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Documents and Folders
1. Remove Favorites from the Start
Menu (All
Windows)
This tweak allows you
to remove the Favorites folder from the Start Menu.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoFavoritesMenu'
and set the value to '1' to disable the Favorites folder.
| Settings: | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
| | System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | Name:
NoFavoritesMenu | | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) | Value: (0 = show
favorites, 1 = no favorites)
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2. Remove Recent Documents from the Start
Menu (All
Windows)
This setting can be
used to remove the recent Documents folder from the Start Menu.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called
'NoRecentDocsMenu' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
| Settings: | | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | Name:
NoRecentDocsMenu | | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) | | Value: (0 =
display, 1 = remove) |
3. Increase Cache for Customized
Folders (Windows XP)
Windows XP normally
remembers the customized settings of a maximum of 400 folders. This tweak allows
you to increase the number of folders that can be individually
customized.
Create a new DWORD value called "BagMRU Size" and set it to the number of
folders that Windows should save settings for (e.g. 1000).
Repeat the step for the same value at
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam]. | Settings: | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell]
| | Name: BagMRU
Size | | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) | Value: Default =
400 folders
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4. Remove Network Connections from the Start
Menu (Windows
2000/Me/XP/Vista/Window 7)
This tweak allows you
to hide the Network and Dial-up Connections option on the Start Menu.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called
'NoNetworkConnections' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
| Settings: | | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | Name:
NoNetworkConnections | | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) | Value: (0 =
disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)
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5. Disable Recent Documents History
(All
Windows)
Normally when you open
or access a document or file it is added to the list of recent documents on the
Start Menu. This tweak will stop files from being added to the list.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called
'NoRecentDocsHistory' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
| Settings: | | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | Name:
NoRecentDocsHistory | | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) | | Value: (0 =
disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction) |
6. Remove My Documents from the Start
Menu (Windows
2000/Me/XP/Vista/Window 7)
This restriction
removes My Documents which is shown under the Documents folder on the Start
Menu.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoSMMyDocs' set
the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
| Settings: | | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | Name:
NoSMMyDocs | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value)
| | Value: (0 =
disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction) |
7. Remove My Pictures from the Start
Menu (Windows
2000/Me/XP/Vista/Window 7)
This restriction
removes My Pictures from the Documents folder on the Start Menu.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoSMMyPictures'
using the settings below.
| Settings: | | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | | System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | Name:
NoSMMyPictures
| | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) | | Value: (0 =
default, 1 = remove folder) |
8. Remove My Music from the Start
Menu (Windows
2000/Me/XP)
This restriction
removes My Music from the Documents folder on the Start Menu.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called
'NoStartMenuMyMusic' using the settings below.
| Settings: | | User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] | System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
| | Name:
NoStartMenuMyMusic | | Type: REG_DWORD
(DWORD Value) | | Value: (0 =
default, 1 = remove folder) |
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