Disable Taskbar Context Menus (All Windows)

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Disable Taskbar Context Menus (All Windows)
Category: Home > Windows > Start Menu and Taskbar > Taskbar

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This setting removes the context menus (right click on the taskbar) for the system tray, including the Start button, Tab control, and Clock.

Open your registry and find the key below.

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

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


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoTrayContextMenu	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: NoTrayContextMenu
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: December 19, 2001

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