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I discovered the hard way that disabling a particular setting in Windows 7 had the unexpected result of disabling the shortcut keys to move applications between monitors and to maximize and minimize. Specifically, I had enabled the "Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen" option in Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Ease of Access Center > Make the keyboard easier to use.

The default PuTTY color scheme is white on black.  I prefer a black on white color scheme for my ssh terminal.

Here's the registry stuff you need to import to create a light background entry in PuTTY.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions\Light%20Background]

"Present"=dword:00000001

"HostName"=""

"LogFileName"="putty.log"

"LogType"=dword:00000000

"LogFileClash"=dword:ffffffff

"LogFlush"=dword:00000001

"SSHLogOmitPasswords"=dword:00000001

"SSHLogOmitData"=dword:00000000

"Protocol"="ssh"

"PortNumber"=dword:00000016

"CloseOnExit"=dword:00000001

"WarnOnClose"=dword:00000001

"PingInterval"=dword:00000000

"PingIntervalSecs"=dword:00000000

"TCPNoDelay"=dword:00000001

"TCPKeepalives"=dword:00000001

"TerminalType"="xterm-256color"

"TerminalSpeed"="38400,38400"

"TerminalModes"="INTR=A,QUIT=A,ERASE=A,KILL=A,EOF=A,EOL=A,EOL2=A,START=A,STOP=A,SUSP=A,DSUSP=A,REPRINT=A,WERASE=A,LNEXT=A,FLUSH=A,SWTCH=A,STATUS=A,DISCARD=A,IGNPAR=A,PARMRK=A,INPCK=A,ISTRIP=A,INLCR=A,IGNCR=A,ICRNL=A,IUCLC=A,IXON=A,IXANY=A,IXOFF=A,IMAXBEL=A,ISIG=A,ICANON=A,XCASE=A,ECHO=A,ECHOE=A,ECHOK=A,ECHONL=A,NOFLSH=A,TOSTOP=A,IEXTEN=A,ECHOCTL=A,ECHOKE=A,PENDIN=A,OPOST=A,OLCUC=A,ONLCR=A,OCRNL=A,ONOCR=A,ONLRET=A,CS7=A,CS8=A,PARENB=A,PARODD=A,"

"AddressFamily"=dword:00000000

"ProxyExcludeList"=""

"ProxyDNS"=dword:00000001

"ProxyLocalhost"=dword:00000000

"ProxyMethod"=dword:00000000

"ProxyHost"="proxy"

"ProxyPort"=dword:00000050

"ProxyUsername"=""

"ProxyPassword"=""

"ProxyTelnetCommand"="connect %host %port\\n"

"Environment"=""

"UserName"=""

"UserNameFromEnvironment"=dword:00000000

"LocalUserName"=""

"NoPTY"=dword:00000000

"Compression"=dword:00000000

"TryAgent"=dword:00000001

"AgentFwd"=dword:00000000

"GssapiFwd"=dword:00000000

"ChangeUsername"=dword:00000000

"Cipher"="aes,blowfish,3des,WARN,arcfour,des"

"KEX"="dh-gex-sha1,dh-group14-sha1,dh-group1-sha1,rsa,WARN"

"RekeyTime"=dword:0000003c

"RekeyBytes"="1G"

"SshNoAuth"=dword:00000000

"SshBanner"=dword:00000001

"AuthTIS"=dword:00000000

"AuthKI"=dword:00000001

"AuthGSSAPI"=dword:00000001

"GSSLibs"="gssapi32,sspi,custom"

"GSSCustom"=""

"SshNoShell"=dword:00000000

"SshProt"=dword:00000002

"LogHost"=""

"SSH2DES"=dword:00000000

"PublicKeyFile"=""

"RemoteCommand"=""

"RFCEnviron"=dword:00000000

"PassiveTelnet"=dword:00000000

"BackspaceIsDelete"=dword:00000001

"RXVTHomeEnd"=dword:00000000

"LinuxFunctionKeys"=dword:00000000

"NoApplicationKeys"=dword:00000000

"NoApplicationCursors"=dword:00000000

"NoMouseReporting"=dword:00000000

"NoRemoteResize"=dword:00000000

"NoAltScreen"=dword:00000000

"NoRemoteWinTitle"=dword:00000000

"RemoteQTitleAction"=dword:00000001

"NoDBackspace"=dword:00000000

"NoRemoteCharset"=dword:00000000

"ApplicationCursorKeys"=dword:00000000

"ApplicationKeypad"=dword:00000000

"NetHackKeypad"=dword:00000000

"AltF4"=dword:00000001

"AltSpace"=dword:00000001

"AltOnly"=dword:00000000

"ComposeKey"=dword:00000000

"CtrlAltKeys"=dword:00000001

"TelnetKey"=dword:00000000

"TelnetRet"=dword:00000001

"LocalEcho"=dword:00000002

"LocalEdit"=dword:00000002

"Answerback"="PuTTY"

"AlwaysOnTop"=dword:00000000

"FullScreenOnAltEnter"=dword:00000000

"HideMousePtr"=dword:00000000

"SunkenEdge"=dword:00000000

"WindowBorder"=dword:00000001

"CurType"=dword:00000000

"BlinkCur"=dword:00000000

"Beep"=dword:00000001

"BeepInd"=dword:00000000

"BellWaveFile"=""

"BellOverload"=dword:00000001

"BellOverloadN"=dword:00000005

"BellOverloadT"=dword:000007d0

"BellOverloadS"=dword:00001388

"ScrollbackLines"=dword:000000c8

"DECOriginMode"=dword:00000000

"AutoWrapMode"=dword:00000001

"LFImpliesCR"=dword:00000000

"CRImpliesLF"=dword:00000000

"DisableArabicShaping"=dword:00000000

"DisableBidi"=dword:00000000

"WinNameAlways"=dword:00000001

"WinTitle"=""

"TermWidth"=dword:00000050

"TermHeight"=dword:00000018

"Font"="Consolas"

"FontIsBold"=dword:00000000

"FontCharSet"=dword:00000000

"FontHeight"=dword:0000000c

"FontQuality"=dword:00000003

"FontVTMode"=dword:00000004

"UseSystemColours"=dword:00000000

"TryPalette"=dword:00000000

"ANSIColour"=dword:00000001

"Xterm256Colour"=dword:00000001

"BoldAsColour"=dword:00000001

"Colour0"="15,15,15"

"Colour1"="0,0,0"

"Colour2"="251,251,251"

"Colour3"="255,255,255"

"Colour4"="0,0,0"

"Colour5"="0,255,0"

"Colour6"="0,0,0"

"Colour7"="85,85,85"

"Colour8"="102,0,0"

"Colour9"="136,0,0"

"Colour10"="0,102,0"

"Colour11"="0,136,0"

"Colour12"="102,102,0"

"Colour13"="136,136,0"

"Colour14"="0,0,136"

"Colour15"="0,0,136"

"Colour16"="102,0,102"

"Colour17"="136,0,136"

"Colour18"="0,102,102"

"Colour19"="0,136,136"

"Colour20"="187,187,187"

"Colour21"="255,255,255"

"RawCNP"=dword:00000000

"PasteRTF"=dword:00000000

"MouseIsXterm"=dword:00000000

"RectSelect"=dword:00000000

"MouseOverride"=dword:00000001

"Wordness0"="0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0"

"Wordness32"="0,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1,1"

"Wordness64"="1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,2"

"Wordness96"="1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1"

"Wordness128"="1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1"

"Wordness160"="1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1"

"Wordness192"="2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2"

"Wordness224"="2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2"

"LineCodePage"="UTF-8"

"CJKAmbigWide"=dword:00000000

"UTF8Override"=dword:00000001

"Printer"=""

"CapsLockCyr"=dword:00000000

"ScrollBar"=dword:00000001

"ScrollBarFullScreen"=dword:00000000

"ScrollOnKey"=dword:00000000

"ScrollOnDisp"=dword:00000001

"EraseToScrollback"=dword:00000001

"LockSize"=dword:00000000

"BCE"=dword:00000001

"BlinkText"=dword:00000000

"X11Forward"=dword:00000000

"X11Display"=""

"X11AuthType"=dword:00000001

"X11AuthFile"=""

"LocalPortAcceptAll"=dword:00000000

"RemotePortAcceptAll"=dword:00000000

"PortForwardings"=""

"BugIgnore1"=dword:00000000

"BugPlainPW1"=dword:00000000

"BugRSA1"=dword:00000000

"BugIgnore2"=dword:00000000

"BugHMAC2"=dword:00000000

"BugDeriveKey2"=dword:00000000

"BugRSAPad2"=dword:00000000

"BugPKSessID2"=dword:00000000

"BugRekey2"=dword:00000000

"BugMaxPkt2"=dword:00000000

"StampUtmp"=dword:00000001

"LoginShell"=dword:00000001

"ScrollbarOnLeft"=dword:00000000

"BoldFont"=""

"BoldFontIsBold"=dword:0018ff78

"BoldFontCharSet"=dword:0041c885

"BoldFontHeight"=dword:77a671d5

"WideFont"=""

"WideFontIsBold"=dword:0018faf0

"WideFontCharSet"=dword:0018ff78

"WideFontHeight"=dword:77a23cc3

"WideBoldFont"=""

"WideBoldFontIsBold"=dword:000003f8

"WideBoldFontCharSet"=dword:0018faf0

"WideBoldFontHeight"=dword:0100c8a5

"ShadowBold"=dword:00000000

"ShadowBoldOffset"=dword:00000001

"SerialLine"="COM1"

"SerialSpeed"=dword:00002580

"SerialDataBits"=dword:00000008

"SerialStopHalfbits"=dword:00000002

"SerialParity"=dword:00000000

"SerialFlowControl"=dword:00000001

"WindowClass"=""