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Show Cascading Network Connections (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
Category: Home > Windows > Start Menu and Taskbar > Documents and Folders

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This tweak makes the 'Network and Dial-up Connections' folder on the Start Menu into a cascading menu instead of a simple folder link.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'CascadeNetworkConnections' 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 can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|CascadeNetworkConnectionsREG_SZYes|
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|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Adv...|
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Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced]
Name: CascadeNetworkConnections
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: "Yes" or "No"

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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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