Hide the Taskbar Settings on the Start Menu (All Windows)

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Hide the Taskbar Settings on the Start Menu (All Windows)
Category: Home > Security > Start Menu and Taskbar

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This restriction removes the Taskbar and Start Menu item from the Control Panel, and it also removes the Properties item from the Start menu context menu.

Open your registry and find the key below.

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

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

Note: Removing the Taskbar, Control Panel, and Printer folders causes the Settings menu to be removed completely.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoSetTaskbar	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: NoSetTaskbar
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

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: August 20, 2002

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