Tweaks added with Windows XP

Open Regedit and browse through to the key as below (or create if doesnot exist)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows...
\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer

Creating a DWORD valuename (names as below) and setting its value to 1 (numeral one) will have effect as mentioned corresponding to it. To regain the original settings either set them to 0 (numeral zero) or delete them.

ValueName Description
NoStartMenuEjectPC Remove the “Undock PC” button from the Start Menu
NoTrayItemsDisplay Hide the notification area(previously called the “system tray”) on the taskbar
NoToolbarsOnTaskbar Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar
NoTaskGrouping Prevent grouping of taskbar items
HideClock Remove Clock from the system notification area(previously called the “system tray”)
NoSimpleStartMenu Enabled by default (Start menu displays in the new style) Disabling will Force classic Start Menu (Windows 2000 style and displays the standard desktop icons)
NoSMMyPictures Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu
NoStartMenuNetworkPlaces Remove Network icon from Start Menu
NoStartMenuMyMusic Remove Music icon from Start Menu
NoStartMenuPinnedList Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu
NoStartMenuMorePrograms Remove “All Programs” list from the Start menu
NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
NoSMBalloonTip Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items
NoAutoTrayNotify Turn off notification area(also called the “system tray”) cleanup
LockTaskbar Lock the Taskbar and prevents the user from moving or resizing it
NoUserNameInStartMenu Remove the user name label from the Start Menu. Does not work on Windows Vista
NoSMConfigurePrograms Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu

Tweaks added with Windows Vista

Open Regedit and browse through to the key as below (or create if doesnot exist)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer

“Start Menu” tweaks in Windows Vista are different from previous ones in a way that the actions performed by these are already available with “Start Menu” Control Panel item. Enabling these using registry however prohibits user from controlling the said actions.

ValueName Description
QuickLaunchEnabled This policy setting controls whether the QuickLaunch bar is displayed in the Taskbar.
If you enable this setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be visible and cannot be turned off.
If you disable this setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be hidden and cannot be turned on.
If you do not configure this setting, then users will be able to turn the QuickLaunch bar on and off.
ForceRunOnStartMenu If you enable this setting, the Run command is added to the Start menu. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Run command is not visible on the Start menu by default, but it can be added from the Taskbar and Start menu properties. If the “NoRun” is enabled, this has no effect.
UseFoldersInStartMenu User folders links launch a folder view of users files instead of a library view.
NoUserFolderInStartMenu If you enable this setting the start menu will not show a link to the user’s storage folder.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will display a link, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel.
NoSearchCommInStartMenu If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not search for communications.
If you disable or do not configure this, the start menu will search for communications, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel.
NoSearchProgramsInStartMenu If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not search for programs.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will search for programs, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel.
NoSearchInternetInStartMenu If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not search for internet history or favorites.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will search for internet history or favorites, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel.
NoSearchFilesInStartMenu If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not search for files.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will search for files, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel.
NoSearchComputerLinkInStartMenu If you enable this setting, the “See all results” link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.
If you disable or do not configure this policy, the “See all results” link will be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.
NoStartMenuMyGames If you enable this setting the start menu will not show a link to the Games folder.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will show a link to the Games folder, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel.
ClearRecentProgForNewUserInStartMenu If you enable this setting, the recent programs list in the start menu will be blank for each new user.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu recent programs list will be pre-populated with programs for each new user.

statutory warning : Tweaking registry in irresposible Manner can damage your system settings and can stop your operating system to function properly or stop the functioning. Perform tweaking only if you are sure of what you are doing

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