1255
- windows-1256
- windows-1257
- windows-1258
- windows-874
- x-Chinese-CNS
- x-Chinese-Eten
- x-cp20001
- x-cp20003
- x-cp20004
- x-cp20005
- x-cp20261
- x-cp20269
- x-cp20936
- x-cp20949
- x-ebcdic-koreanextended
- x-Europa
- x-IA5
- x-IA5-German
- x-IA5-Norwegian
- x-IA5-Swedish
- x-mac-arabic
- x-mac-ce
- x-mac-chinesetrad
- x-mac-croatian
- x-mac-cyrillic
- x-mac-greek
- x-mac-hebrew
- x-mac-icelandic
- x-mac-japanese
- x-mac-romanian
- x-mac-thai
- x-mac-turkish
- x-mac-ukrainian

General: Disable Advanced Web Browser Rendering (if needed)
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable API Sync Error Messages
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.

General: Disable API Syncing
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable Crash Reporting and Telemetry
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable Cross-Product Scripting
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\DisableCrossProductScripting
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Cross-product scripting will be enabled if other Binary Fortress products are running (default)
1: Cross-product scripting will be disabled
Versions
latest
Description
This will force the code editor and compiler to not look for cross-product scripting assemblies.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable Free License Reminder Notifications
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.

General: Disable Loading Screens
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.

General: Disable New Assembly Resolver
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable Prompt When Restoring Settings
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable Push Syncing (if needed)
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable Settings Auto-Backup
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Disable Virtual Desktop Checks
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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 the application from seeing any virtual desktops or checking what's on them.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Don't Check System Reserved List for HotKey Combinations
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\NoCheckSystemReservedListForHotKeyCombinations
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: The reserved list of hotkeys will be checked as needed (default)
1: The reserved list of hotkeys won't be checked
Versions
latest
Description
By default this application will check a reserved list of hotkeys and prevent you from using them. If you enable this the list won't be checked. This doesn't mean the hotkey will work but this application won't prevent you from trying it.

General: Don't Show Clear Search History Prompt
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\DontShowClearHistoryPrompt
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Show prompt (default)
1: Don't show prompt
Versions
4.1.2+
Description
This setting will disable the prompt when clearing the history.

General: Don't Show Error Messages for HotKey Bind Failures
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.

General: Don't Show Line Numbers
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\DontShowLineNumbers
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Line numbers will be enabled (default)
1: Line numbers will be disabled
Versions
5.0+
Description
Use this setting to disable the line numbers in the results preview pane.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Don't Show Tray Icon Notification Balloons
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Don't use icons in result list
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\DontUseSearchIcons
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Icons will be shown (default)
1: Icons will not be shown
Versions
4.3+
Description
Use this setting to disable the icons in the search result list.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Enable GridView Lines
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\EnableGridViewLines
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: GridView lines will not be shown (default)
1: GridView lines will be shown
Versions
4.2.1+
Description
This setting forces FileSeek to show gridview lines on the main search list.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Enable Search for Non-Standard Monitors
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\EnableSearchForNonStandardMonitors
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Don't search for non-standard monitors (default)
1: Enable search for non-standard monitors
Versions
latest
Description
Enable this setting if you're having issues with this application detecting your monitor. This really only applies to non-standard monitors like some virtual monitors.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Hide the 'Our Apps' Settings Tab
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.

General: Languages: Force Load Language Files with Errors
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Languages: Show Language File Errors
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Line Range of Search
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\LineRangeOfSearch
Type
REG_SZ
Values
1 to 999
Default
1
Versions
5.1+
Description
This option will allow the query to match the specified number of lines.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: ListView Background Colour Override
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: ListView Foreground Colour Override
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Monitor ID Detection Mode Override
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\MonitorIdDetectionModeOverride
Type
REG_SZ
Values
-
Default
0
Versions
latest
Description
Use this setting to control how the monitor IDs are detected and numbered. Binary Fortress support will let you know what value to use here when troubleshooting an issue.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Show Text Debug Marking
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\ShowTextDebugMarking
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: No text debug markings will be shown. (default)
1: Text debug markings will be shown.
Versions
latest
Description
Enable this setting if support is helping you troubleshoot a text rendering issue.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: Threads per IPC Handler
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\ThreadsPerIpcHandler
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0 to 100
Default
5
Versions
latest
Description
Use this setting to control the number of threads used to process IPC requests (scripting and other things). 5 is the default value, you can use a value of 0 to disable the handlers completely but this is not recommended. If you have issues when you run many scripted functions and some calls fail try increasing this value.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

General: User Agent Override
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Disable All Timers
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Disable Hung Window Detection
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Disable Monitor Update Events
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\DisableMonitorUpdateEvents
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Monitor update events will be processed normally (default)
1: Monitor update events will be ignored
Versions
latest
Description
Use this setting to force the application to ignore any monitor update events. This setting should only be used for troubleshooting, this will cause issues.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Disable WMI Polling
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Font Scaling: Disable
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Font Scaling: Force X
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Font Scaling: Force Y
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Force Old Window Focus Method
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.

Troubleshooting: Force ToolTips to be Top not TopMost
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.

Troubleshooting: Logging: Disable Log Buffering
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Logging: Enable Metrics
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Logging: Enable Stack Traces
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Logging: Enable Thread Names
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Logging: Maximum Auto-Trim Log File Size
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Memory Trim
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: Send Custom Data with Crash Reports
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: SetWindowPos: Disallow TopMost Calls
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

Troubleshooting: SetWindowPos: Log Calls
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\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.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

WebView2: Disable WebView2 Detection and Installation
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\DisableWebView2DetectionInstallation
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: WebView2 will be detected and will prompt to install if needed (default)
1: No detection or installation will be done for WebView2 at startup
Versions
latest
Description
Use this setting to disable the WebView2 detection at startup that prompts to install the WebView2 runtime.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

WebView2: Disable WebView2 GPU Rendering
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\WebView2DisableGpu
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: GPU rendering will be enabled (default)
1: GPU rendering will be disabled
Versions
latest
Description
Use this setting to disable GPU rendering in the WebView2 control.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

WebView2: Disable WebView2 Software Rasterizer
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\WebView2DisableSoftwareRasterizer
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Software rasterizer will be enabled. (default)
1: Software rasterizer will be disabled.
Versions
latest
Description
Use this setting to disable the software rasterizer for the WebView2 control.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

WebView2: Enable WebView2 Logging
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\WebView2EnableLogging
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: Logging will not be enabled for WebView2 controls (default)
1: Logging will be enabled for WebView2 controls
Versions
latest
Description
This will enable logging for the WebView2 controls.
WARNING: This will make a console window appear for each window! You can just ignore those while collecting the log data.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

WebView2: Force No WebView2 Command Line for Troubleshooting
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\WebView2ForceNoCommandLine
Type
REG_SZ
Values
0: The command line will be used as needed (default)
1: No command line options will be used
Versions
latest
Description
This forces the WebView2 control to be created with no extra command line options. Use this only for troubleshooting. This takes priority over any other WebView2 settings.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.

WebView2: WebView2 Command Line Override
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Key
HKCU\Software\Binary Fortress Software\FileSeek\WebView2CommandLineOverride
Type
REG_SZ
Values
-
Default
Auto-detect
Versions
latest
Description
Use this setting to override the flags passed to the underlying WebView2 control. This is not recommended and should only be used for troubleshooting. Set this to a value of - to use a blank value as the override.
FileSeek must be restarted for this setting to take effect.
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