Remove the Start Banner on the Taskbar (All Windows)

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Remove the Start Banner on the Taskbar (All Windows)
Category: Home > Windows > Start Menu and Taskbar > Taskbar

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Hide the bouncing arrow and the "Click Here to Begin" caption that appear on the taskbar when you start Windows.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new Binary value, or modify the existing value called 'NoStartBanner' using the settings below.

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

Note: On Windows XP and later this value is a DWORD type.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoStartBanner	REG_BINARY	01 00 00 00


	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: NoStartBanner
Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value)
Value: (00 = start banner, 01 = no start banner)

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: April 17, 2002

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