Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu (Windows XP)

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Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
Category: Home > Windows > Start Menu and Taskbar

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This restriction removes the list of frequently used programs from the Start menu.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This setting only applies to the Windows XP Start Menu, not the Classic Start Menu.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


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

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Name: NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 30, 2002

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