Script to disable fast boot and enable logon/logoff/shutdown sounds

import os

import platform

import ctypes

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class disable_file_system_redirection:    

    _disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection

    _revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection

    def __enter__(self):

        self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()

        self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))

    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):

        if self.success:

            self._revert(self.old_value)

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with disable_file_system_redirection():

    cmd0=os.popen('powercfg /hibernate on')

    print 'Enabling the windows startup sound'

    cmd=os.popen('reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels\SystemExit" /v ExcludeFromCPL /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"').read()

    cmd1=os.popen('reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels\WindowsLogoff" /v ExcludeFromCPL /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"').read()

    cmd2=os.popen('reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels\WindowsLogon" /v ExcludeFromCPL /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"').read()

    cmd3=os.popen('reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\BootAnimation" /v DisableStartupSound /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"').read()

    cmd4=os.popen('shutdown -r')

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